Baseball Earns Split With Becker In NAC Doubleheader
BASEBALL EARNS SPLIT WITH BECKER IN NAC DOUBLEHEADER
HOLYOKE, MA, April 19, 2007 - Elms College freshman pitcher Sean Bergeron (Chicopee, MA) tossed a one-hit shutout in game one, but Becker College junior pitcher Ryan Pacyna (New Britain, CT) answered with a complete-game six strikeout performance in the second game to lift the Hawks to a split of Thursday's North Atlantic Conference (NAC) baseball doubleheader at MacKenzie Stadium.
Elms College won the first game 3-0, but Becker forced the split with a 6-4 win in the nightcap.
With the split, Elms College snapped an eight-game skid to improve to 4-14-1 overall, 1-3 NAC, while Becker College improved to 7-11 overall, 2-2 NAC.
Junior center fielder Joe Ferry (Palmer, MA) went 2 for 3 with a pair of singles in game one for the Blazers.
Bergeron struck out three in the complete-game shutout. He also went 1 for 2 at the plate and added two RBI in the winning effort for the Blazers.
Becker sophomore pitcher Joe Petracone (Ware, MA) allowed three runs and struck out three in 5.0 innings of work for the Hawks in the loss in game one.
In game two, Becker scored three runs in the first inning and took a 4-3 lead into the top of the sixth inning before tacking on two more runs to extend the lead to 6-3.
Elms College rallied in their half of the sixth when sophomore center fielder Nick Mackowiak (Dudley, MA) laced an RBI double, scoring freshman shortstop Dan Ingraham (Granby, MA) to narrow the lead to 6-4. From there, Pacyna retired the Blazers in order to seal the victory.
Becker junior shortstop Jay Paquette (Oxford, MA) went 2 for 4 at the dish and registered three RBI in the win for the Hawks.
Mackowiak went 3 for 3 with three RBI in the losing effort for the Blazers.
The Blazers return to North Atlantic Conference action on Saturday, April 21 when they host Husson in a doubleheader. Game one is set for 1:00 p.m.