Standish, ME - The St. Joseph's College baseball
team defeated Salem State College by a score of 9-3 in
non-conference action on Wednesday at Larry Mahaney Diamond. With
the victory, the Monks move their overall record to 25-5. Head
coach Will Sanborn has now won 25 or more games eight times; he is
currently in his 15th season at the helm.
After two scoreless innings it was the Vikings who got on the board
first, using a pair of hits to plate 2 third inning runs. The Royal
Blue would answer by tying the contest in their half of the frame.
Sophomore Wade Oliver (Owl's Head, ME) blasted a
one out offering deep and gone to left-centerfield for his first
homerun of the year. Senior Keil Martin (Saco, ME)
reached on a two-out single, and scored on shortstop Luke
Enman's (Milan, NH) RBI double to right-field to tie the
score at 2-2.
The Monks would score two more runs in the bottom of the fourth
inning. DH Rick Sarmento (Lowell, MA) singled through the right
side was followed by a Travis Adams (Saco, ME) base hit. After a
sacrifice bunt by captain Brian Schools (Gorham,
ME) moved both men into scoring position, up stepped Oliver with an
RBI opportunity. Oliver wasted no time, delivering a 2 run double
sharply down the left-field line to push the St. Joe's advantage to
4-2.
In the fifth inning the Monks scored a single run to make it a 5-2
game. Keil Martin drew a one out walk and scored
on Enman's second RBI double of the afternoon.
The Royal Blue used three hits and a Viking error to put the
visitors away with a 4-run seventh inning. Oliver got things
started with a single, then after a groundout, Martin drew a walk.
Luke Enman then produced his third RBI double of
the game to score Oliver. Martin came home when a Salem State
pick-off attempt was thrown into centerfield. Enman then scampered
home on a wild pitch to advance the lead to 8-2. Dustin
Spiller (Gorham, ME) then drilled his first homerun of the
season off of the scoreboard in left-centerfield to put the home
Monks on top 9-2.
Wade Oliver (3-5) and Luke Enman
(3-3) each had 3 hits and 3 RBI to pace the Royal Blue offense.
Oliver also converted his fourth outfield assist of the season,
gunning down a Salem State runner at home plate with a little help
from relay-man Brian Schools. Keil Martin chipped
in a 2-2 day with 3 runs scored, and catcher Travis
Adams was 2-4 with a run.
First Year RHP Craig Woodbrey (Gorham, ME) earned
his first collegiate victory on the mound for the Monks. Woodbrey
threw 88 pitches during his 5 strong innings of work. He allowed
just 2 runs on 4 hits and struck out 2. Sophomore Chris
Leger (Jaffrey, NH) tossed 2 scoreless innings of relief,
giving up 1 hit and striking out 1. Southpaw Cole
Filosa (Milford, MA) struck out 2 in a scoreless eighth
inning. Junior Ryan Boucher (Manchester, NH)
allowed the Vikings 1 run on 1 hits and a walk in the ninth, but
managed to preserve the 9-3 victory.
The Monks will be in action next on Thursday when they renew their rivalry with the University of Southern Maine. The action will be at beautiful Larry Mahaney Diamond on the campus of Saint Joseph's College beginning at 3:30 p.m.
