Worcester, MA/Holyoke, MA - The Saint Joseph's College baseball
team swept Becker College in Worcester, Mass., on Saturday, then
split a doubleheader with Elms College on Sunday to move to 7-1 in
NAC play.
Senior ace Sam Tupper (Yarmouth, ME) threw 6 solid
innings to beat the Becker College Hawks in game one. Tupper
allowed six hits and struck out five to move his personal record to
6-0. Cole Filosa (Milford, MA) closed out the 6-1
victory with a scoreless seventh inning. Wade
Oliver (Owl's Head, ME) posted a 2-4 game, including an
RBI. Junior shortstop Luke Enman (Milan, NH) and
third baseman Mark Clapp (Blue Hill, ME) each went
2-3. First baseman Ben Grant-Roy (Biddeford, ME)
drove in 3 runs in a 1-3 effort.
In game two against Becker, the Monks used an 11-hit attack to beat
the Hawks 9-3. Andy Pooler (Southwest Harbor, ME)
tossed 4.2 innings of shutout relief to earn the win. Pooler
replaced Andrew Keirstead (Westbrook, ME) and
improved his record to 2-0. Oliver was 2-4 with 2 RBI in the
nightcap and senior Keil Martin (Saco, ME)
contributed a 3-5, 2 RBI contest.
On Sunday, the Monks traveled to Holyoke, Mass. to take on Elms
College at MacKenzie Stadium. The Monks earned a split after taking
game one 6-2, and dropping the finale 10-8.
In game one, senior lefty Ben Cutter (Westbrook,
ME) moved his mark to 5-0. Cutter went the distance allowing 2 runs
on 5 hits, he walked 1 and struck out 6 Blazers. Oliver went 3-4
and scored a run out of his leadoff spot. Mark
Clapp posted two RBI's.
The Blazers took the nightcap by a count of 10-8. Despite
out-hitting Elms 13-9, the Royal Blue was unable to protect an
early 8-4 lead. Junior Ryan Boucher (Manchester,
NH) suffered the loss on the mound. The Monks were lead offensively
by Luke Enman and Mike Burdin
(Gardiner, ME) who each went 3-4 in the loss.
The Monks now stand at 23-5 overall, and 7-1 in North Atlantic
Conference play.
Saint Joseph's will play Host to Bowdoin College on Monday. The
non-conference tilt is set to begin at 3:30 p.m. at beautiful Larry
Mahaney Diamond on the campus of Saint Joseph's College.