Merrimack College vs Franklin Pierce (May 08, 2018)

 
Box Score
 

2018 Merrimack College Baseball
Merrimack College at Franklin Pierce
May 08, 2018 at Rindge, N.H. (Pappas Field)

Merrimack College 5 (27-18)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Joey Porricelli 3b 
Tyler Lyne cf 
Matthew Ronai dh 
Matt Nicholson rf 
Thomas Joyce 1b 
Mike Hoalcraft lf 
Ricky Smith c  10 
Anthony Garbarino 2b 
Nick Shumski ss 
PJ Browne p 
   Garrett Hudson p 
   Anthony Lupi p 
Totals  42  11  14  33  11 
  

Franklin Pierce 3 (32-13-1)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Joe Napolitano ss 
Brad Roberto lf 
John Friday 3b 
   Tim Going pr 
   Carmine Giordano 3b 
   J.R. DiSarcina ph 
Mike Coggeshall 1b  12 
Adam Chase cf 
Stephen Octave c  14 
Zack Tower rf 
Dylan Jones dh 
James Boria 2b 
John Amendola p 
   Adam Goss p 
   Ryan Covelle p 
Totals  43  10  10  33  12  12 

Score by Innings                       R  H  E
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Merrimack College... 000 002 010 02 -  5 11  2
Franklin Pierce..... 000 003 000 00 -  3 10  1
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E - Shumski 2(15); Z. Tower(9). DP - Merrimack 1. LOB - Merrimack 7; FPU 12. 2B - Porricelli(15); Garbarino(3); Napolitano(4); Friday(16); Jones(3); Boria 2(10). 3B - Nicholson(4). HR - Lyne(2). HBP - Hoalcraft; Chase. SH - Smith(1); Napolitano(5). SF - Nicholson(5). SB - Lyne(27).

Merrimack College   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
PJ Browne   7.0  27  29  104 
Garrett Hudson W,3-0  3.0  13  15  46 
Anthony Lupi S,1  1.0  11 
  
Franklin Pierce   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
John Amendola   7.2  11  30  31  105 
Adam Goss   0.1 
Ryan Covelle L,6-3  3.0  11  13  36 

Win - Hudson (3-0). Loss - Covelle (6-3). Save - Lupi (1). HBP - by Hudson (Chase); by Covelle (Hoalcraft). Pitches/strikes: Browne 104/66; Hudson 46/32; Lupi 11/9; Amendola 105/82; Goss 4/3; Covelle 36/25.

Umpires - HP: Jonathan Jordan 1B: Nick DeMarchi 3B: Rick Emerson
Start: 6:00 PM Time: 2:59 Attendance: 246
Weather: Sunny, chance of postseason Game notes: Northeast-10 Championship: Game Four. FPU seeded second in NE Division. Merrimack seeded third in NE Division. Winner faces Le Moyne in Game Five on Thursday. Loser eliminated.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2018 Merrimack College Baseball
Merrimack College at Franklin Pierce
May 08, 2018 at Rindge, N.H. (Pappas Field)

Merrimack College starters: 23/3b Porricelli; 4/cf Lyne; 5/dh Ronai; 20/rf Nicholson; 9/1b Joyce; 39/lf Hoalcraft; 14/c Smith; 28/2b Garbarino; 7/ss Shumski; 8/p Browne;

Franklin Pierce starters: 1/ss Napolitano; 5/lf Roberto; 2/3b Friday; 51/1b Coggeshall; 3/cf Chase; 9/c Octave; 6/rf Z. Tower; 33/dh Jones; 11/2b Boria; 12/p Amendola;

Merrimack College 1st - Porricelli flied out to lf (1-1 BK). Lyne grounded out to ss (1-0 B). Broken-bat roller to short. Ronai struck out swinging (3-2 KBFBBFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 1st - Napolitano doubled down the lf line (3-2 KBBBKF). Liner over head of 3B and down left-field line. Roberto grounded out to ss (2-1 BBK); Napolitano advanced to third. Friday grounded out to p (2-2 BBFF). Jam-shot squibber straight back to mound. Coggeshall grounded out to ss (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Merrimack College 2nd - Nicholson struck out swinging (0-2 FFS). Joyce singled up the middle (1-2 SKBF). Hoalcraft struck out swinging (1-2 BKFS). Smith singled to pitcher (2-2 BBSF); Joyce advanced to second. Ball deflects off pitcher's glove out towards 2B position. No play. Garbarino struck out swinging (0-2 FKS). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 2nd - Chase flied out to lf down the lf line (3-1 KBBB). Octave struck out swinging (2-2 BBKKS). Z. Tower struck out swinging (1-2 BSKS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Merrimack College 3rd - Shumski grounded out to ss (0-0). Porricelli doubled down the lf line (1-1 BS). Hot ground ball past diving 3B and down into LF corner. Lyne grounded out to 3b (0-1 F); Porricelli advanced to third. Ronai struck out swinging (1-2 BFFS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 3rd - Jones doubled to right center (0-0). Fly ball off top of fence just to left of 365-foot marker in right-center. Boria walked (3-1 BBFBB). Napolitano popped into double play 1b to ss, bunt (0-0); Jones out on the play. Diving snag by 1B coming in. Delayed call by plate umpire. Runner off of second caught in no man's land. Roberto struck out swinging (0-2 KFS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Merrimack College 4th - Nicholson struck out swinging (1-2 BSSFS). Joyce struck out swinging (2-2 BSBKS). Hoalcraft struck out looking (1-2 BSKK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 4th - Friday grounded out to 3b (2-2 KFBB). Broken-bat bouncer on left side. Throw initially ruled to have pulled 1B off bag. 1B umpire overruled by plate umpire. Coggeshall lined out to rf down the rf line (3-2 BFBFB). Chase flied out to cf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Merrimack College 5th - Smith singled to left center (1-2 KSBFFFF). Ball cutoff by LF before it could get into gap. Garbarino struck out swinging, bunt (0-2 FFF). Shumski lined out to rf (0-2 KS). Sinking line drive snared by diving RF ranging in and towards line. Porricelli grounded out to ss (0-2 FK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 5th - Octave flied out to rf to right center (1-1 KB). Fly ball towards gap run down by RF in front of 365-foot sign. Z. Tower struck out swinging (1-2 BSSS). Jones grounded out to 3b (0-2 KF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Merrimack College 6th - Lyne singled through the left side (1-0 B). Ronai grounded out to 3b (0-1 S); Lyne advanced to second, advanced to third on the throw. Chopper to third. Nobody covers third base while 3B makes play to first. Nicholson flied out to lf, SF, RBI (2-2 BSFFFB); Lyne scored. Joyce singled to right center (1-2 KBF). Hoalcraft singled to right center (1-0 B); Joyce advanced to third, scored on a fielding error by rf, unearned. Pop up falls into no man's land between CF/RF/2B. RF boots ball while attempting to pick it up, allowing run to score. Smith struck out swinging (0-2 SFS). 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 6th - Boria doubled to right center (1-2 KBS). Napolitano singled through the left side (0-0); Boria advanced to third. Roberto reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop, RBI (0-1 K); Napolitano out at second ss to 2b; Boria scored. SS throw to 2B nearly pulls 2B off bag. No throw on to first. Friday doubled down the rf line (0-1 F); Roberto advanced to third. Long run for RF into corner, attempted over-the-shoulder catch. Merrimack mound visit (Barese). Coggeshall walked (3-2 KFBBFBB). #12 Hudson (RHP) throwing in Merrimack bullpen. Chase flied out to lf (0-0). First-pitch pop-up to shallow LF. Octave singled to center field, 2 RBI (2-2 BBSF); Coggeshall advanced to second; Friday scored; Roberto scored. Z. Tower struck out swinging (1-2 FBFS). 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Merrimack College 7th - Garbarino popped up to 2b (0-0). Shumski flied out to cf (1-0 B). Porricelli popped up to 2b to right field (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 7th - Jones struck out looking (1-2 SSBK). Boria doubled down the lf line (2-1 SBB). Napolitano flied out to rf (1-1 BF). Roberto grounded out to 2b (2-1 BBK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Merrimack College 8th - Lyne homered to center field, RBI (0-0). Estimated distance: 395 feet, just to left of straightaway center. Ronai struck out looking (1-2 FSFFBK). Nicholson flied out to rf (0-0). Goss to p for Amendola. Joyce grounded out to 2b (1-2 BSS). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 8th - Hudson to p for Browne. Friday lined out to 2b (0-0). Coggeshall walked (3-2 BFBSBB). Chase hit by pitch (1-0 B); Coggeshall advanced to second. Merrimack mound visit (Barese). Octave flied out to cf to right center (1-2 BKF). Z. Tower flied out to cf (1-1 BS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Merrimack College 9th - Covelle to p for Goss. Hoalcraft struck out looking (2-2 SBKBK). Smith struck out swinging (0-2 KSS). Garbarino grounded out to ss (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 9th - Jones struck out looking (0-2 FKK). Boria struck out swinging (1-2 SBKFS). Napolitano singled to center field (0-1 K). Roberto struck out swinging (1-2 KFBS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Merrimack College 10th - Shumski struck out swinging (2-2 BSSBS). Porricelli grounded out to ss (1-0 B). Lyne singled to shortstop (0-2 KS). Fielded by SS deep in hole on left. Throw to first late and skips away. Lyne stole second. Ronai grounded out to 3b (2-1 BFB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 10th - Friday singled to left center (0-0). Line drive over SS. Cutoff by LF before it gets into gap. Going pinch ran for Friday. Coggeshall reached on a dropped fly by ss (1-2 BFK); Going advanced to second. Backtracking SS there in time, but can't haul it in. Chase struck out swinging (0-2 SFS). Octave flied out to cf (1-0 B); Going advanced to third. Merrimack mound visit (Barese). Z. Tower reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (0-1 F); Coggeshall out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Merrimack College 11th - Giordano to 3b for Going. Nicholson tripled to right center (1-1 BS). Fly ball off fence deep in gap in right-center. Leaping attempt by CF at fence comes up empty. Joyce grounded out to ss (0-1 K). Infield in. Chopper right at SS. Runner holds. Hoalcraft hit by pitch (0-0). Infield halfway up the middle, in at corners. Smith grounded out to p, bunt, SAC (0-1 K); Hoalcraft advanced to second. Bunt straight back to mound on safety squeeze. Runner holds at third. Garbarino doubled to right field, 2 RBI (1-1 FB); Hoalcraft scored; Nicholson scored. RF breaks in initially on ball hit to warning track in straightaway right. Shumski grounded out to ss (1-0 B). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Franklin Pierce 11th - Jones reached on a throwing error by ss (2-1 BKB). Throw to first in time, but skips past first baseman. Lupi to p for Hudson. Hudson leaves injured. Boria singled through the right side (2-2 BKBF); Jones advanced to second. Napolitano out at first 1b to 2b, bunt, SAC (0-1 S); Boria advanced to second; Jones advanced to third. Roberto popped up to ss down the lf line (0-2 KS). DiSarcina pinch hit for Giordano. DiSarcina grounded out to ss (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.