Saint Joseph’s Topples RPI, 12-3

Saint Joseph’s Topples RPI, 12-3

Pitching

Win: Zach Begin (1-0)
Loss: Thomas Neuman (0-1)

Batting

Saint Joseph's (Me.)
2B: Greg Emanuelson
3B: none
HR: none
Rensselaer
2B: Jake Defayette; Eric Zeppa
3B: none
HR: none
full stats
Posted: Mar 04, 2019

Photo courtesy of Blue Egg Images

AUBURNDALE, Fla. – Saint Joseph's College (3-0) toppled RPI (1-2), 12-3, in a non-conference baseball contest in the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational at Lake Myrtle Park on Monday afternoon.

The Monks stole 11 bases – the team's most since stealing nine versus Anna Maria last season (4/13/18) - as six different players pilfered at least on bag in the one-sided victory. The team record for steals in a game, 14, was achieved versus UMaine-Presque Isle on April 14th, 1991.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Monks faced a 1-0 deficit after three full frames and tied the game in the top of the fourth when sophomore center fielder Hunter Richardson (Monmouth, Maine) led off with a single, stole second, and later scored on a Greg Emanuelson (Hudson, N.H.) base hit. Saint Joseph's took the lead for good, as it played out, with four runs off three hits in the fifth when freshman third baseman Ronan Chisholm (North Chatham, Mass.) scored on a Jared Gagne (Dover, N.H.) sac fly and Matthew Martinello (Woodbridge, Conn.), Joey Murphy (Derry, N.H.), and Richardson scampered home on wild pitches.

Chisholm notched an RBI single in the sixth and Emanuelson scored on a passed ball in the seventh to stake the Monks to an 8-2 lead and Emanuelson roped a two-run double as part of a four-run eighth inning to account for the 12-3 final.

ON THE MOUND:

SJC sophomore starting pitcher Zach Begin (Georgetown, Mass.) fanned six batters and allowed two runs off four hits and a walk over 5.1 innings to pick up the victory while Matt Poff (Pelham, N.H.), Jonathon Rolfe (Plainville, Mass.), and Jonathan Marchia (Chicopee, Mass.) combined to strike out four batters while fiving up a run off four hits and a free pass over 3.2 innings of relief.

RPI employed six pitchers in the setback with Thomas Neuman taking the loss after yielding four runs off four hits and a walk in one inning of work.

OFF THE BAT:

  • Murphy was 2-4 with a run, a stolen base, and an RBI and was the Monks' lone repeat hitter
  • Gagne went 1-3 with a pair of runs and tied a program record with four stolen bases
  • Chisholm was 1-2 with two runs and a pair of steals
  • RPI left fielder Jake Dafayette went 3-4 with a run scored and was the Engineers' only repeat hitter

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

With the victory, Saint Joseph's improves to 1-2 all-time versus RPI.

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's will take on Gwynedd Mercy tomorrow at 9:00 AM.

 

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Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy in Portland, Maine, Saint Joseph’s College is Maine’s Catholic liberal arts college in the Mercy tradition. We are inclusive of all faiths, including no faith. The 474-acre campus, located on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine offers more than 40 undergraduate programs and a Division III athletic program to a population of approximately 1,000 on-campus students. A pioneer of distance education since the 1970s, the College also provides online certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees for thousands more working adults who reside in more than 20 other countries. In 2015 the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College’s focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions within local, regional, and global communities. In 2018, Princeton Review recognized SJC as one of its “Green Colleges” for its sustainability initiatives. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu.