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Old Dominion 13 Northeastern 0

Norfolk, Va. - Junior right-hander Dan Hudson struck out 11 in just over seven innings of work and the Monarchs of Old Dominion scored 13 runs on 16 hits to shutout the Huskies of Northeastern 13-0 at Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Saturday afternoon. Nine of the Monarchs 16 hits went for extra bases, including two doubles, three triples and four home runs.

With the game scoreless heading into the bottom of the fifth, ODU shortstop Gerard Hall took it upon himself to get the Monarchs on the board. Hall opened the inning with a single to right and promptly stole second and third base. Northeastern starter Les Williams struck out the next two Monarch batters, but with Williams pitching from the windup and with right-handed batter Jimmy Miles in the box, Hall stole home sliding up under the tag of NU catcher Frank Pesanello. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Alabama, Auburn, Big East, CAA, Cincinnati, Kentucky, Louisville, Northeastern, Old Dominion, SEC, South Florida, Vanderbilt, Villanova

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NORFOLK, VA–Old Dominion University (19-21/10-10) junior righthander Anthony Shawler (Oscar Smith HS) tossed a complete game two-hit shutout and struckout a school record tying 18 batters as the Monarchs defeated Northeastern, 10-0 Friday night.

The 18 strikeouts ties him for the school mark originally set on April 15, 2006 by Jason Godin against the same Northeastern Huskies. Justin Verlander (’04) now with the Detroit Tigers fanned 17 twice during his Monarch career. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: CAA, Northeastern, Old Dominion

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UNC Wilmington 17 Delaware 7

WILMINGTON, N.C. - Senior Jason Appel tied his career-high with four hits and senior Daniel Hargrave knocked in four runs as No. 29 UNC Wilmington fought through three weather delays to win its Colonial Athletic Association baseball series against Delaware with a 17-7 win on Sunday at Bob Hannah Stadium.

UNCW, who scored 43 runs in the series, improved to 29-8-1 overall and 18-2-1 in the CAA. The Blue Hens, meanwhile, saw their record fall to 13-24 and 6-12. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic 10, CAA, Charlotte, Delaware, Duquesne, Northeastern, Temple, Towson, UMass, UNC-Wilmington

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UMass 4 BC 3

BOSTON, Mass. - For the first time since 2000, UMass (11-14) won the Beanpot Championship by defeating the Boston College Eagles (18-18), 4-3, behind a fantastic pitching performance from Mike DiCato (Winthrop, Mass.) on Tuesday afternoon at Fenway Park. DiCato took a no-hitter into the ninth inning before allowing a bloop single with no outs. The Eagles looked to make a comeback in the bottom of the ninth, but Mitchell Eilenberg (Brooklyn, N.Y.) shut down the Eagle’s offense by retiring the final two batters of the game for his second save of the season. BC’s starter, Kevin Moran, struggled in the top of the first, allowing three runs to give UMass a 3-0 lead. Brian Baudinet (Watertown, Conn.) and Jim Macdonald (Cheshire, Conn.) each finished with two hits for UMass. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Atlantic 10, Beanpot, Boston College, CAA, Harvard, Ivy League, Northeastern, UMass

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Gonzaga 18 Washington 3

SPOKANE, Wash. (http://www.gozags.com April 14, 2008) Seven Gonzaga University batters recorded multiple hits as the Bulldogs exploded for 18 hits to down visiting University of Washington 15-3 Monday night at Patterson Baseball Complex and Washington Trust Field in Spokane. Jason Chatwood and Mark Castellitto led the brigade, recording three hits a piece.

Gonzaga (19-16, 2-6 WCC) starter Reedy Berg (2-2) earned the victory as the freshman allowed three runs on six his while striking out eight over 6.0 innings pitched. Reliever Andrew Danner earned his first career save as the rookie pitched 3.0 scoreless innings to end the game. UW (23-11) starter Geoff Brown (2-1) was tagged with the loss, allowin seven runs on eight hits in over 2.1 innings of work. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big East, CAA, Gonzaga, Northeastern, Pac 10, UConn, Washington, West Coast Conference

#28 North Carolina-Wilmington 10 Georgia State 9 Recap
James Madison 8 Delaware 7 Recap
George Mason 10 Hofstra 4 Recap
Towson 12 Old Dominion 9 Recap
Game 1: William and Mary 15 New York Tech 9 Recap
Game 2: William and Mary 7 New York Tech 2 (7 innings) Recap
VCU 16 Northeastern 2 Recap

Tags: CAA, CAA Recap, Delaware, George Mason, Georgia State, Hofstra, James Madison, New York Tech, Northeastern, Old Dominion, Towson, UNC-Wilmington, VCU, William and Mary

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FAU 6 Miami (FL) 3

CORAL GABLES, FL - Florida Atlantic right-hander Michael Obradovich struck out a season-best seven batters, allowing just three runs in eight outstanding innings and All-America candidate William Block hit two home runs in the Owls’ 6-3 win over No. 1 Miami.

Florida Atlantic (19-11) bolstered its 2008 resume with a road win over the nation’s best team. FAU is averaging 41 victories per season since 1999, during that span the Owls have qualified for NCAA Regional play six times. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, ACC Recap, Big South, Boston College, CAA, Clemson, Coastal Carolina, Duke, FAU, Georgia, GT, High Point, Liberty, Maryland, MEAC, Miami (FL), Mount St. Mary's, NC AT, NC State, NEC, Northeastern, South Carolina, Southern Conference, Sun Belt, UNC-Greensboro, UVA, VCU, VT, Wake Forest

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George Mason 5 Towson 4

Towson, Md. - The George Mason baseball team snapped a four-game losing streak on Sunday afternoon when the Patriots scored five runs in the first three innings and then held off Towson over the final six as Mason beat the Tigers, 5-4.

Mason scored in the first when Chris Henderson and Justin Bour hit two-out singles and Scott Krieger brought home Henderson with a single to left. Towson tied the game in the bottom of the inning behind a walk and a double. Mason took the lead for good in the second behind the game’s lone error. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: CAA, CAA Recap, George Mason, Georgia State, James Madison, Longwood, Northeastern, Old Dominion, Towson, UNC-Wilmington, VCU, William and Mary

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BOSTON, Mass. - Junior Jeff Thomson hurled a complete game as Northeastern snapped UNC Wilmington’s 21-game winning streak with a 6-4 victory in game one of a Colonial Athletic Association doubleheader on Saturday at Friedman Diamond. UNCW earned a split of the twinbill behind Brad Holt’s 1-hitter in an 11-1 win in the nightcap. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: CAA, Northeastern, UNC-Wilmington

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BROOKLINE, Mass. - Leftfielder Sam Shaughnessy fielded a base hit and fired to third baseman Eric Campbell who relayed the ball to Tony Sanchez to gun down the potential tying run at home plate in the bottom of the eighth inning to help Boston College hold on and defeat Northeastern 8-7 on Tuesday afternoon at Freidman Diamond. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ACC, Boston College, CAA, Northeastern

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William and Mary 9 Delaware 4

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - Senior Paul Juliano hit a grand slam in the seventh inning to help William and Mary earn a 9-4 victory against Delaware on a cold and rainy afternoon at Plumeri Park on Sunday. With the triumph, W&M claimed the series against UD and improves its record to 18-10 overall and 9-6 in conference play.

In addition to the grand slam, Juliano went 2-for-2 with five RBI. The Northfield, N.J., native also drew three walks as he reached base in all five of his trips to the plate. Senior Greg Maliniak also hit a home run, while classmate Tim Park went 3-for-5 with a run scored. Junior Jeff Jones came up big with a 2-for-4 effort and scored twice. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: CAA, CAA Recap, Delaware, George Mason, Georgia State, Hofstra, James Madison, Northeastern, Old Dominion, UNC-Wilmington, VCU, William and Mary

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James Madison 6 Hofstra 2

Hempstead, NY- Justin Wood pitched a complete game, allowing only four hits and striking out six to lead James Madison past Hofstra in game two of a Colonial Athletic Association series Saturday afternoon. Trevor Knight had two RBI for the Dukes while Matt Prokopowicz contributed a single and a run scored for the Pride. Hofstra falls to 8-18 (0-11 CAA) while James Madison improves to (18-7, 11-3 CAA). Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Albany, America East, CAA, CAA Recap, Delaware, George Mason, Georgia State, Hofstra, James Madison, Northeastern, Old Dominion, Towson, UNC-Wilmington, VCU, William and Mary

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Northeastern 8 URI 6

Junior Frank Pesanello hit what was the eventual game-winning, pinch-hit, three-run homer in the top of the eighth inning to guide the Northeastern University baseball team to an 8-6 victory over the Rhode Island Rams at Bill Beck Field in Kingston, Rhode Island on Tuesday evening.

Pesanello’s homer was his sixth of the season, putting him second on the team behind captain Mike Lyon, who has eight on the season. Lyon, who has been anchoring the Husky attack all season, led the team with three hits, including two doubles, an RBI and a run scored. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic 10, Big South, CAA, Coastal Carolina, Eastern Illinois, Kentucky, LaSalle, Liberty Bell Classic, Missouri Valley, Northeastern, Ohio Valley Conference, Rhode Island, SEC, Southern Conference, Southern Illinois, Temple, The Citadel, Xavier

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College of Charleston 8 Davidson 6

Michael Kohn broke a ninth inning tie with an RBI double and Brandon Sizemore homered and collected four hits lifting the College of Charleston to an 8-6 win at Davidson and a sweep of its three-game Southern Conference baseball series at Wilson Field on Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Albany, America East, Atlantic 10, CAA, Coastal Carolina, College of Charleston, Davidson, Furman, George Mason, James Madison, Northeastern, Old Dominion, Rhode Island, Southern Conference, Temple, The Citadel, UNC-Wilmington, William and Mary

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NU 10 George Mason 6

Shortstop Mike Lyon continued on his torrid pace, clubbing a pair of two-run homers to help guide the Huskies to a 10-6 win against George Mason at Spuhler Field in Fairfax, Va. on Friday afternoon. Lyon’s second home run was the 25th his career, putting him ahead of NU great Carlos Pena (24) for ninth all time in Northeastern history. Although the game was in Fairfax, the Huskies batted last in the game, as the series was originally scheduled to be played at the Huskies’ Friedman Diamond. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: CAA, George Mason, Northeastern