STANDISH, MAINE - Freshman Charlie Furbush
(South Portland, ME) pitched a complete game shutout to lead Saint
Joe's past Thomas College in a North Atlantic Conference (NAC)
baseball contest at Mahaney Diamond.
Furbush improved his collegiate record to 6-0 with a dominating
performance over the Terriers pitching seven innings, giving up
only four hits, striking out 13 batters and allowing no base on
balls.
The Monks (25-9) (8-1 NAC) put single runs on the board in the
second and third innings to take a 2-0 lead after three complete
innings. Furbush cruised through the middle
innings and the Monks added insurance runs in the fifth and sixth
innings to take a commanding 4-0 lead after six innings. Furbush
closed the door in the seventh with two routine ground balls and a
strike out.
Senior Aaron Cieslak (Windham, ME) had 3 singles
and one RBI. First-year Luke Enman (Milan, NH)
recorded two hits and Furbush helped at the plate
with a single and a double and one run scored. Andy
Exley (Portland, ME) hit a solo home run in the contest to
help the offense.
Junior Ryan Rulman (Westbrook, ME) was the losing
pitcher for the Terriers (9-16) (1-6 NAC). Rulman
allowed 10 hits over 6 innings.
Senior Greg Kimball (Lebanon, ME) held Thomas
College to two runs over five innings to improve his record to(4-3)
and lead the Monks (26-9) (9-1 NAC) past the Terriers (9-17) (1-7
NAC) in game two.
Thomas took an early lead with two runs in the first inning but the
Monks scored one in the first and added five more in the second to
take a 6-2. Kimball shut down the Terriers after
the first inning and left the game after five innings with a 6-2
lead.
The Terriers battled back with two runs in the sixth inning off
sophomore reliever Dan Enman (Milan, NH).
Enman walked the leadoff batter in the sixth and
then allowed a two-run home run to the Terriers Brandon
Connors (Rochester, NH). With the score 6-4 and one out in
the sixth inning, Coach Will Sanborn called upon his closer, senior
Jack Hughes (Dudley, MA). Hughes recorded the last
two outs of the inning and his teammates provided three insurance
runs in the bottom of the inning to take a commanding 9-4 lead.
Hughes recorded his fourth save of the season by holding the
Terriers scoreless in the top half of the seventh.
Senior Andy Exley (Portland, ME) had three hits,
including his second home run of the day, and three RBI's to lead
the offense. The Monks had four players, Senior Derek
McIntosh (Auburn, ME), first-year Charlie
Furbush (South Portland, ME), first-year Luke
Enman (Milan, NH) and first-year Brian
Schools (Gorham, ME), with two hits in the game. Senior
Aaron Cieslak (Windham, ME) hit a solo home run
early in the game to help the Monk offense.
Connors led the Terriers offense with two hits and four RBI's.
First-year pitcher Mark Rouleau (Keene, NH) took
the loss giving up 13 hits to the Monks in six innings of work.