Franciscan 1, Hood 0 - 7 Innings
Franciscan Lineup
David Ferroni C,
Ryan Scavnicky SS, Brendan Burke RF, Dylan Robb DH, Kyle Ferrance LF, Wade Stoehr 3B, Peter Falconite 2B, Jeremy Sagun 1B, Samuel Tyler CF, & Jacob Watson P
Hood Lineup
Brennan SS, Schwarzma CF, Jenkins 3B, Stout DH, Saylor C, Monteleon 1B, Reyna 2B, Day RF, Perkins LF, & Sullivan P
How It Happened
Franciscan baseball opened the season at Hood College a day later than expected with a better forecast for Sunday. They would play a pair of seven inning games.
The first game was an old-fashioned pitchers duel with Franciscan coming out on top. The Barons would get two runners on base in the second and fourth innings but not be able to get on the board. Thankfully,
Jacob Watson was stellar, as he scattered two hits over seven strong innings.
In the top of the seventh,
Peter Falconite led off with a single. Then
Anthony Franzonello would get hit by a pitch. Coach
Rick Carver would then ask
Samuel Tyler to get the sacrifice down with no out, and he did.
David Ferroni would then get the fly ball to score Falconite on a sacrifice fly for the lone run of the game.
At the Plate
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Kyle Ferrance went 3-3 with the lone extra-base hit for the Barons.
- The Barons struck out twice and walked twice
On the Mound
- Starter
Jacob Watson pitched seven stellar innings with two strikeouts and a walk.
- He just faced 23 batters while using less than 90 pitches to secure his first win of the season.
Franciscan 3, Hood 9 - 7 Innings
Franciscan Lineup
Ryan Scavnicky SS,
Peter Falconite 2B,
Brendan Burke RF,
Dylan Robb DH,
Kyle Ferrance LF,
Wade Stoehr 3B,
Jacob Watson 1B,
Samuel Tyler CF,
Matthew Gambrel C,
Dominic Brandi P
Hood Lineup
Brennan 3B, Scharzma CF, Jenkins DH, Saylor C, Monteleon 1B, Patterson RF, Reyna 2B, Brown LF, Rhue SS, Cooney P
How It Happened
Franciscan would continue their success from the first game by jumping out to an early lead, but then Hood would find their offense to take the lead and go on to split this doubleheader.
The Barons would score a pair in the opening inning, as
Peter Falconite would score on a wild pitch. Then
Kyle Ferrance would ground out up the middle to score
Brendan Burke. The Blazers would then get a pair of runs off of
Dominic Brandi in the third to end his day. They would keep up the offensive attack by scoring five more runs over the next wo innings to hold a 7-2 lead.
In the sixth, Kyle Ferrnace would lead off with a walk, and then
Jacob Watson would show off his bat with an RBI double to right field. The Blazers would tack on two more runs in the bottom of the inning before shutting the door in the seventh.
At the Plate
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Brendan Burke picked up his first two hits of the season in this game.
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Jacob Watson had the lone extra-base hit with the RBI double in the sixth.
- Matthew Gamrel had his first collegiate hit with a single.
On the Mound
- After using one pitcher in the first game, it took five to get through the second game.
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Dominic Brandi allowed two runs over three innings while using less than forty pitches.
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Josh Henry got the loss by allowing three runs in the fourth.
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Joseph Hurlbert made his first appearance after missing last season with an injury.
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Charlie Sabol allowed a pair of runs in the sixth with a pair of walks.
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Jonathan Perez was the lone Barons to not allow an earned run.
Up Next
Franciscan will head down to play Christendom for the third time in program history. They are 4-1 all-time against the Crusaders and will play them twice this coming Friday. Last season they held a 7-12 record, including three lopsided losses to the Barons. Franciscan will look to move above .500 with their second trip of the season.
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