All Four Teams Secure Wins on Sunday; Stay Alive for Game Three.
MANSFIELD, Mass. – One day proved to be not enough, as the divisional finals of the Northeast-10 Conference Baseball Championship will be determined in decisive third games on Monday after a pair of doubleheader splits at Adelphi and Southern New Hampshire on Sunday. The top-seeded Panthers will host second-seeded Le Moyne on Monday at 2:30 p.m., while nationally-ranked SNHU welcomes second-seeded Franklin Pierce at 12 p.m. Both games will be streamed live on NE10 NOW, the conference's digital streaming platform.
Over the past decade, all four teams currently alive in the NE10 Baseball Championship have won league titles - Adelphi in 2011, Le Moyne in 2012, SNHU in 2014 and 2016, and most recently, Franklin Pierce in 2015 and 2019. Monday's games will dictate the teams playing in the best-of-three championship series, which begins on Friday (May 21).
(2NE) Franklin Pierce 9, (1NE) SNHU 7 – Box Score
(1NE) SNHU 4, (2NE) Franklin Pierce 3 (F/10) – Box Score
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Senior Jonel Ozuna had a day on Sunday. The first baseman clubbed four home runs and drove in eight runs over the course of a doubleheader at Penmen Field. The Franklin Pierce baseball team could capitalize with only win though, as the Ravens split a doubleheader on the road at No. 20/23 nationally ranked Southern New Hampshire, to open the best-of-three Northeast Division final of the Northeast-10 Conference Championship. Franklin Pierce drilled four home runs on the way to a 9-7 win in the opener, and SNHU scored single runs in the ninth and 10th innings to post a 4-3 victory in the second game.
With the split, Franklin Pierce, the division's second seed, moves to 21-8, while SNHU, the division's top seed, now stands at 21-6. The decisive third game of the series is set for noon Monday at Penmen Field. The Southwest Division final, featuring top seed Adelphi and second-seeded Le Moyne, is headed for a third game on Monday as well, at Adelphi.
(1SW) Adelphi 6, (2SW) Le Moyne 4 – Box Score
(2SW) Le Moyne 9, (1SW) Adelphi 4 – Box Score
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - Despite coming from behind for a 6-4 win in Game 1, the No. 1 seed Adelphi baseball team will meet second-seeded Le Moyne in a decisive third game Monday, after a 9-4 Game 2 loss on Sunday in the 2021 NE10 Southwest Division Final at William J. Bonomo Memorial Field. The winner-take-all contest will occur at 2:30 p.m., with the prevailing team advancing to next weekend's NE10 Championship.
Kyle Olson had three hits, leading the Panthers to a victory in the first game on Sunday against the Dolphins. Cooper Johnson added a pair of RBI in the win. In the second game, Le Moyne's Ty Syta had three RBI and Andrew Roden scored three runs, leading the Dolphins to a win and forcing a third game in the series.
NE10 Baseball Championship
Tuesday, May 11th (Single Elimination)
Divisional First Round Games - Northeast
Game 1NE: #4NE Assumption 10, #5NE Stonehill 4
Game 2NE: #3NE Bentley 15, #6NE Saint Anselm 13
Game 3NE: #2NE Franklin Pierce 18, #7NE Saint Michael's 1
Divisional First Round Games - Southwest
Game 1SW: #4SW AIC 11, #5SW SCSU 6
Game 2SW: #3SW New Haven 4, #6SW Pace 3
Game 3SW: #2SW Le Moyne 6, #7SW Saint Rose 2
Thursday, May 13th (Single Elimination)
Divisional Semifinals – Northeast
Game 4NE: #1NE Southern New Hampshire 9, #4NE Assumption 5
Game 5NE: #2NE Franklin Pierce 10, #3NE Bentley 4
Divisional Semifinals – Southwest
Game 4SW: #1SW Adelphi 8, #4SW AIC 2
Game 5SW: #2SW Le Moyne 5, #3SW New Haven 3
Sunday-Monday, May 16th-17th
Divisional Finals (Best of three series) – Northeast
Sunday: #2NE Franklin Pierce 9, #1NE SNHU 7
Sunday: #1NE SNHU 4, #2NE Franklin Pierce 3 (F/10)
Sunday: #1SW Adelphi 6, #2SW Le Moyne 4
Sunday: #2SW Le Moyne 9, #1SW Adelphi 4
Friday-Saturday May 21st-22nd
Championship Final (Best of three series)
Friday: Games 1 & 2: NE Divisional Winner vs. SW Divisional Winner (at highest remaining seed)
Saturday: Game 3 (if necessary)
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