Athletics - Franklin Pierce University

Senior Elliott Shea was a combined 5-for-7 with five runs scored, a double, two triples, a home run and two RBI in Sunday's sweep of Post University.

#12 Franklin Pierce Finishes
Off Two-Day Sweep
Ravens sweep four-game two-day series with Post University; take game one, 7-0, before claiming 11-0 decision in nightcap this afternoon

RINDGE, N.H. (March 5, 2006) – Franklin Pierce, ranked No. 12 in this week’s Collegiate Baseball magazine Division II Coaches’ poll, finished off a commanding two-day four-game series sweep of Post University with victories of 7-0 and 11-0 in a non-conference baseball doubleheader at Dr. Arthur and Martha Pappas Field this afternoon.

Franklin Pierce has won six-straight and is off to a 6-1 start for the first time in program history after the four wins over Post this weekend. Senior Elliott Shea (Jaffrey, N.H./Conant) paced the Ravens offensive attack by hitting a combined 5-for-7 with five runs scored, a double, two triples, a home run and two RBI on the day. Junior Vinny Pennell (Spencer, Mass./David Prouty) was 3-for-5 with three runs scored, a homer and three RBI.

Seven Raven pitchers limited the Eagles to seven hits, just one for extra bases, in 14 shutout innings for the day.

In game one, Franklin Pierce jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning and three Raven pitchers combined for a three-hit shutout in the 7-0 triumph.

Junior All-American Garrett Olson was 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in game one today.

Junior All-American Garrett Olson (Norway, Maine/Oxford Hills) led the offense as he hit 3-for-4 with a double and run scored, while Shea was 2-4 with a triple, RBI and two runs scored. Senior All-American Bryan Duplissie (East Swanzey, N.H./Monadnock Regional) finished 2-4 with two runs scored, while Pennell and junior Kim Hart (Gorham, Maine/Gorham) were both 1-2 with an RBI.

Senior Tyler Cummings (South Paris, Maine/Oxford Hills) picked up his first win of the season (1-0) for the Ravens, allowing just two hits with three strikeouts over five shutout innings.
Senior Pete Smaldone (Amityville, N.Y.) hit 2-for-2 for Post, while sophomore Chris Ouelette (Uncasville, Conn./Montville) was 1-3.

Freshman Brandon Wyman (Manchester, Conn./East Catholic) suffered the loss on the mound for the Eagles, yielding six runs, just three earned, on eight hits and two walks with four strikeouts over five innings.

Franklin Pierce struck for three runs in the bottom of the first inning as Olson led off with a double and scored on a Shea single. Senior Mike Chambers (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry) drove in Shea with a sacrifice fly before the final run scored on a groundout.

The Ravens added a pair in the third on a sac fly from Hart before Pennell stole home with two out. The runs came right after Post had its lone threat of the contest with runners on first and second with one out. Ouelette delivered a single to center, but Ryan Depolo (Milford, Conn./North Rockland) was thrown out at the plate and the next batter lined out to kill the rally. Franklin Pierce rounded out the scoring with single runs in the fourth and sixth.

Boxscore & Play-by-Play

In the nightcap, Franklin Pierce erupted for nine runs in the fourth inning after scoring a single run in the first. The Ravens have scored in their first at bat in six of their seven games this season and 12 of 14 dating back to last season. Nine of the Ravens 12 hits in the game were for extra bases, including five home runs.

After going 2-for-4 with two runs scored in game one, senior All-American Bryan Duplissie took the mound in game two and allowed just two hits with five strikeouts in four shutout innings and also belted a home run in the nightcap.

Shea was a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate with a triple, homer, three runs scored and an RBI to lead the Ravens offense. Chambers finished 2-3 with a homer and three RBI, while senior Randy Fenton (Worcester, Mass./Doherty) hit 2-3 with a double, homer and three RBI. Pennell batted 2-3 with a homer, two runs scored and two RBI.

Duplissie earned the win (1-1), yielding just two hits in four scoreless innings of work with five strikeouts and no walks. Three Raven relievers faced just one over the minimum in the final three frames.

Junior Matt Reault (Agawam, Mass./Agawam) was one of four Post batters to go 1-for-3, belting a double in the second inning.

Freshman Matthew Keiser (Woodbury, Conn./Nonnewaug) suffered the loss on the mound for the Eagles, surrendering ten earned runs on nine hits and a walk with two strikeouts in 3.1 innings.

Shea belted his third home run of the season (second of the weekend) with one out to put Franklin Pierce on the board in the first. The Ravens broke the game open with nine in the fourth. Chambers followed a leadoff triple from Shea with a homer. Duplissie went back-to-back with Chambers for his second homer of the season, before Fenton belted a three-run bomb for his first homer of the season. Pennell led off the fifth with a home run to round out the scoring.

Boxscore & Play-by-Play

Franklin Pierce (6-1, 0-0 NE-10) is scheduled to face Queens College on Long Island next Saturday at 3 p.m. Post University (4-7, 0-0 CACC) is slated to face reigning Northeast Regional champion Southern Connecticut State University tomorrow at 3 p.m.