Seahawks swept by Curry on Senior Day
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Curry | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 1 |
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Salve Regina | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 1 |
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Curry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 |
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Salve Regina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
NEWPORT, R.I. – The Salve Regina University baseball team dropped a pair of games to Curry College by scores of 9-0 and 9-7 during a Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) doubleheader on Senior Day at Brother Reynolds Field. With the two losses, the Seahawks drop to 12-22 overall and 4-8 during CCC play, while the Colonels improve to 13-18 on the season, including a 9-3 conference mark.
Prior to the start of game one, Salve Regina University honored seniors Matt Capone (East Providence, R.I.), Charles Kwolek (Greenville, R.I.), Laurence Liggett (Manasquan, N.J.), Nicholas Politelli (Warwick, R.I.) and Byron Reding (Darien, Conn.) for all of their contributions to the University and its baseball program.
Sophomore Tyler Colby (Easton, Conn.) had a team-high four hits on the day for the Seahawks, while senior Matt Capone went 3-for-7 with three runs scored in the double-dip. Sophomore Nicholas Dell Anno (Reading, Mass.) went 2-for-2 with a pair of RBI's in the nightcap, while junior Nicholas Gaj (Pawtucket, R.I.) finished 2-for-3 with a run scored.
Junior Matt Rodriguez (Quincy, Mass.) had a monster day at the plate for the Colonels, going 4-for-7 with two home runs, three runs scored, and five runs driven in, while senior Matt Drew (Waltham, Mass.) tossed a complete-game shutout to earn the win during the opener. Senior David Stevens (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) and sophomore Matt O'Neill (Milton, Mass.) both went 3-for-7 with two runs scored and three runs batted in, while freshman Matt Warren (Wilbraham, Mass.) had a four-hit afternoon.
The Colonels grabbed an early 2-0 lead in game one, scoring single runs in both the second and third innings, including an RBI single by Rodriguez.
Still leading 2-0 after four full innings, the Colonels opened things up with three runs in the fifth, two in the sixth, and two more in the seventh.
That was more than enough for starter Mat Drew who went the distance for the complete game shutout. Drew scattered eight hits over seven strong innings, striking out six without issuing a single free pass.
In the nightcap, Rodriguez quickly put the Colonels on top with a two-run blast in the top of the first.
The Seahawks answered with a pair of runs in the bottom half of the inning, receiving an RBI double by Dell Anno to tie the score at two.
The Colonels reclaimed the lead in the op of the second, as O'Neill delivered a two-run single to put Curry on top 4-2.
The runs kept coming, as the Seahawks countered with three runs in the bottom half of the frame, including an RBI double by Capone who then came around to score on a single by Colby to give Salve Regina a 7-6 advantage.
In the top of the sixth, the Colonels tied the game when an errant throw on a stolen base allowed O'Neill to scamper home from third. Rodriguez followed with his second home run of the contest, belting what turned out to be a game-winning two-run blast to put the Colonels on top 9-7.
Freshman Michael Musser (Greenwhich, Conn.) held the Seahawks in check the rest of the way, allowing just one hit over 3.1 innings to seal the 9-7 victory.
Both teams return to action with CCC doubleheaders on Monday at 2 p.m., with the Colonels hosting Endicott and the Seahawks welcoming Gordon.