Baseball Hosts Assumption Wednesday in Regular-Season Home Finale (3:30 p.m.)
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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Merrimack College baseball team concludes its eight-game homestand and plays in the regular-season home finale on Wednesday afternoon as the Warriors welcome in Assumption College to the Warrior Baseball Diamond for divisional action at 3:30 p.m.
The Basics
Date/Time: 4/22 | 3:30 p.m.
Records: Merrimack (13-14, 5-9 NE Div.) | Assumption (8-22, 4-9 NE Div.)
Location: Warrior Baseball Diamond | North Andover, Mass.
Last Time Out:
The Warriors battled #1/3 Franklin Pierce in a three-game series over the weekend, with the Ravens sweeping Merrimack. The Warriors gave one of the top teams in the nation all they could handle, especially in the doubleheader on Sunday. Merrimack loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth in Game 1 only trailing by one run, but they were unable to tie or win the game. In the series finale, the Navy and Gold led at 6-2 for the first time in the series, but the Ravens scored seven runs in the sixth inning to comeback.
On Saturday afternoon, prior to the series opener, the Warriors honored their seven members of the Class of 2015 in a Senior Day ceremony. Joe Carnevale (East Providence, R.I.), Tim Cashman (Rowley, Mass.), John Pastyrnak (Bristol, Conn.), Dionys Quezada (Lawrence, Mass.), Colin Smith (Somerset, Mass.), Matt Solar (Sterling, Mass.) and Junior Vasquez (Lawrence, Mass.) were all recognized in the ceremony.
Carnevale tossed a complete game last Sunday, albeit in a losing effort. He sits five innings away from tying the program record (245.0) in innings pitched. He also has 16 career wins, which is the second most in the program history.
Junior third baseman Frank Crinella (East Longmeadow, Mass.) has been on a tear of late. The Preseason All-American is riding an 11-game hitting streak, including six multi-hit games during that stretch. He is hitting .369 with two home runs and 20 RBI on the season, to go along with 17 steals and 30 runs scored.
NE-10 Postseason Outlook
The top-four teams in the Northeast Division advance to the Northeast-10 Championship. Division records are in parentheses.
1) Franklin Pierce 34-2 (12-1)
2) Southern NH 25-7 (11-2)
3) Stonehill 23-9-1 (10-4)
4) Bentley 7-16 (5-6)
5) Merrimack 13-14 (5-9)
6) Assumption 8-22 (4-9)
7) Saint Anselm 10-21 (4-11)
8) Saint Michael's 9-22 (3-12)
Last Season vs. Assumption:
Wednesday will be the first of three games this year against the Greyhounds. Merrimack will conclude the regular season with a doubleheader on in Worcester against Assumption on May 2.
A year ago, the Warriors played three singles games against the Greyhounds. Merrimack won the final meeting between the two squads, 7-6, in walk-off fashion. The Warriors scoring the final seven runs of the game, including the game-winning single from Cam DiSarcina (Shirley, Mass.)
The Greyhounds:
- Assumption enters Wednesday afternoon with eight overall wins on the year, four of which have come in Northeast Division play. The Greyhounds will be looking to snap a seven-game losing streak, all of which have come in conference play
- Senior Greg O'Donnell leads the team in batting average (.357) to go along with three homers and 30 RBI. Sophomore Mike Coggeshall is tied with O'Donnell in long balls (3), while holding the most RBIs on the squad (33)
- The Greyhounds have a 7.44 team earned run average as they have allowed more than 100 runs than they have scored on the year. Junior Steve Flynn has pitched the most innings on the squad (43.1) and have a 4.36 ERA
Up Next
The Navy and Gold hit the road for a three-game series up in Manchester, N.H. against No. 20 Southern New Hampshire beginning on Saturday with a doubleheader that starts at noon.
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