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Franklin Pierce SPARTANBURG,
S.C. (February 19, 2006) –
Franklin Pierce, ranked No. 20 in this week’s Collegiate Baseball
magazine Division II Coaches’ poll, took the rubber game of its
three-game weekend series with the University of South Carolina
Upstate, posting a 9-3 victory in non-conference baseball action at
Harley Park today.
Senior second baseman Mike
Chambers’ (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry)
first home run of the season in the seventh inning broke a 3-3 tie and
sent Franklin Pierce on to six unanswered runs and its second win in
three contests with USC Upstate this weekend. Chambers finished
1-for-4 with a stolen base and three runs scored for the Ravens.
Sophomore Matt
Anderson (Medford, Mass./Medford)
was 3-4 with a pair of RBI, while freshman Scott
Savastano (Plymouth, Mass./Plymouth North),
a 33rd round draft pick of the Chicago White Sox in 2005,
was a perfect 3-3 with a double, stolen base and RBI. Junior Vinny
Pennell (Spencer, Mass./David Prouty)
was 2-3 with a stolen base and RBI, while senior All-American Bryan
Duplissie (East Swanzey, N.H./Monadnock Regional)
and junior Kim
Hart (Gorham, Maine/Gorham)
each added a pair of hits and an RBI. Sophomore Shane Presutti (Southbridge, Mass./Quinsigamond CC) earned the win with four innings of two-hit shutout relief, fanning three and walking none in his debut for the Ravens.
No
USC Upstate batters registered multiple hits on the day as senior Matt
Goyea (St. Charles, Mo.)
finished 1-for-4 with an RBI and run scored. Sophomore Kyle
Bowley (Apopka, Fla.)
was 1-2 with a double and run scored, while junior Bret
Hansen (Charlotte, N.C.)
was 1-4 with a double and run scored.
Sophomore Scott
Eckard (Lake Mary, Fla.) suffered
the loss in his first decision of the season, yielding four runs, just
one earned, on eight hits and three walks with four strikeouts in
seven innings of work.
For the third-straight game, Franklin Pierce scored in the top
of the first, this time with three unearned as a result of three USC
Upstate errors in the frame. Duplissie had the Ravens lone hit of the
inning with an RBI single with one out.
After the Ravens left the bases loaded in the top of the
fourth, USCU rallied with three in the home half to knot the score.
Goyea collected an RBI single after Hansen led off with a double. The
Spartans also added runs as a result of a wild pitch and on a ground
out.
Chambers put the Ravens up for good with his solo blast to left
with two out in the seventh. Franklin Pierce added a run in the eighth
with an Anderson RBI single to right center, and then broke the game
wide open with four in the ninth. Hart drove in Chambers, who was hit
by a pitch, to lead off the inning and Savastano and Anderson each
added RBI singles. Pennell also scored when he stole home on a delayed
double steal with Savastano. Franklin Pierce (2-1, 0-0 NE-10) is scheduled to return to action on Friday, March 3, when it visits Wilmington (Del.) College for a doubleheader at 1 p.m. USC Upstate (5-4, 0-0 Peach Belt) hosts Mars Hill College on Tuesday at 4 p.m. |
