Penmen, Ravens renew rivalry

By rbrown
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Updated: April 2, 2019

#7 Southern New Hampshire
(19-6, 5-1 NE10, 4-0 NE10 NE)
vs.
Franklin Pierce
(12-10, 5-1 NE10, 3-1 NE10 NE)
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 – 3:30 p.m.
Penmen Field – Hooksett, N.H.


Schedule/Results Roster Statistics	Schedule/Results Roster Statistics

Series: Tied 39-39-1
Last Meeting: SNHU 7, Franklin Pierce 2 (05/17/18 at Pleasantville, N.Y.)

SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Last Time Out: SNHU 6, Saint Anselm 1 (03/31/19 at Hooksett, N.H.)
Streak: Won 4

Offensive Leaders:
#9 Joshua Goldstein – 25 G, 25-77, .325/.465/.390, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 25 R, 2 2B, 12 BB, 10 SB
#25 Sam Henrie – 25 G, 31-101, .307/.373/.406, 1 HR, 23 RBI, 17 R, 3 2B, 2 3B, 12 BB, 10 SB
#7 Tom Blandini – 20 G, 23-75, .307/.360/.427, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 18 R, 2 2B, 2 3B, 7 BB, 7 SB
#2 Dylan Faircloth – 24 G, 23-85, .271/.383/.400, 3 HR, 17 RBI, 14 R, 2 2B, 12 BB, 3 SB
#8 Jake Coro – 22 G, 19-71, .268/.372/.408, 1 HR, 13 RBI, 18 R, 3 2B, 2 3B, 10 BB, 8 SB

Probable Starter:
#16 Jake Walkinshaw – 7 G, 6 GS, 3-0, 2.56 ERA, 38.2 IP, 29 H, 11 R, 11 ER, 45/13 K/BB

Out of the ‘Pen:
#36 Jeffrey Praml – 11 G, 1-0, 5 SV, 1.08 ERA, 16.2 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 23/4 K/BB
#13 Hayden Manning – 7 G, 0-2, 1 SV, 1.74 ERA, 10.1 IP, 11 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 7/5 K/BB
#11 Matthew Messier – 5 G, 0-0, 1.54 ERA, 11.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 12/2 K/BB

Notes: Southern New Hampshire, ranked seventh in the latest National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division II Poll, has now won four straight after polishing off the regular-season series sweep of Saint Anselm with a 6-1 victory Sunday … the Penmen snapped a 1-1 tie with a five-run sixth that led them to victory. … Junior Wesley Tobin (Portsmouth, N.H.) allowed one run on three hits over seven innings, while striking out three and walking one. … Sophomore Idelson Taveras (Lawrence, Mass.) went 2-for-2 at the plate with a pair of walks, an RBI and a run scored. … Redshirt-junior Joshua Goldstein (Haverhill, Mass.; walk, two RBI), sophomore Dakota Mulcay (Goffstown, N.H.; RBI, run) and junior Phoenix Hernandez (Brooklyn, N.Y.; run) were all 1-for-3. … SNHU has swept the regular-season series from FPU each of the last two years and has captured seven of the last eight meetings.

FRANKLIN PIERCE
Last Time Out: Franklin Pierce 3, Saint Michael’s 1 (03/31/19 at Rindge, N.H.)
Streak: Won 2

Offensive Leaders:
#2 James Boria – 21 G, 26-78, .333/.384/.462, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 15 R, 4 2B, 6 BB, 3 SB
#25 Jonel Ozuna – 21 G, 26-82, .317/.400/.500, 2 HR, 19 RBI, 15 R, 9 2B, 11 BB, 1 SB
#5 Brad Roberto – 22 G, 24-81, .296/.443/.432, 2 HR, 14 RBI, 20 R, 1 2B, 2 3B, 22 BB, 6 SB
#44 Jethro Hurt – 17 G, 13-51, .255/.400/.373, 1 HR, 13 RBI, 8 R, 3 2B, 9 BB, 1 SB
#32 Ural Forbes – 20 G, 19-77, .247/.337/.351, 7 RBI, 12 R, 8 2B, 8 BB

Probable Starter:
#17 Zach Hart – 3 G, 3 GS, 1-0, 1.76 ERA, 15.1 IP, 12 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 21/9 K/BB

Out of the ‘Pen
#40 Danny Gracia – 8 G, 1 GS, 0-2, 3 SVs, 2.55 ERA, 17.2 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 19/4 K/BB
#30 Patrick Hannon – 6 G, 1-0, 3.38 ERA, 8.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 9/3 K/BB
#15 Jack Wallace – 7 G, 0-0, 3.86 ERA, 7.0 IP, 10 H, 8 R, 3 ER, 5/6 K/BB

Notes: Franklin Pierce captured its second straight victory Sunday, winning the rubber match of its three-game set with Saint Michael’s. … The Ravens built a 3-0 lead in the middle innings and held off Saint Michael’s from there. … Senior Derek Duffy (2-0) fired eight strong innings, relinquishing just one run on four hits, while striking out 12 and not issuing a walk. … Freshman Danny Gracia struck out the side in order in the ninth for his third save of the season. … Senior Ural Forbes went 2-for-4 at the plate with a run scored. … Classmate Brad Roberto collected the other Raven hit, going 1-for-4 with a walk.