Watch the Clinching Game of Franklin Pierce's NE10 Baseball Title HERE.
Franklin Pierce Sweeps Merrimack in Doubleheader to Win NE10 Championship
Franklin Pierce Recap | Game 1 Box Score | Game 2 Box Score
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Graduate student right-hander Ryan Covelle, graduate student right-hander Anthony Matarazzo, senior left-hander Evan Glew and senior right-hander Zach Hart combined to author a nine-hit shutout on Saturday afternoon, as the Franklin Pierce baseball team claimed its league record sixth Northeast-10 Conference title. Two runs in the first were all the Ravens needed on the way to a 3-0 win over Merrimack to finish off their climb out of the loser's bracket to the NE10 crown. Hart picked up his second save of the day to nail down the final game of the Northeast 10 Championship, hosted by Le Moyne at Onondaga Baseball Complex.
With the win, Franklin Pierce improves to 28-22 and continues to extend its season, while Merrimack falls to 28-20. It is the sixth NE10 title for Franklin Pierce, which also took home the hardware in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2015. The Ravens become the first NE10 baseball team to claim six league titles. Hart was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player at the conclusion of play.
ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
Zach Hart, Franklin Pierce - MVP
Derek Duffy, Franklin Pierce
Joel Lara, Franklin Pierce
Cam Monagle, Merrimack
Joey Porricelli, Merrimack
Andrew Taft, Le Moyne
Tyler Criscuolo, SCSU
Ravens, Warriors Advance to NE10 Title Game
#3 NE Merrimack 5, #3 SW Le Moyne 2 – Merrimack Recap | Box Score
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – It was déjà vu on multiple accounts for the Merrimack baseball program on Friday afternoon; not only did the Warriors win on the second day of NE10 Championship Weekend to reach their second straight conference championship game, sophomore Timmy Kalantzakos threw a complete game for the second time in as many seasons to punch the program's ticket. The Andover, Mass. native took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, relented just two hits overall against the host Le Moyne College Dolphins, and pitched Merrimack to a 5-2 victory at Onondaga Community College.
With the triumph, Merrimack moved within one victory of winning back-to-back league tournaments for the second time in school history and first time in more than two decades (1995, 1996). The program will also make a bid tomorrow to become the first defending champion to repeat since Franklin Pierce won three straight league tournaments from 2007-09. With one win Saturday, the Warriors will claim their fifth league championship in school history.
#4 NE Franklin Pierce 12, #3 SW Le Moyne 1 – Franklin Pierce Recap | Box Score
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - It was 12 runs on 14 hits on Friday night, in support of a stellar outing from junior right-hander Derek Duffy, as the Franklin Pierce baseball team fought off elimination again and forced its way into the championship day of the Northeast-10 Conference Championship. The Ravens posted a 12-1 win over host Le Moyne in an elimination contest at the Onondaga Baseball Complex.
Franklin Pierce advances to the final round of the NE10 Championship, which will commence at noon on Saturday at Onondaga Baseball Complex. The Ravens will have to face Merrimack – the Northeast Division's third seed – after the Warriors rang up a 5-2 win over Le Moyne in Friday's winner's bracket game. Franklin Pierce will have to defeat Merrimack twice on Saturday to claim the NE10 title.
Three Teams Remain After Day One of NE10 Baseball Championship Weekend
#3 NE Merrimack 8, #4 SW So. Connecticut 1 – Merrimack Recap | Box Score
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Sophomore starter Vin Zappulla delivered a marvelous eight-inning outing for the Merrimack College baseball program on Thursday, striking out a career-high 10 batters as he limited the Southern Connecticut State Owls' second-ranked offense in the Northeast-10 Conference to just one run. As a resuly, the Warriors opened NE10 Championship Weekend with an 8-1 triumph over SCSU to advance into the winner's bracket of the double-elimination tournament.
#3 SW Le Moyne 16, #4 NE Franklin Pierce 2 – Le Moyne Recap | Box Score
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – It will be back to a win-or-go-home scenario for the Franklin Pierce baseball team for the rest of the weekend. The Ravens scored first on Thursday afternoon at Onondaga Baseball Complex, but then surrendered the next 16 runs to host Le Moyne as part of a 16-2 loss to open the double-elimination portion of the Northeast-10 Conference Championship.
#4 NE Franklin Pierce 9, #4 SW So. Connecticut 5 – Franklin Pierce Recap | Box Score
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – In a back-and-forth affair, the Franklin Pierce baseball team did enough to stave off elimination on Thursday evening at the NE10 Championship, hosted by Le Moyne. The Ravens outlasted Southern Connecticut State, 9-5, as both teams piled up double-digit hits in the contest. Franklin Pierce took the lead for good on a three-run home run to left by senior designated hitter Ural Forbes in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Quarterfinal Upsets Reign in NE10 Baseball Championship
#4 SW So. Connecticut 9, #1 SW Adelphi 6 – SCSU Recap | Box Score
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. – The Southern Connecticut State baseball team upset Northeast 10 Southwest Division top seed Adelphi, 9-6, in the first round of the 2019 NE10 Baseball Tournament in Garden City, N.Y. The Owls' win ends a five-game losing streak in the NE10 Tournament and gives them their first tournament win since 2011.
#4 NE Franklin Pierce 3, #1 NE So. New Hampshire 2 – Franklin Pierce Recap | Box Score
MANCHESTER, N.H. – For the third straight game, the Franklin Pierce baseball team needed a win to extend its season. For the third straight game, the Ravens got it, this time in the form of a 3-2 win on the road at rival Southern New Hampshire on Tuesday afternoon, in the first round of the Northeast 10 Conference Championship. Freshman Danny Gracia, senior Evan Glew and senior Zach Hart combined to throw a six-hitter, while junior catcher Dylan Jones provided a key solo home run for the fourth-seeded Ravens at Penmen Field.
#3 SW Le Moyne 2, #2 SW Pace 1 – Le Moyne Recap | Box Score
PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – In the first round of the 2019 Northeast-10 Conference Championship Tournament, the Pace baseball team was defeated by Le Moyne on Tuesday afternoon, 2-1. The loss puts the Setters' overall record this season at 31-15.
#3 NE Merrimack 6, #2 NE Bentley 5 – Merrimack Recap | Box Score
WALTHAM, Mass. – After the Bentley Falcons scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth to draw within one, Merrimack junior first baseman Thomas Joyce snared a line drive for the final out and a 6-5 win over the second-seeded Falcons in the opening round of the Northeast 10 Conference baseball championships Tuesday afternoon at DeFelice Field.
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