In Game One, Suffolk scored four runs in the seventh inning as they overcame an early five run deficit to top the Anchormen in the first game of their double header by a 13-8 score. The big blow of the game came off the bat of junior Nick Travelyn (Bedford, N.H.) who hit a bases clearing triple with two outs in the top half of the seventh to give the Rams a 12-8 lead.
Sophomore Charles Kilgore (Milford, N.H.) pitched 5 2/3 innings of relief only allowing one run while scattering five hits as he gave the Rams a huge lift out of the bullpen as Suffolk dug themselves out of an early hole for their first win of the 2010 season.
The Rams jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the first inning as senior Bobby Barrett (Milton, Mass.) knocked in his first run of the year with an RBI-single. Freshman John Vigliotti (Amesbury, Mass.) followed him up with a sacrifice fly to centerfield.
Rhode Island College would answer back quickly as they scored five runs in the bottom half of the inning. The first five hitters in the Anchormen lineup would all reach base safely on hits. Senior Jared Rossi (Johnston, R.I.) would start the game off doubling to right center, while junior Gary Levesque (East Providence, R.I.) and sophomore Joseph Stutts (Manchester, Conn.) would connect on RBI-singles in the inning. Sophomore Michael Nadiger (Warwick, R.I.) would later plate two runs with a single up the middle.
The Anchormen pushed their lead to 7-2 as senior Tim Schabowski (Pascoag, R.I.) chased Rams’ starter Alex Torres (Framingham, Mass.) with a two-run homer to right field.
Kilgore (1-0) would quickly settle into the game, retiring the first six hitters he faced giving the Rams a chance to close the gap.
The Rams got three runs back in the fourth as senior Jose Alejandro (Lowell, Mass.) hit an RBI-triple down the right field line before scoring on a passed ball. Freshman Mike Cunningham (Syosset, N.Y.) knocked in the other Suffolk run earlier that inning with a sacrifice fly.
Junior Andrew Babb (Ashland, Mass.) knocked in a pair of runs with a double deep in the left centerfield gap in the top half of the fifth to push the Rams within a run, 8-7.
Babb came around to score later in the inning to tie the game at 8-8 on an infield error.
The Rams took the lead in the sixth as Travelyn created havoc on the base paths stealing second and third base for the Rams before scoring a sacrifice fly off the bat of junior Mark Addesa (Revere, Mass.).
Babb finished the game going 2-for-3 for Suffolk with three runs scored with a pair of RBI, while senior Rory Gentile (Gloucester, Mass.) was also 2-for-3 with a pair of walks and also scored twice. Alejandro and Barrett also had a pair of hits for Suffolk as the Rams knocked out 11 hits in the game.
Suffolk did not commit an error in game one.
Sophomore Cory Madore (Carver, Mass.) took the loss in relief for Rhode Island College allowing five runs in an 1 2/3 of work. Anchormen starter Mike DeWald (Hope Valley, R.I.) went 4 2/3 innings scattering seven hits allowing six earned runs while fanning four.
In game two the
Rams once again dug themselves an early hole, this time the Rams
could not climb out of it as Rhode Island College scored seven runs
in the first three inning to roll to a 9-2 victory in the nightcap
of the double header.
The Anchormen jumped out quick 3-0 in the first as Tim Schabowski and Ronald Bracchi (Wappinger Falls, N.Y.) hit back-to-back doubles in the first. Junior Joseph Correia (Pascoag, R.I.) hit his first home run of the season in the second and Gary Levesque went deep in the third as Rhode Island collected eight hits over the first three innings.
Junior Chris Day (North Kingstown, R.I.) pitched five strong innings for the Anchormen for the victory fanning four Suffolk hitters.
Bobby Barrett stayed hot in the nightcap collecting three more hits for the Rams, while Andrew Babb picked up two more on the day including a triple in the fourth.
Suffolk got another strong outing of their bullpen as three Rams’ reliever only allowed two hits over 4 2/3 innings of work. Sophomore Tim Belanger (Raynham, Mass.) pitched three strong innings, while freshmen Matt Sliney (Brockton, Mass.) and Chris Campbell (Orchard Park, N.Y.) each worked the final two innings getting their first collegiate mound appearances.
Rhode Island College will be back in action on Sunday as they take on Framingham State College. Suffolk will take on Wheaton College at 3:30pm.