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April 1, 2009 |
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RUSHTON
LEADS RIC TO, 7-5, WIN OVER HAWKS
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Bristol, RI—Sophomore
pitcher Rob Rushton (Freetown, MA) threw
eight
innings, allowing five runs on eight hits, to earn his third win
(3-10, while senior closer Eric Fama (Wappingers Falls, NY)
tossed a scoreless ninth for the save (7) as Rhode Island College
defeated Roger Williams, 7-5, in collegiate baseball action on
Wednesday afternoon at Paolino Field. |
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Sophomore Pitcher Rob Rushton |
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Senior shortstop Josh Cardoso
(Dartmouth, MA) went 2-for-5 with three runs scored, while
senior second baseman Bryan Colombero (Skillman, NJ) went
3-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored. |
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The Anchormen put one on the board in
the first inning after sophomore first baseman Gary Levesque
(East Providence, RI) tripled in senior catcher Jordan Amorin
(Swansea, MA) with two outs. Justin Reyes (Lincoln, RI)
quickly erased the deficit in the bottom of the first for the Hawks
with a two-out, two-run single to center, scoring Kevin Simpson
(Londonderry, NH) and Alex Perry (Glastonbury, CT). Reyes
would add another run for the Hawks in the following inning with an
RBI double to put RWU up 3-1. |
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RIC continued to chip away at the
lead, getting a run in the fourth inning, and then tied the game in
the fifth on a home run to left field by junior right fielder
Jared Rossi (Johnston, RI). Rhode Island College finally
regained the lead in the sixth on a Cardoso RBI-double to give the
visitors a 4-3 advantage. |
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The Anchormen added two more in the
eighth on a two-run double by Rossi to extend the lead to 6-3, yet
the Hawks got both of the runs back in the bottom half of the inning
on a two-run homer by Zach Porter (Middleboro, MA).
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Rhode Island College added an
insurance run in the top of the ninth, with Cardoso scoring on
Colombero’s RBI single. RIC set the Hawks down in order in the
bottom half of the inning to get the win. |
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Dan Roberge (Oakdale, CT)
suffered the
loss, allowing five runs in 5.1 innings of work. Reyes finished
2-for-4 with three RBI with Perry adding two hits and three runs
scored. |
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In upcoming action, Rhode Island
College will resume Little East Conference play at Western
Connecticut on Friday, Apr. 3. |
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