Senior captain Scott Loiseau hit a combined 7-12 with two homeruns and eight RBIs in the doubleheader.

SAINT ROSE BASEBALL DROPS A PAIR TO NE-10 RIVAL FRANKLIN PIERCE

ALBANY, N.Y (April 20, 2002) -- The College of Saint Rose varsity baseball team dropped a pair of Northeast-10 Conference games to visiting Franklin Pierce today at Walker Field at Bleecker Stadium. The Golden Knights (23-15/12-6 NE-10) fell 15-5 in the opener and dropped the nightcap 18-10.

In the opener, junior designated hitter Chris Burdo belted a solo home run in the first inning that tied the game 1-1. The Ravens (18-13/11-7 NE-10) added a run in the second before exploding for four more in the third and five on top of that in the fourth to extend their lead to 11-1.

Saint Rose freshman shortstop Paul Greco then belted a three-run homer over the left field fence in the bottom of the fourth, but Franklin Pierce added two runs in both the fifth and eighth innings to thwart any thought of a Saint Rose comeback.

Senior shortstop Scott Loiseau (Worcester, Mass./St. Peter Marian) went 4-for-6 with three RBI and a home run while junior designated hitter Chris Shank (Westminster, Mass./Oakmont Regional) went 2-for-5 with two home runs for the Ravens. Junior center fielder Paul McAuliffe (Foxboro, Mass./Foxboro) and sophomore first baseman Dante Blancarte (Amesbury, Mass./Amesbury) also homered for Franklin Pierce. Meanwhile, junior right-hander Jon White (Medford, Mass./Arlington Catholic) scattered five hits, allowed just one earned run and fanned six in 7.0 innings of work to go to 6-3 on the year.

The Golden Knights jumped to a 4-0 lead in the second inning of the finale when junior first baseman Kevin Jette went yard with a solo shot before junior shortstop Erik Hoover, freshman second baseman Josh Colafemina and junior left fielder Jose Segura belted consecutive RBI base hits.

An inning later, Loiseau and Blancarte both answered with three-run home runs that put the Ravens ahead 6-4. Franklin Pierce then pushed across 10 runs in the sixth to put the game out of reach.

Hoover went 3-for-5 with four RBI while Segura finished 3-for-6 with two RBI to lead the Golden Knights. Junior second baseman Mike Callahan (Worcester, Mass./St. Peter Marian) went 4-for-5 with four RBI while Loiseau finished 3-for-6 with five RBI and a home run to pace the Ravens.

The two clubs will conclude their weekend series tomorrow with a noon doubleheader in Rindge, NH.

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
FP	1	1	4	5	2	0	0	2	0	15	15	3
Saint Rose	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	5	6	6

Battery
Franklin Pierce: Jon White, Greg Basile (8) and Eric Cavers.
Saint Rose: Chris Wright, Leon Kruset (5) and Joe Mariano, Freddie Harris (8).

WP - White (6-3)
LP - Wright (3-2)

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
FP	1	1	4	5	2	0	0	2	0	15	15	3
Saint Rose	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	5	6	6

Battery
Franklin Pierce: A.J. Hatton, Gary Laakso (4), Scott Loiseau (6) and Eric Cavers.
Saint Rose: James Derby, Mark Ritz (6), Paul Greco (6), Peter Scutero (8) and Joe Mariano, Tom Wood (6).

WP - Laakso (2-0)
LP - Derby (5-1)

"Courtesy Saint Rose Sports Information"