No. 10 SNHU Holds off Baseball, 7-5, in NE-10 Divisional Meeting
WARRIORS FALL SHORT THURSDAY EVENING AT HOME AGAINST PENMEN IN NE-10 ACTION
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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Four different Merrimack players registered two hits, but the Merrimack College baseball team fell to No. 10 Southern New Hampshire University, 7-5, in Northeast Division action at the Warrior Baseball Diamond Thursday evening on Youth Day.
The Basics
Score: #10 Southern N.H. 7, Merrimack 5
Records: Merrimack (17-17, 5-8 NE Division) | #12 Southern N.H. (31-10, 13-4 NE Division)
Location: Warrior Baseball Diamond | North Andover, Mass.
How It Happened
Merrimack jumped on top early with a run in the bottom of the first. With one out and runners on second and third, sophomore Sean O'Neill (Norwood, Mass.) poked an RBI single to left field to score freshman Cam DiSarcina (Shirley, Mass.) to give Merrimack the early lead.
After a scoreless second, SNHU tied the Warriors at one after a fielding error by Merrimack's second basemen, but the hosts quickly responded in the bottom of the third with a RBI double from Dionys Quezada (Lawrence, Mass.).
Down by one (2-1), the Penmen rallied in the fourth with one run off two hits. Soon after, Merrimack extended its lead to three (5-2) after scoring three runs in the bottom of the fourth. With one out and runners on second and third, sophomore Matt Brown (Belmont, Mass.) recorded a two-run RBI before a fielding error by the shortstop allowed O'Neill to score.
In the top of the sixth, Southern New Hampshire brought the score to within one (5-4) after the Penmen tallied two runs off one hit. The Penmen continued to swing the bat, and tied the Warriors at five (5-5) off a throwing error by senior pitcher Tyler Cuming (Red Bank, N.J.) in the seventh. In the top of the eighth, the Penman scored two runs and proved to be enough to secure the 7-5 Northeast Division victory over the Warriors.
Inside the Numbers
- Cuming picked up his fourth loss of the season as the righty allowed three runs off three hits as well as struck out two in two innings of action.
- Five different Merrimack players registered a run for the Warriors while Brown led the home team with two RBI.
- Both teams finished with 10 hits each as well as four RBIs.
- The Penmens' bull pen recorded 13 strike outs and walked six.
Northeast Division Standings
**top four teams advance to postseason
1. Bentley (11-2)
2. Southern New Hampshire (13-4)
3. Franklin Pierce (10-5)
4. Stonehill (8-5)
T5. Merrimack (5-8)
T5. Assumption (5-8)
7. Saint Anselm (4-13)
8. Saint Micheal's (2-13)
Up Next
Merrimack baseball returns to action this weekend, as the Warriors take on Saint Michael's College in a three-game Northeast Division series in Colchester, Vt. First pitch of the doubleheader is scheduled for Saturday, April 26th at 12 p.m.
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