Merrimack vs Franklin Pierce (Apr 30, 2016)

 
Box Score
 

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

Merrimack 8 (25-17,15-10 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 
Ricky Smith c  12 
Bobby Losanno cf 
Perry Kulaga p 
   Joe Westerman p 
   Daniel Amidon p 
Totals  39  13  24  10 
  

Franklin Pierce 13 (40-4,21-2 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 
White lf 
Stanford c 
   Octave c 
Hood 2b 
Putnam p 
   Dennis p 
   Fournier p 
   Goss p 
   Sylvester p 
   Griffin p 
   Barnes p 
   DeDona p 
Totals  38  13  13  10  10  27  11  12 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Merrimack........... 200 500 001 -  8 13  7
Franklin Pierce..... 100 055 11X - 13 13  4
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E - Forgione(19); DiSarcina 2(11); Ronai 2(10); Smith 2(3); Jabs(13); DiTondo(4); Hood(5); Putnam(1). DP - Merrimack 1; FPU 1. LOB - Merrimack 10; FPU 12. 2B - Forgione(14); Losanno(7); Jabs(9); LaVorgna(8); DiTondo(5). 3B - White(6). HBP - Hoalcraft; Smith; Sheehan, Ma; Brock; Jabs. SF - DiSarcina(2). SB - Lyne(9); Losanno(16); Sheehan, Ma 2(31); DiTondo(24); White 2(18). CS - Sheehan, Ma(4); Hood(3).

Merrimack   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Perry Kulaga L,5-2  5.0  10  25  30  114 
Joe Westerman   2.0  11  13  45 
Daniel Amidon   1.0  34 
  
Franklin Pierce   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Putnam   2.1  11  29 
Dennis   0.2  26 
Fournier   0.0 
Goss   0.2  11 
Sylvester   1.1  29 
Griffin W,4-0  3.0  10  35 
Barnes   0.1 
DeDona   0.2 

Win - Griffin (4-0). Loss - Kulaga (5-2). Save - None. WP - Kulaga(5); Dennis 2(4); Fournier(2); DeDona(2). HBP - by Kulaga (Sheehan, Ma); by Dennis (Smith); by Kulaga (Brock); by Amidon (Jabs); by DeDona (Hoalcraft). PB - Smith(4). Pitches/strikes: Kulaga 114/71; Westerman 45/27; Amidon 34/16; Putnam 29/22; Dennis 26/15; Fournier 7/3; Goss 11/7; Sylvester 29/21; Griffin 35/23; Barnes 1/1; DeDona 9/7.

Umpires - HP: John Reardon 1B: Glenn Cole
Start: 4:59 PM Time: 3:10 Attendance: 154
Game notes: FPU ranked No. 2 nationally in coaches' poll; NO. 8 in NCBWA poll.
Dennis faced 2 batters in the 4th.
Fournier faced 3 batters in the 4th.
Kulaga faced 4 batters in the 6th.
Westerman faced 1 batter in the 8th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2016 Merrimack College Baseball
Merrimack at #2 Franklin Pierce (Game 2)
Apr 30, 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; 14/c Smith; 23/cf Losanno; 24/p Kulaga;

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; 17/p Putnam;

Merrimack 1st - Forgione singled to right field (0-0). Lyne singled to third base, advanced to second on a throwing error by 3b (0-1 K); Forgione advanced to second, advanced to third on the error. Chopper down 3B line. Long throw from behind bag sails wide of first. #37 Adam Goss (LHP) throwing in FPU bullpen. #23 Dylan Dennis (RHP) throwing in FPU bullpen. DiSarcina flied out to cf to right center, SF, RBI (0-1 S); Lyne advanced to third; Forgione scored. O'Neill singled through the left side, RBI (0-2 SK); Lyne scored, unearned. RBI single through drawn-in infield. Hoalcraft struck out swinging (0-2 SKS). Nicholson reached on a fielder's choice (1-1 KB); O'Neill out at second ss to 2b. 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 1st - Sheehan, Ma hit by pitch (0-2 KKFF). Brock struck out swinging (0-2 KSS). Sheehan, Ma advanced to second on a wild pitch. Jabs doubled down the rf line, RBI (3-2 FBFBB); Sheehan, Ma scored. Line drive over 1B head drops just inside foul line 200 feet from plate. LaVorgna struck out swinging (1-2 BSSS). DiTondo struck out looking (3-2 BFBFBK). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Merrimack 2nd - Ronai grounded out to 2b (0-1 S). Smith flied out to lf (1-0 B). Flyout to warning track in straightaway LF. Losanno walked (3-1 BBKBB). Losanno advanced to second on a throwing error by p, failed pickoff attempt. Forgione flied out to rf (1-2 KBSF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 2nd - O'Herron singled up the middle (2-2 BKFFBF). White reached on a fielder's choice to second base (0-2 KF); O'Herron out at second 2b to ss. Stanford singled through the left side (0-0); White advanced to second. Hood grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (1-1 BK); Stanford out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Merrimack 3rd - Lyne out at first 1b to p (0-0). Dennis to p for Putnam. DiSarcina struck out swinging (3-2 BFKBBS). O'Neill singled up the middle (1-1 KB). Hoalcraft singled to left center (1-2 BKK); O'Neill advanced to second. Hoalcraft advanced to second; O'Neill advanced to third on a wild pitch. Nicholson grounded out to 2b (1-0 B). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 3rd - Sheehan, Ma reached on a throwing error by ss (3-2 FBFBB). Throw across diamond pulls first baseman off bag. Brock fouled out to 1b, bunt (0-0). Sheehan, Ma stole second. Sheehan, Ma advanced to third on a passed ball. Jabs struck out swinging (3-2 KBBBSS). Sheehan, Ma out at home c unassisted, caught stealing. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.

Merrimack 4th - Ronai singled to right field (1-0 B). Ronai advanced to second on a wild pitch. Smith hit by pitch (3-2 SKBBFBFF). Fournier to p for Dennis. Losanno doubled to third base, RBI (2-0 BB); Smith advanced to third; Ronai scored. Ball ripped on one-hop through third baseman. Losanno advanced to third; Smith scored on a wild pitch. Forgione doubled to left center, ground-rule, RBI (1-0 B); Losanno scored. Lyne singled to right field, advanced to second on a fielding error by rf (1-0 B); Forgione advanced to third, scored on the error. Goss to p for Fournier. Lyne stole third. DiSarcina struck out swinging (2-2 BBSKFS). O'Neill struck out swinging (2-2 SBFBS). Sylvester to p for Goss. Hoalcraft singled to pitcher, RBI (1-1 BK); Lyne scored, unearned. Hard chopper off pitcher's glove and off to right side of infield. Nicholson struck out swinging (1-2 BKKFS). 5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 4th - LaVorgna grounded out to p unassisted (1-2 FBSF). Chopper up line. Pitcher fielded ball and tagged batter. DiTondo flied out to lf (0-0). O'Herron flied out to lf (3-2 BBKSB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Merrimack 5th - Octave to c for Stanford. Ronai struck out swinging (0-2 KKS). Smith struck out swinging (1-2 BSFS). Losanno singled to left field (1-2 FKB). Losanno stole second. Forgione walked (3-2 BKBKFBFB). Lyne out at first 1b to p (0-1 K). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 5th - White tripled to center field (1-2 BSK). Triple off top of fence, just to right of straightaway CF. Octave struck out swinging (0-2 KFS). Hood reached on a throwing error by 3b, RBI (0-2 FK); White scored. Slick pick by 3B, but puts throw well wide of first base. Sheehan, Ma reached on a throwing error by 3b (1-0 B); Hood advanced to second. Broken bat grounder up line; 3B again pulls 1B off bag. Brock popped up to p (1-1 FB). Jabs walked (3-2 KBBBSB); Sheehan, Ma advanced to second; Hood advanced to third. LaVorgna singled up the middle, 2 RBI (0-0); Jabs advanced to second; Sheehan, Ma scored, unearned; Hood scored, unearned. DiTondo singled to second base (0-0); LaVorgna advanced to second; Jabs advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by 2b, unearned. Diving stop by 2B, had to rush throw to first, in dirt. Run came around to score as ball got away from 1B. LaVorgna advanced to third on a throwing error by c. Catcher throws behind runner at 2B, but throw skips into CF. DiTondo stole second, failed pickoff attempt. O'Herron walked (3-2 BBKBSFB). White walked, RBI (3-2 BBKSBB); O'Herron advanced to second; DiTondo advanced to third; LaVorgna scored, unearned. Octave struck out swinging (0-2 SFS). 5 runs, 3 hits, 4 errors, 3 LOB.

Merrimack 6th - Griffin to p for Sylvester. DiSarcina struck out looking (1-2 BKFK). O'Neill struck out swinging (1-2 KBSS). Hoalcraft grounded out to ss (0-1 F). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 6th - #40 Joe Westerman (RHP) throwing in Merrimack bullpen. Hood singled to right center (2-1 BKB). RF got late break on fly ball which fell in medium-depth right-center. Sheehan, Ma singled to left field (1-0 B); Hood advanced to third. Pop fly off hands flares over drawn-in 3B and into shallow LF. Runner was in motion on pitch. Brock hit by pitch (0-0); Sheehan, Ma advanced to second. Jabs singled to right field, RBI (2-0 BB); Brock advanced to second; Sheehan, Ma advanced to third; Hood scored. RF got late break again, came up empty on diving attempt. Westerman to p for Kulaga. LaVorgna reached on a fielder's choice (0-2 FFF); Jabs advanced to second; Brock advanced to third; Sheehan, Ma scored on a fielding error by 2b, unearned. Chopper straight at 2B, booted on two hops. DiTondo walked, RBI (3-1 SBBBB); LaVorgna advanced to second; Jabs advanced to third; Brock scored. O'Herron struck out swinging (1-2 BKKS). White singled through the left side, RBI (0-0); DiTondo advanced to second; LaVorgna advanced to third; Jabs scored. Octave reached on a fielder's choice (0-1 F); White advanced to second; DiTondo advanced to third; LaVorgna out at home 3b to c. Hood walked, RBI (3-1 BBFBB); Octave advanced to second; White advanced to third; DiTondo scored, unearned. Sheehan, Ma reached on a fielder's choice (2-1 BBK); Hood advanced to second; Octave out at third 3b unassisted. 5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.

Merrimack 7th - Nicholson singled to left center (0-0). Ronai grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (0-2 SK); Nicholson out on the play. Diving snag by 2B up middle, flips to SS for one, on to first for DP. Smith popped up to 2b (2-0 BB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 7th - Brock struck out looking (0-2 KFK). Jabs struck out swinging (0-2 KFS). LaVorgna doubled down the lf line (2-0 BB). DiTondo doubled down the rf line, RBI (0-1 F); LaVorgna scored. Chopper kicks off of first base and over first baseman's head. O'Herron grounded out to 2b (2-1 KBB). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Merrimack 8th - Losanno popped up to 1b (1-1 SB). Forgione popped up to 2b (1-2 SBF). Lyne walked (3-1 BBBKB). FPU mound visit (King). DiSarcina flied out to cf (2-2 KBFFB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 8th - White singled through the right side (3-1 BBBK). Amidon to p for Westerman. White stole second. Octave lined out to lf (2-2 BBSFF). White stole third, scored on a throwing error by c. Hood walked (3-2 SKBBBB). Merrimack mound visit (Barese). Hood out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. Sheehan, Ma walked (3-2 BBBKFFB). Sheehan, Ma stole second. Brock walked (3-1 BBBSB). Jabs hit by pitch (1-0 B); Brock advanced to second; Sheehan, Ma advanced to third. LaVorgna struck out swinging (2-2 FFBFFBFS). 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB.

Merrimack 9th - Barnes to p for Griffin. O'Neill grounded out to ss (0-0). DeDona to p for Barnes. Hoalcraft hit by pitch (0-0). Hoalcraft advanced to second on a wild pitch. Nicholson grounded out to 2b (0-2 FS); Hoalcraft advanced to third. Ronai reached on a fielding error by 2b, advanced to second on the error (0-1 F); Hoalcraft scored, unearned. Smith singled up the middle (0-0); Ronai advanced to third. Losanno grounded out to 3b (1-0 B). 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.