2008 Woodie Awards
Marist baseball takes two of three from Stags
Scott Montesano
Issue date: 4/8/04 Section: Sports
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The Red Foxes baseball team is picking up right where it left off in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference during the previous six seasons. In the process, the team is raising hopes after a less than promising stretch of non-conference games to open the season.
Marist used a pair of superb pitching performances from Scott Chambers and Lucas Robinson, winning two of three at Fairfield last weekend, to open MAAC play.
After dropping the first game of the series 5-1, on Mar. 27, the Foxes won the nightcap of the doubleheader 1-0 in extra innings. Marist then shutout the Stags 6-0 on Mar. 28 to finish the weekend series.
Sophomore catcher Bryan Towler hit .364, including a double, home run and three RBI to pace the Foxes at the plate in the series. Junior first basemen Kevin Buck went 3-for-7 at the plate and added a double during the weekend.
On the mound, George Heath, Scott Chambers and Lucas Robinson combined to hold the Stags to only a .177 team batting average in the series, not to mention the two shutouts.
In the opener of the series, the Stags scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth to snap a 1-1 tie. The 5-1 would be more than enough for Tom Maisano who picked up the win on the mound. Meanwhile, junior George Heath suffered the loss for Marist, allowing the five runs, only three of which were earned, over eight innings.
Marist would come back, however, to win a thrilling 1-0 extra inning affair in the second game of the doubleheader. The game actually went nine innings, but was scheduled for seven, which is customary for the second game of doubleheaders in the MAAC.
In the top of the ninth, Eric Johnson drew a leadoff walk to start the scoring chance. The chance though appeared to have been severely hampered when Keith Brachold hit into a fielder's choice, resulting in Johnson being forced out at second base.
However, a wild pitch by Fairfield starter Patrick Dugan and a passed ball on catcher Tim Arpino moved Brachold to third base with one out.
Marist used a pair of superb pitching performances from Scott Chambers and Lucas Robinson, winning two of three at Fairfield last weekend, to open MAAC play.
After dropping the first game of the series 5-1, on Mar. 27, the Foxes won the nightcap of the doubleheader 1-0 in extra innings. Marist then shutout the Stags 6-0 on Mar. 28 to finish the weekend series.
Sophomore catcher Bryan Towler hit .364, including a double, home run and three RBI to pace the Foxes at the plate in the series. Junior first basemen Kevin Buck went 3-for-7 at the plate and added a double during the weekend.
On the mound, George Heath, Scott Chambers and Lucas Robinson combined to hold the Stags to only a .177 team batting average in the series, not to mention the two shutouts.
In the opener of the series, the Stags scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth to snap a 1-1 tie. The 5-1 would be more than enough for Tom Maisano who picked up the win on the mound. Meanwhile, junior George Heath suffered the loss for Marist, allowing the five runs, only three of which were earned, over eight innings.
Marist would come back, however, to win a thrilling 1-0 extra inning affair in the second game of the doubleheader. The game actually went nine innings, but was scheduled for seven, which is customary for the second game of doubleheaders in the MAAC.
In the top of the ninth, Eric Johnson drew a leadoff walk to start the scoring chance. The chance though appeared to have been severely hampered when Keith Brachold hit into a fielder's choice, resulting in Johnson being forced out at second base.
However, a wild pitch by Fairfield starter Patrick Dugan and a passed ball on catcher Tim Arpino moved Brachold to third base with one out.