Baseball Falls to Top Seed Curry in Semifinals of ECAC Tournament
Easton, Mass. – Senior Tim Sweeny (Walpole, Mass.) went 5-for-6 as he lead the top-seed Colonels to a win over #5 Framingham State, 15-3, in an ECAC Division III New England Tournament semifinal game Saturday afternoon in Easton. Curry (29-13) advances to the finals on Sunday and will host either #2 Endicott or #3 Wentworth.
The Rams, who set a new school record for wins this season and qualified were selected for the ECAC Tournament for the first time since 1998, finish the season 24-18.
The Colonels began the game with great pitching and great fielding as they held the Rams scoreless until the fourth inning when junior Corey Ketterer (Plymouth, Mass.) crossed the plate for an unearned run.
In the first four innings of play, the Colonels managed to score 13 runs including a two RBI double to center by Senior Jesse Bruinsma (Lynnfield, Mass.) in the second inning that brought home both junior Carlos Cornejo (Lake Forest, CA) and sophomore Brian Morante (Westwood, Mass.). Curry added one more run in the fifth, seventh and eighth.
Framingham State generated some offense in the bottom of the ninth as they drove in two runs. The first came off of a double to center field by sophomore pinch hitter Chris Cole (Lynn, Mass.). The second run scored after sophomore Chris Brassard (Fitchburg, Mass.) hit a single to right.
Sweeney led the Colonels as he went 5-for-6 with an RBI and four runs scored. Bruinsma added three RBI while junior Ben Blaisdell (Mansfield, Mass.), Morante and Cornejo each contributed with two RBI.
Senior Cory Moore (Lynn, Mass.) pitched an excellent game for the Colonels with only one hit, one walk, six strikeouts and no earned runs allowed in five innings of work. The Rams starter was freshman Joe Quinn (Assonet, Mass.) gave up six hits, three bases on balls and allowed five earned runs.
Senior DH Ryan McCarthy (Shrewsbury, Mass.) and Chris Brassard (Fitchburg, Mass.) picked up two hits apiece.