Baseball Completes Sweep of Norfolk State

ANDOVER, MASS. – The Merrimack College baseball team completed their sweep of Norfolk State University over the weekend with three wins in three days.

The Basics
(G1)Score: Merrimack 5 Norfolk State 1
(G2)Score: Merrimack 6 Norfolk State 2
Records: Merrimack (18-26) | Norfolk State (9-35)
Location: Andover, Mass.

(G1) Rapid Recap
● The Spartans jumped out to a quick one-run lead in the first inning. Alex Haba then got the Warriors on the board with a single that scored a runner from third. Later in the first Braydon Dolbashian ripped a double that scored Haba, giving Merrimack a one-run lead. In the third, Haba singled to right, scoring Scott Elliott who got a hit earlier in the inning. Later in the inning Haba scored on a bad throw by the Norfolk State catcher. Haba then singled again in the seventh, scoring Elliott and giving the Warriors a four-run victory.
 
(G2) Rapid Recap
● No runs were scored in the first. In the second inning Christian Scanlon reached on a throwing error, scoring a runner from third. A batter later Ben Nelson would then score after a wild pitch was thrown. Stephen Santarpia singled in the second inning scoring Scanlon, giving the Warriors a three-run lead. The Spartans battled back scoring a run in the fourth, pulling within two. In the bottom half of the fourth the Warriors would get a run back after another wild pitch from a Norfolk State pitcher. The Spartans got a run back in the sixth to pull back within two runs. Scanlon would then launch a two-run home run to right, giving the Warriors a four-run win.
 

Notes and Numbers
● Cedric Gillette earned his fifth victory of the season after throwing seven innings, allowing just three hits while striking out eight batters.  
● Jack Collins got the save after throwing three and a third shutout innings allowing just one hit and striking out one.

Up Next:
Merrimack get back to action on Wednesday against the University of Maine. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.