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Monks Edge Golden Bears 3-2, Remain in Regional Title Hunt

Monks Edge Golden Bears 3-2, Remain in Regional Title Hunt

Pitching

Win: Andrew Keirstead (2-2)
Loss: Evan Michaud (4-4)
Save: Mason Roberge (2)

Batting

St. Joseph's (Me.)
2B: Ben Grant-Roy
3B: none
HR: none
Western New Eng.
2B: none
3B: none
HR: none
full stats
Posted: May 21, 2010

WILLIMANTIC, CT - #8 Saint Joseph's College (34-12, 11-3 GNAC) defeated #3 Western New England College (34-12, 17-5 TCCC), 3-2, in the second elimination game at Mansfield Athletic Complex on Friday. SJC starter Andrew Keirstead '10 (Westbrook, ME) earned the victory with 5.1 innings of seven-hit ball and Mason Roberge '11 (Franklin, NH) closed the door with 3.2 frames of scoreless relief in the triumph.

With the win, St. Joe's remains alive in the double-elimination NCAA New England Regional Tournament and will face #2 Wheaton College (34-9, 11-1 NEWMAC), who defeated #4 Eastern Connecticut in today's first elimination contest, at approximately 7:45 tonight.

Todd Keneborus '11 (Hollis Center, ME/Cheverus) went 3-3 with a run and an RBI and the Monks defense came up big with five double plays, which is a new program single-game record.

NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL RELEASE:

MANSFIELD, Conn.  (May 21) – In a do or die match-up, the Monks of St. Joseph's College (ME) scored three-runs in the top of the third, and used solid pitching by senior Andrew Keirstead (Westbrook, Maine) and junior Mason Roberge (Franklin, New Hampshire) to take a 3-2 elimination game victory over Western New England College Friday afternoon at the ECSU Baseball Stadium in day three of the 2010 NCAA Division III New England Regional tournament.
 
With the loss, the Golden Bears exited this year's regional tournament with an overall record of 34-12.  The Monks (34-12) , who are competing in their fifth regional tournament in the program's history, earned a place in game 12 and will face
No. 2 Wheaton College (MA) Friday night at 9 p.m. Wheaton eliminated No. 4 Eastern Connecticut, 9-4, in the first game Friday. In the third game Friday, No. 1 Tufts University was facing No. 7 Massachusetts Boston in a contesting featuring the two remaining unbeaten teams, with that winner advancing to the championship round Sautrday at 5 p.m.
 
To start off the afternoon, junior righty Evan Michaud (Windsor Locks, Conn.) made quick work of the Monks retiring three of the four batters he faced.  Using the early momentum the Golden Bears made their first dent of the day on the scoreboard after junior outfielder Ryan Dudzinski (Bristol, Conn.) reached home plate on a single by junior Tony Trubia (Tolland, Conn.)
 
After a scoreless second inning for both teams, St. Joseph's used four hits to jump out to a 3-1 lead, despite having two outs on the scoreboard.  Driving in the Monk's first run of the day was junior Todd Keneborus (Hollis Center, New Hampshire) on an RBI single which snuck through the right side. 
 
Keneborus was solid at the plate for the Monks as he went 3-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored.  Giving St. Joseph's its first lead of the afternoon was senior Ben Grant-Roy (Biddeford, Maine) on an RBI double to right field.  Senior Pat Moran (Winterport, Maine) plated the final run of the decisive inning with an infield single to make it a two-run ball game. 
 
Neither team would produce a run in the fourth and fifth innings, but in the bottom half of the sixth the Golden Bears made it a one-run game on an RBI single by senior Justin Walz (Groton, Conn.), which scored Dudzinski. 
 
Keirstead and Roberge scatted seven-hits in the victory, and surrendered just three walks, while fanning two batters.  The victory was Keirstead's second of the season against two losses, and the save marked Roberge's second. 
 
Starting on the hill for the Golden Bears was junior righty Evan Michaud (Windor Locks, Conn.), who surrendered all three runs through 7 2/3 innings.  Michaud led the afternoon with five strikeouts, and walked only three batters in what was his fourth loss of the year (4-4).  Closing out the contest was sophomore Mike Lawlor (Windsor, Conn.) who did not allow a hit in his 1 1/3 innings of work. 

 

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