Merrimack vs Franklin Pierce (Apr 30, 2016)

 
Box Score
 

2016 Merrimack College Baseball
Merrimack at #2 Franklin Pierce (Game 1)
Apr 30, 2016 at Rindge, N.H. (Sodexo Field)

Merrimack 4 (25-16,15-9 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 
Mike Hoalcraft dh 
Matt Nicholson rf 
Matthew Ronai 3b 
Pat Florence c 
   Ricky Smith ph 
Bobby Losanno cf 
Zach Schindler p 
   Matt DiNello p 
Totals  33  24  13 
  

Franklin Pierce 5 (39-4,20-2 NE-10)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Sheehan, Ma cf 
Brock ss 
Jabs 3b 
LaVorgna dh 
DiTondo rf 
O'Herron 1b  10 
White lf 
Stanford c 
Hood 2b 
Amendola p 
   Goss p 
   Putnam p 
Totals  31  10  27  14 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Merrimack........... 001 001 200 -  4  8  1
Franklin Pierce..... 200 002 01X -  5 10  3
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E - Nicholson(2); Brock(17); DiTondo(3); Amendola(3). LOB - Merrimack 6; FPU 8. 2B - DiSarcina(13). HR - O'Herron(3). HBP - White; Hood. SH - Forgione(2); Hoalcraft(1); Florence(3); Brock(7). SB - White(16); Hood 2(6). CS - Losanno(6); DiTondo(7); Stanford(7).

Merrimack   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Zach Schindler   6.0  23  26  10  91 
Matt DiNello L,1-1  2.0  11  40 
  
Franklin Pierce   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Amendola   6.2  26  30  81 
Goss   0.1 
Putnam W,2-0  2.0  17 

Win - Putnam (2-0). Loss - DiNello (1-1). Save - None. WP - Amendola(6); Goss(2). HBP - by Schindler (White); by DiNello (Hood). PB - Stanford(9). Pitches/strikes: Schindler 91/53; DiNello 40/25; Amendola 81/61; Goss 4/2; Putnam 17/16.

Umpires - HP: Glenn Cole 1B: John Reardon
Start: 2:06 PM Time: 2:20 Attendance:
Weather: Senior Day sunshine! 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 (Game 1)
Apr 30, 2016 at Rindge, N.H. (Sodexo 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; 32/p Schindler;

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; 24/p Amendola;

Merrimack 1st - Forgione struck out swinging (0-2 FFS). Lyne flied out to rf (1-2 BKS). DiSarcina grounded out to ss (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 1st - Sheehan, Ma singled to left center (1-1 KB). Brock grounded out to 2b (3-2 BBFFB); Sheehan, Ma advanced to second. Runner in motion on the payoff pitch to Brock. Jabs singled to right field, advanced to third on a fielding error by rf, RBI (2-2 BBKF); Sheehan, Ma scored. Sharp liner into right field, kicked into corner by RF. LaVorgna grounded out to ss, RBI (0-0); Jabs scored, unearned. DiTondo singled to center field (2-2 BBKF). DiTondo out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.

Merrimack 2nd - O'Neill grounded out to ss (1-0 B). Hoalcraft grounded out to p (1-2 KKB). Nicholson grounded out to ss (0-1 F). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 2nd - O'Herron grounded out to ss (0-0). Groundball deep in hole on left side. Strong throw by SS across body. White struck out swinging (1-2 KKBS). Stanford flied out to cf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Merrimack 3rd - Ronai singled to right center (0-1 F). Ronai advanced to second on a passed ball. Inside fastball, past catcher, hits plate umpire in forearm. Injury delay: plate umpire. Florence reached on a fielding error by p, bunt, SAC (1-0 B); Ronai advanced to third. Miscommunication between P and 1B in front of mound leads to misplay by P. Losanno singled to left field, RBI (1-2 SSFBF); Florence advanced to second; Ronai scored. Forgione out at first 3b to 2b, bunt, SAC (0-0); Losanno advanced to second; Florence advanced to third. Barehanded by 3B, throw wide of 1B, diving stretch by 2B to hold bag. Lyne flied out to lf (2-2 BBKF). FPU mound visit (King). DiSarcina grounded out to ss (1-2 FBF). 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 3rd - Hood flied out to cf to right center (1-1 SB). Sheehan, Ma flied out to rf (1-2 KBK). Brock singled up the middle (3-2 BBBKS). Jabs singled to center field (0-1 K); Brock advanced to second. Merrimack mound visit (Barese). LaVorgna reached on a fielder's choice (2-0 BB); Jabs out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Merrimack 4th - O'Neill reached on a throwing error by ss (0-0). Throw made on run while cutting across bag at second base. Throw rulled to have pulled 1B off bag. Franklin Pierce (King) out to argue call. Hoalcraft out at first p to 2b, bunt, SAC (0-0); O'Neill advanced to second. Nicholson struck out swinging (1-2 KBSFS). O'Neill advanced to third on a wild pitch. Ronai fouled out to 3b (2-2 BFFFB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 4th - DiTondo popped up to 3b (1-0 B). O'Herron grounded out to ss (1-1 BK). White grounded out to ss (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Merrimack 5th - Florence struck out swinging (1-2 KKBS). Losanno singled up the middle (0-0). Forgione grounded out to 3b (0-0); Losanno advanced to second. Broken-bat, slow roller on left side. Losanno out at second p to 3b to 2b to ss, caught stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 5th - Stanford walked (3-0 BBBB). Stanford out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Hood walked (3-2 KBBBFB). Sheehan, Ma struck out swinging (1-2 FKBS). Hood stole second. Brock grounded out to 2b (2-2 SFBB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Merrimack 6th - Lyne flied out to cf to left center (0-1 S). DiSarcina doubled to right center (0-0). O'Neill walked (3-0 BBBB). FPU mound visit (King). Hoalcraft reached on a fielder's choice (2-1 BBF); O'Neill out at second ss to 2b; DiSarcina advanced to third. Diving stop by SS deep in hole, throws from knees to 2B for force out. Nicholson singled up the middle, RBI (0-0); Hoalcraft advanced to second; DiSarcina scored. Ronai flied out to rf (0-0). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 6th - #31 Matt Dinello (RHP) throwing in Merrimack bullpen. Jabs out at first 1b to p (1-1 SB). LaVorgna grounded out to 2b (0-2 KK). DiTondo singled up the middle (3-2 BKBFB). O'Herron homered to left field, 2 RBI (1-2 KBF); DiTondo scored. Estimated distance: 355 feet to straightaway left. White hit by pitch (0-1 S). Stanford grounded out to 3b (0-0). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Merrimack 7th - Florence flied out to lf (0-0). Losanno singled through the right side (0-1 S). Forgione struck out swinging (1-2 BSKS). Lyne singled through the right side (0-1 S); Losanno advanced to second. #17 Tanner Putnam (RHP) throwing in FPU bullpen. DiSarcina singled to right field, advanced to second on a fielding error by rf, RBI (0-0); Lyne advanced to third, scored on the error, unearned; Losanno scored. Goss to p for Amendola. DiSarcina advanced to third on a wild pitch. O'Neill grounded out to 2b (2-1 BFB). 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 7th - DiNello to p for Schindler. Hood hit by pitch (2-2 BBKK). Sheehan, Ma singled to third base, bunt (0-1 F); Hood advanced to second. Ball deadened up 3B line; tough play anyway, P and 3B collide fielding. Brock grounded out to 3b, bunt, SAC (0-1 F); Sheehan, Ma advanced to second; Hood advanced to third. Jabs intentionally walked (3-0 BBBB). LaVorgna struck out swinging (0-2 KFFS). DiTondo struck out looking (2-2 KFBBFK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Merrimack 8th - Putnam to p for Goss. Hoalcraft grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-1 K). Nicholson struck out swinging (0-2 FSS). Ronai struck out swinging (1-2 KKBFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 8th - O'Herron lined out to lf (2-1 BBK). White singled to right field (0-0). Stanford struck out swinging (3-2 BBFKFBS); White stole second. Hood singled to right field, RBI (0-1 S); White scored. Close play at plate on throw from RF; catcher missed tag. Merrimack coach (Barese) out to argue. Hood stole second. Sheehan, Ma fouled out to c (1-1 BS). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Merrimack 9th - Smith pinch hit for Florence. Smith grounded out to ss (0-1 K). Losanno struck out swinging (0-2 KSS). Forgione lined out to 1b (0-1 S). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.