Waltham, MA (3/28/25) - The Franklin Pierce baseball team split their two games against the No. 24 ranked Bentley Falcons on Friday, losing game one 11-3 and winning game two 13-7.
Game 1: Franklin Pierce 3, Bentley 11.
Game 2: Franklin Pierce 13, Bentley 7.
Records: Franklin Pierce 11-15 (3-3 NE10), Bentley 17-9 (6-3 NE10)
Location: DeFelice Field, Waltham, MA
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The Ravens stole the game's first run in the top of the first. Senior infielder Kiobel Lugo (Boston, MA) stole second base and then advanced to third on an error. Junior infielder Ivan Arias (Boston, MA) then stole home to put the Ravens in front 1-0.
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The Falcons were quick to respond in the bottom of the first, scoring 3 runs. Stan DeMartinis RBI-singled to left to put the Falcons on the board, then Jared Berardino RBI-singled to right, and then Patrick Purcell walked with the bases loaded, giving the Falcons a 3-1 lead.
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Bentley would extend on their lead in the fourth. Nick Pappas singled to center, scoring Stan DeMartinis. After that, Patrick Purcell singled to left, scoring Jared Berardino, putting the Falcons up 5-1.
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In the fifth, the Ravens clawed back as Ivan Arias hit a sacrifice fly to score senior outfielder Elias Meredith (Philadelphia, PA), making it 5-2 Bentley.
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The Falcons then took command in the seventh. Jared Bernardino started off the inning with an RBI single. Jimmy Mitchell then walked with the bases loaded, scoring Curt Heath. Patrick Purcell then struck an RBI single to right. Jake Maydak then reached on a fielder's choice, scoring Nick Pappas, to give the Falcons a 9-2 lead.
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The Falcons then added two more runs to their total in the bottom of the eighth. Curt Heath grounded out to second, scoring Tommy Bolton, and then David VanderZouwen walked, and Brendan Sencaj scored on a wild pitch, sealing the 11-3 win for Bentley.
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Niklas Pavia, the sophomore righty from Bolton, MA, had a rougher time at the rubber, giving up 10 hits, 5 runs, and 4 walks, while recording 6 punchouts.
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Jared Berardino drove in Bentley's first run of game two in the bottom of the fifth, grounding out into a double play, scoring Tommy Bolton. Then, Nick Pappas hit a single down the third base line, scoring Brendan Sencaj, to make it 10-2 Ravens.
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In the bottom of the seventh, Nick Pappas crushed a 3 RBI double to left, scoring Parker Coleman, Mark Axelson, and Brendan Sencaj. Then Curt Heath hit an RBI single to score Nick Pappas. After that, Tommy Bolton singled to left, scoring Curt Heath, cutting the Ravens' lead to five.
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Junior right-hander Kyle Salvati (Mount Sinai, NY) grabbed the win for the Ravens, allowing 0 hits, 8 walks, and striking out 4 batters in four innings.
UP NEXT FOR THE RAVENSL The Ravens will complete their four-game series against the Falcons on Sunday, March 30th. First pitch for game one will be at 12:00 in Waltham, MA.