| |
 |
Ben Grant-Roy '10 |
 |
Wade Oliver '09 |
 |
Brian Schools '08 |
COURTESY OF SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION
MALDEN, MA - Sophomore Tim Corcoran’s (Beverly, Mass.) walk-off
grand slam in the bottom of the eighth capped a three-hit, seven RBI
performance that lifted Suffolk to a 15-11 nightcap victory and a
sweep of a Great Northeast Athletic Conference baseball doubleheader
of Saint Joseph’s (Maine) Saturday afternoon at Malden Catholic
High School, as the Rams took the opener by a 7-0 final behind a complete-game
three-hit shutout effort on the mound by senior Steve Durant (Malden,
Mass.).
Suffolk (10-4, 2-0 Great Northeast) snapped a 5-5 tie with three fourth
inning runs in the nightcap on RBI doubles off the bats of Corcoran
and senior Nick Martinho (Middleton, Mass.) that followed a sacrifice
fly by junior Keith Carter (Newburyport, Mass.), but the visiting
Monks (7-8, 0-2 Great Northeast) closed back to within 8-7 in the
fifth on a two-run homer by sophomore Ben Grant-Roy
(Biddeford, Maine). The Rams plated three in the bottom of
the inning on a two-run triple by junior Chris Barber (Falmouth, Mass.)
and a sacrifice fly from sophomore Rory Gentile (Gloucester, Mass.),
but Saint Joseph’s evened matters with four runs in the sixth
on an RBI single by senior Brian Schools
(Gorham, Maine) and a two-run safety from Grant-Roy.
The Monks had a chance to take the lead in the seventh with runners
on the corners, but Suffolk freshman Steve Healey (Norwood, Mass.)
picked off a runner to end the frame, setting the stage for Corcoran’s
game-winning heroics in the extra frame.
Martinho joined Corcoran with three hits in the second game triumph
for the Rams, who also received a pair of hits off the bat of sophomore
Bobby Barrett (Milton, Mass.). Healey collected his first collegiate
win with 1 1/3 innings in relief of junior Reid Jackson (Burlington,
Mass.), who fanned seven over 6 2/3 innings of work. Grant-Roy finished
with three hits and five RBI in the nightcap setback for Saint Joseph’s,
who also received two hits each from Schools, junior
Wade Oliver (Owls Head, Maine) and
sophomore Mike Burdin (Gardiner,
Maine). Sophomore Pat Moran (Winterport,
Maine) and freshman Ian Lee (Hampden,
Maine) also went deep in the second game for the Monks, as sophomore
Mike Burdin took the loss on the mound in relief.
Suffolk jumped out to a 5-0 second inning lead in the opener, as Gentile
led off the first with a homer and Barrett forced in a run after being
hit by a pitch, and the Rams plated three more in the second on a
pair of passed balls and a bases loaded walk to Martinho, who rapped
out his fifth homer of the spring in the fourth. Barrett rapped out
his first round-tripper of the season to close out the scoring in
the fifth for Suffolk, as Durant scattered three hits and struck out
five to improve to 3-1 on the same mound that he pitched on in high
school. Moran took the loss in the opening game for
Saint Joseph’s fanning four in four innings of work for the
Monks.
Suffolk hosts Norwich in a Great Northeast doubleheader on Sunday
afternoon at Malden Catholic High School beginning at Noon, while
Saint Joseph’s hosts Johnson & Wales in a Great Northeast
twinbill on Sunday afternoon in Standish, Maine that begins at 1:00
p.m.
|
|
