Nighthawks Rally Past Baseball
| Final (12) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury (12-18, 6-10) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Becker (17-15, 11-5) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 5 | ||
| @ Leicester, Mass. | Rochdale Park | |||||||||||||||
| Pitching |
|---|
| Win: Craig Barnett (1-2) - Newbury |
| Loss: Keon Jenkins (4-2) - Becker |
| Save: Lyndon Brundige (2) - Newbury |
| Newbury Batting |
|---|
| 2B: David Dubay; Ryan Zahornasky |
| 3B: none |
| HR: none |
| Becker Batting |
|---|
| 2B: Matt Consigli; Taylor Kapulka |
| 3B: none |
| HR: none |
LEICESTER, Mass.- Newbury College rallied from an 8-0 deficit to beat Becker College 10-8 in New England Collegiate Conference baseball action Sunday afternoon. The win ups the Nighthawks record to 12-18 (6-10 NECC), while Hawks stumble to 17-14 (11-5 NECC).
Becker jumped on the board in the bottom of the second when Taylor Kapulka (Worcester, Mass.) hit an RBI double to left field, scoring Mike Marcello (West Haven, Mass.) with the first run of the game.
The score remained the same until the bottom of the fifth inning when Becker plated five more runs. Freshman Randall Minogue (North Kingstown, R.I.) led off the inning with a walk. TJ Sempkowski (Oceanport, N.J.) followed with an RBI single to left field, scoring Minogue with the Hawks second run. With the bases load and one out, Matt Consigli (Whitinsville, Mass.) drove in two more runs with double down the left field line to put the Hawks in front 4-0. A Mike Marcello sacrifice fly gave Becker a 5-0 advantage.
The Hawks added to their lead in the bottom of the sixth with two more runs on RBI singles from Chris Testa (Providence, R.I.) and Chris Flanders (Londonderry, N.H.).
Newbury put a run on the board on the top of the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Ian Hruniak (Lutz, Fla.).
The Nighthawks rallied for six runs in the top of the eighth to cut the Becker lead to 8-7. Ryan Zahornasky (Shelton, Conn.) got the inning started with a double to right field. After a Michael Dwyer (Hamden, Conn.) single put runners on the corners, pinch hitter Ryan Sinclair (Portsmouth, R.I.) delivered an RBI single to cut the Nighthawks deficit to 8-2. Cameron D'Agostino followed with another single, scoring Dwyer from second base with Newbury's third run. A C.J. Ingraham (Georgetown, Mass.) sacrifice fly cut the Newbury deficit to 8-4. Ian Hruniak kept the hit parade going with a single through the right side of the infield, scoring D'Agostino from third base. The Nighthawks pulled within one run when Steven Broy (Gorham, Maine) drove in two more runs with a single through the left side to make the score 8-7.
The Nighthawks tied the game in the top of the ninth when Brain Rhone (New Haven, Conn.) delivered a two out RBI single to left, plating Michael Dwyer who reach base on a leadoff walk.
The Nighthawks completed the come from behind victory in the top of the twelfth inning when Ryan Zahornasky belted a two run double into the right field corner.
Newbury relief pitcher Craig Barnett (Narre Warren, Victoria, Australia) earned his first win of the season after allowing just one run over six innings. Lyndon Brundige (Rockland, Mass.) got the final three outs of the game to earn his second save of the season.
Ken Jenkins (Nashua, N.H.) suffered the loss without allowing an earned run in three innings of relief.
The two teams return to action tomorrow when they play a doubleheader at Campanelli Stadium beginning at 4:30 p.m.
