Merrimack vs Franklin Pierce (Apr 29, 2016)

 
Box Score
 

2016 Merrimack College Baseball
Merrimack at #2 Franklin Pierce
Apr 29, 2016 at Rindge, N.H. (Pappas Field)

Merrimack 1 (25-15,15-8 NE-10)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Mike Forgione ss 
Tyler Lyne lf 
Cam DiSarcina 2b 
Sean O'Neill 1b 
   Ricky Smith ph 
Mike Hoalcraft dh 
   Chris Cimmino ph 
Matt Nicholson rf 
Matthew Ronai 3b 
   Cory Wasylow ph 
Pat Florence c  12 
Bobby Losanno cf 
PJ Browne p 
   Joe Velozo p 
   Garrett Hudson p 
Totals  30  24 
  

Franklin Pierce 11 (38-4,19-2 NE-10)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Sheehan, Ma cf 
Brock ss 
Jabs 3b 
LaVorgna dh 
   Price ph 
DiTondo rf 
   Chase ph/rf 
O'Herron 1b  11 
   Friday ph/1b 
White lf 
Stanford c 
   Octave c 
Hood 2b 
Matarazzo p 
   Griffin p 
Totals  36  11  13  10  11  27  11 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Merrimack........... 010 000 000 -  1  4  1
Franklin Pierce..... 030 080 00X - 11 13  1
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E - Florence(5); Jabs(12). DP - Merrimack 1; FPU 2. LOB - Merrimack 7; FPU 7. 2B - Brock(13); DiTondo(4); White(3). HR - Nicholson(5); LaVorgna(3). HBP - Nicholson. SB - Sheehan, Ma 2(29); O'Herron(4); Stanford(8).

Merrimack   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
PJ Browne L,5-4  4.1  10  23  24  97 
Joe Velozo   0.2  18 
Garrett Hudson   3.0  12  54 
  
Franklin Pierce   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Matarazzo W,9-0  6.0  19  22  70 
Griffin S,1  3.0  11  13  55 

Win - Matarazzo (9-0). Loss - Browne (5-4). Save - Griffin (1). WP - Griffin(2). HBP - by Matarazzo (Nicholson). BK - Browne(1). PB - Florence(9); Octave(2). Pitches/strikes: Browne 97/59; Velozo 18/8; Hudson 54/29; Matarazzo 70/44; Griffin 55/34.

Umpires - HP: Mike Collier 1B: Brewster Gove
Start: 6:02 PM Time: 2:30 Attendance: 109
Game notes: FPU ranked No. 2 nationally in coaches' poll; No. 8 in NCBWA poll.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2016 Merrimack College Baseball
Merrimack at #2 Franklin Pierce
Apr 29, 2016 at Rindge, N.H. (Pappas Field)

Merrimack starters: 11/ss Forgione; 4/lf Lyne; 18/2b DiSarcina; 22/1b O'Neill; 39/dh Hoalcraft; 20/rf Nicholson; 5/3b Ronai; 27/c Florence; 23/cf Losanno; 8/p Browne;

Franklin Pierce starters: 7/cf Sheehan, Ma; 9/ss Brock; 21/3b Jabs; 1/dh LaVorgna; 3/rf DiTondo; 27/1b O'Herron; 18/lf White; 30/c Stanford; 10/2b Hood; 13/p Matarazzo;

Merrimack 1st - Forgione struck out swinging (1-2 KBKS). Lyne grounded out to 2b (0-1 K). DiSarcina struck out looking (2-2 FBBFFK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 1st - Sheehan, Ma singled to left field (1-0 B). Jam-shot off hands dumped into shallow left field. Sheehan, Ma advanced to second on a balk. Brock struck out looking (0-2 KSK). Jabs struck out looking (3-2 BSBKBK). LaVorgna grounded out to ss (2-1 BFB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Merrimack 2nd - O'Neill flied out to cf (2-1 KBB). Deep flyball, caught just shy of warning track to left of straightaway CF. Hoalcraft flied out to cf (0-0). Nicholson homered to left field, RBI (0-0). Estimated distance: 375 feet to straightaway LF. Home run landed on top of berm beyond left field. Ronai struck out swinging (0-2 SSS). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 2nd - DiTondo doubled to left center (0-1 K). O'Herron singled up the middle, RBI (2-2 FBSBFFF); DiTondo scored. White doubled down the rf line (1-0 B); O'Herron advanced to third. High chopper over head of first baseman and just inside line. Stanford struck out looking (3-2 BBBSSK). Hood struck out swinging (3-2 KBBBFS). Sheehan, Ma singled up the middle, 2 RBI (0-0); White scored; O'Herron scored. Brock lined out to lf (1-1 BK). 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Merrimack 3rd - Florence walked (3-1 BBFBB). Losanno struck out swinging (2-2 FKFFFBBS). Forgione grounded out to 3b (0-1 K); Florence advanced to second. Lyne grounded out to ss (0-1 K). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 3rd - Jabs flied out to lf (1-0 B). LaVorgna struck out swinging (2-2 KBBKS). DiTondo grounded out to 2b (2-2 FBBK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Merrimack 4th - DiSarcina walked (3-0 BBBB). O'Neill grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (0-0); DiSarcina out on the play. Hoalcraft singled to right field (0-0). Nicholson hit by pitch (0-0); Hoalcraft advanced to second. Ronai struck out swinging (3-2 FFBFBBFS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 4th - O'Herron grounded out to 2b up the middle (1-1 BK). White flied out to lf down the lf line (1-1 BF). Stanford struck out swinging (1-2 BSKS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Merrimack 5th - Florence lined out to rf (3-2 BFBBF). Losanno fouled out to 1b (0-0). Ball caught by first baseman leaning over fence in foul territory. Forgione popped up to 1b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 5th - Hood singled to left field (0-1 K). Broken bat single dumped into left field. Sheehan, Ma singled through the right side (2-1 BFB); Hood advanced to third. Hit-and-run single chopped through the right side. Sheehan, Ma stole second. Brock doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI (3-2 BBFSB); Sheehan, Ma scored; Hood scored. High chopper over third baseman and down left-field line. Jabs singled to right field (0-2 KF); Brock advanced to third. #40 Joe Westerman (RHP) throwing in Merrimack bullpen. LaVorgna homered to left field, 3 RBI (2-2 BBKF); Jabs scored; Brock scored. Estimated distance: 370 feet, just shy of top of berm in straightaway LF. DiTondo struck out looking (3-2 BSBBSK). #38 Joe Velozo (LHP) throwing in Merrimack bullpen. O'Herron walked (3-2 BBBKKB). Velozo to p for Browne. O'Herron stole second. White walked (3-2 SBBBFB). #12 Garrett Hudson (RHP) throwing in Merrimack bullpen. Stanford singled through the left side (0-0); White advanced to second; O'Herron advanced to third. Hood infield fly to c (2-0 BB). Sheehan, Ma singled to right center, 2 RBI (0-0); Stanford advanced to third; White scored; O'Herron scored. Sheehan, Ma stole second, advanced to third on a throwing error by c; Stanford stole home. Brock walked (3-1 KBBBB). Jabs fouled out to rf (0-1 F). 8 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Merrimack 6th - Lyne grounded out to 3b (2-2 BFBK). DiSarcina singled through the right side (1-0 B). O'Neill grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (1-0 B); DiSarcina out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 6th - Hudson to p for Velozo. LaVorgna walked (3-1 FBBBB). DiTondo grounded out to 2b (2-2 BKBSF); LaVorgna advanced to second. Runner in motion on play, avoided double play. O'Herron popped into double play ss to 2b (1-0 B); LaVorgna out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Merrimack 7th - Griffin to p for Matarazzo. Hoalcraft grounded out to 3b (1-2 BKK). Diving stop by 3B to cut ball off from hole. Nicholson struck out swinging (2-2 FBBFFS). Ronai grounded out to 2b (3-2 FFFBFBB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 7th - White singled up the middle (1-0 B). Stanford walked (3-2 BBSFBFB); White advanced to second. Stanford advanced to second; White advanced to third on a passed ball. Hood walked (3-2 BSBFBB). Sheehan, Ma struck out swinging (3-2 KBBBSS). #21 Trevor Cooley (RHP) throwing in Merrimack bullpen. Brock struck out looking (3-2 BKBBSK). Jabs popped up to 3b (2-2 KBSBF). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Merrimack 8th - Octave to c for Stanford. Florence struck out swinging (1-2 KFBS). Losanno struck out swinging (0-2 SSS). Forgione singled to second base (2-2 FBFFFB). Bouncer up middle. 2B fields and throws cross-body on run, too late. Forgione advanced to second on a passed ball. Lyne walked (3-1 KBBBB). FPU mound visit (King). #37 Adam Goss (LHP) throwing in FPU bullpen. DiSarcina grounded out to p (2-0 BB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 8th - Price pinch hit for LaVorgna. Price struck out swinging (1-2 SBSS). Chase pinch hit for DiTondo. Chase flied out to cf (0-0). Caught on run by center fielder just shy of warning track. Friday pinch hit for O'Herron. Friday struck out swinging (0-2 SFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Merrimack 9th - Chase to rf. Friday to 1b. Smith pinch hit for O'Neill. Smith fouled out to 1b (0-0). Cimmino pinch hit for Hoalcraft. Cimmino struck out swinging (1-2 BKFS). Nicholson reached on a fielding error by 3b, advanced to second on the error (0-0). Wasylow pinch hit for Ronai. Nicholson advanced to third on a wild pitch. Wasylow walked (3-2 BKBKBB). Florence grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-1 FB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.