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Box Score 2 STANDISH, Maine – Saint Joseph's College (27-10, 12-6 GNAC) swept a Great Northeast Athletic Conference baseball doubleheader from New England College (8-27, 6-12 GNAC) on Tuesday at Larry Mahaney Diamond, claiming a 3-2 walk-off victory in the opener before prevailing, 15-12, in a wild nightcap.
Sophomore Nic Frink (Scarborough, Maine) earned both wins out of the bullpen and drove in five runs in the second game to help power the Monks to the sweep.
GAME ONE – Saint Joseph's 3, New England College 2
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Saint Joseph's used steady pitching and timely hitting to edge New England College in the opener. After the Pilgrims scored an unearned run in the first, sophomore Nick Villano (Peabody, Mass.) tied the game with an RBI double in the second and sophomore Jake Carlisle (Portsmouth, N.H.) put the Monks in front with a solo homer in the fifth.
New England College pulled even on a solo shot in the seventh, but the Monks answered immediately in the bottom half. Junior Vinny O'Leary (North Quincy, Mass.) drew a leadoff walk, moved into scoring position on a sacrifice bunt, and came home when senior Jared Wilhelm (Tolland, Conn.) lined the game-winning single to center for the 3-2 walk-off victory.
ON THE MOUND:
Saint Joseph's:
- Tyler Nelson (Fr., Medford, Mass.) – 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
- Nic Frink (W, 2-0) – 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
New England College:
- Paul Foster – 6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
- Colby Rohr (L, 0-4) – 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
IN THE BOX:
Saint Joseph's:
New England College:
- Jaken Pellerin – 1-for-3, 2 RBI, HR
- Ryan Cote – 1-for-3, R, 2B
GAME TWO – Saint Joseph's 15, New England College 12
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Saint Joseph's saved its best for last in a wild nightcap, storming back from an early 5-0 hole and exploding for 14 runs over the final two innings to complete the sweep.
Trailing 6-1 entering the seventh, the Monks erupted for six runs to move in front, 7-6. Frink started the comeback with a sacrifice fly, Wilhelm launched a three-run homer, senior Ryan Kastle (Concord, N.H.) worked a bases-loaded walk to tie the game, and O'Leary followed with a sacrifice fly to give Saint Joseph's its first lead.
New England College answered with a two-run homer in the eighth, but the Monks responded with their biggest punch of the day in the bottom half. Frink lined a two-run jack over the left field wall to put Saint Joseph's back on top, and the Monks piled on from there with RBI contributions from senior Michael Richards (Melrose, Mass.) and sophomore Nick Brindle (Pittsfield, Mass.) before surviving a late NEC push to win, 15-12.
ON THE MOUND:
Saint Joseph's:
- Henry Paquette (So., Pelham, N.H.) – 3.0 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
- William Dionne (So., Somerset, Mass.) – 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
- Ryan Thurber (Sr., South Portland, Maine) – 1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Nic Frink (W, 3-0) – 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB
- Devin Kelly (Fr., Falmouth, Maine) – 0.1 IP, 0 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB
- Thomas O'Koniewski (Sr., Lawrence, Mass.) – 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
New England College:
- Nate Gallant – 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 K
- Benoit Beaudoin – 1.0 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 BB
- Kaiden Chase (L, 1-2) – 0.1 IP, 2 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 3 BB
- Colby Rohr – 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB
IN THE BOX:
Saint Joseph's:
- Nic Frink – 2-for-5, HR, 5 RBI
- Jared Wilhelm – 2-for-6, HR, 3 RBI
- Nick Brindle – 2-for-4, 3 R, 2 RBI
- Jake Carlisle – 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B
- Ryan Kastle – RBI, 3 BB
- Michael Richards – 1-for-2, RBI
New England College:
- Brady Philibotte – 3-for-6, 4 RBI, HR
- Jaken Pellerin – 2-for-4, RBI, 2 BB
- Harold Martinez – 2-for-5, 2 RBI
- Tyler Fenton – 2-for-5, RBI
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:
With the sweep, Saint Joseph's improves to 17-3 all-time against New England College.
NEXT!
Saint Joseph's returns to action tomorrow when the Monks host University of Southern Maine in a non-conference bout set to start at 4:00 PM.
