2008 Woodie Awards
Marist baseball swept in first series of season against UNC Greensboro, four freshman pitchers impress in loss
Rich Arleo
Issue date: 3/1/07 Section: Sports
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The Marist baseball team was swept in its first series of the season. They were defeated by UNC Greensboro, in Greensboro, N.C. by a score of 5-3 in the first game on Friday, Feb. 23, and by scores of 8-3 and 11-6 in a doubleheader the following day.
In the opener on Friday, the Red Foxes got a strong performance from senior starting pitcher Erik Supplee, who tossed five solid innings, allowing only one run on four hits in his first start of the season. He struck out four while dishing out two walks.
"'Soup' (Supplee) was good, he's been throwing that way all season," head coach Dennis Healy said. "He threw good, had guys on in every inning but made quality pitches when he had to which he's been doing for most of his career really."
UNCG struck first in the second inning, jumping out to a 1-0 lead off of a solo homerun. The Spartans threatened for more in the inning by getting two more runners on base, but Supplee was able to keep them from scoring by retiring the final batter on a pop-up to the shortstop to end the inning.
Marist was able to answer back in the fourth inning, tying the game when senior third baseman Pat Feeney was driven in with a ground out to third by redshirt senior designated hitter Adam Pernasilici. The Red Foxes were then able to take the lead in the sixth when Feeney rounded the bases again, this time via an RBI single from sophomore Max Most.
UNCG re-captured the lead with a big sixth inning in which they scored two runs on three hits. Their lead was short lived however as Marist answered back in the seventh inning, tying the game at 3-3.
In the bottom of the inning, UNCG was able to take the lead on a wild pitch by the Red Foxes, and then extended their lead on yet another wild pitch by Marist. The game was then closed out by UNCG reliever Clinton McKinney, who held Marist hitless in the final 2.1 innings of the game.
The doubleheader on Saturday wasn't much better for the Foxes, as UNCG was able to complete the three game sweep.
In the opener on Friday, the Red Foxes got a strong performance from senior starting pitcher Erik Supplee, who tossed five solid innings, allowing only one run on four hits in his first start of the season. He struck out four while dishing out two walks.
"'Soup' (Supplee) was good, he's been throwing that way all season," head coach Dennis Healy said. "He threw good, had guys on in every inning but made quality pitches when he had to which he's been doing for most of his career really."
UNCG struck first in the second inning, jumping out to a 1-0 lead off of a solo homerun. The Spartans threatened for more in the inning by getting two more runners on base, but Supplee was able to keep them from scoring by retiring the final batter on a pop-up to the shortstop to end the inning.
Marist was able to answer back in the fourth inning, tying the game when senior third baseman Pat Feeney was driven in with a ground out to third by redshirt senior designated hitter Adam Pernasilici. The Red Foxes were then able to take the lead in the sixth when Feeney rounded the bases again, this time via an RBI single from sophomore Max Most.
UNCG re-captured the lead with a big sixth inning in which they scored two runs on three hits. Their lead was short lived however as Marist answered back in the seventh inning, tying the game at 3-3.
In the bottom of the inning, UNCG was able to take the lead on a wild pitch by the Red Foxes, and then extended their lead on yet another wild pitch by Marist. The game was then closed out by UNCG reliever Clinton McKinney, who held Marist hitless in the final 2.1 innings of the game.
The doubleheader on Saturday wasn't much better for the Foxes, as UNCG was able to complete the three game sweep.
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