Baseball Trades 3-1 Wins with Southern New Hampshire in Season-Opener
RINDGE, NH – Helping Merrimack College to a 3-1 win
in the second of a doubleheader with Southern New Hampshire
University, senior captain Ryan McNeill (Lynnfield,
MA) earned a win, allowing one run on five hits while
fanning eight in the non-Conference twin bill.
Despite eight strikeouts and six strong innings from senior
left-hander Dylan Ellis (Gloucester,
MA) in game one, the Warriors dropped its first of the
doubleheader, 3-1 on the campus of Franklin Pierce University.
"The first game gave us a chance to get some of the early-season
kinks out, but our pitching staff was tremendous," said head
coach Joe Sarno. "Matt Hogan swung the
bat well all day and we did some good things, but we still need to
gain some consistency."
With three non-Conference games at Philadelphia University this
weekend (March 12-13), the Warriors begin their Conference schedule
on Saturday, March 20 against Assumption College at home with a
doubleheader.
In game one, senior Ed Medeiros (Seekonk,
MA) went 2-for-2 in the DH, driving in classmate
Matt
Hogan (Andover, MA) in the top of the fourth of the
seven inning game. Freshman Mark O'Flynn
(Ipswich, MA) also registered his first collegiate hit in
the form of a double in game one.
Ellis dropped to 0-1 on the year after allowing three runs on
six hits.
In game two, sophomore PJ Farnham (Andover,
MA) and junior transfer Paul Arce (West Hartford,
CT) supplied run support for McNeil with an RBI
single and RBI double, respectively.
On the day, the Warriors played error-free baseball despite the
37-degree temperatures in Rindge, New Hampshire.
"We had some issues with consistency early on, but these games
were for just that; gaining some rhythm and getting acclimated with
one another," Sarno said.
