Junior Chris Shank improved to 2-0 with an 11 strikeout performance against Northern Colorado

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Explodes Past Northern Colorado, 15-4
Shank dominant on the mound, Dunn drives in three for Ravens

PHOENIX, Ariz. (March 19, 2002) - Franklin Pierce University
erupted for 15 runs in the first four innings as it cruised a 15-4 win over the University of Northern Colorado in non-conference baseball action at Brazell Stadium on the campus of Grand Canyon University this afternoon.

Junior righthander Chris Shank (Westminster, Mass./Oakmont Regional) improved to 2-0 on the season as he allowed just two earned runs on three hits with 11 strikeouts and just two walks in seven innings of work. Both runs off Shank came by way of a pinch hit homerun by sophomore John Garcia in the top of the seventh, which snapped a string of 12.2 shutout innings of work for Shank to open the season.

Dunn totaled three RBIs for the Ravens

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scored seven runs in the first inning as it sent 11 batters to the plate in the frame. Freshman Eric Cavers (Otisfield, Maine/Oxford Hills) laced a two-run double and later stole home on a double-steal. Junior Mike Callahan (Worcester, Mass./St. Peter Marian) and freshman Bear Dunn (Charlton, Mass./Shepherd Hill) each chipped in RBI singles in the outburst.

The Ravens tacked on four more runs in the second inning to break the contest wide open. Cavers drove in junior Dan Close (Leominster, Mass./Leominster), who singled, with an infield single. Senior Eric Burney (Rockville, Conn./Rockville) laced a single up the middle that scored two runs.

Dunn finished the game hitting three-for-three with a double and three RBIs, while Cavers hit 2-4 with a double and three RBIs. Burney was 2-4 with two RBIs and junior Paul McAuliffe (Foxboro, Mass./Foxboro) hit 2-5 with an RBI.

Freshman righthander John Costanzo suffered the loss (0-3) as he was touched for 11 runs, ten earned, on eight hits with four walks in 1.1 innings of work. Angelo Telitz stopped the bleeding with three innings of no-hit relief with one strikeout and two walks.

Junior Mike Carrasco totaled two hits for Northern Colorado, while classmate Eric Aragon had an RBI single.

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(3-2) returns to action tonight to face Grand Canyon at 9 p.m., The Ravens and Northern Colorado (6-11) will square off again tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m.

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
UNC	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	4	6	5
FPC	7	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	X	15	15	0

Batteries
UNC: John Costanzo, Scott Montoya (2nd), Angelo Telitz (5th), Kyle Self (8th) and Lance Rankin
FPC: Chris Shank, Gary Laakso (8th), Bryan Borowski (9th) and Al Medeiros.

WP: Shank (2-0)
LP: Costanzo (0-3)
2B: Tate (3), Blancarte (1), Dunn (3), Cavers (1)
HR: Garcia (1)