BOSTON, Mass. – Senior
Brendan Flynn (Arlington, Mass.) had four hits and Plymouth State University scored seven first-inning runs in game two, but the University of Massachusetts Boston rallied in the middle innings and then held off a late comeback attempt to sweep PSU in a Little East Conference (LEC) doubleheader at Monan Park on Saturday.
In the opener, Flynn and graduate student
Connor Dobson (South Portland, Maine) had two hits apiece, but the Beacons took a first-inning lead and never looked back to defeat the Panthers, 11-0, in seven innings.
PSU's first six batters reached base to open game two and freshman
Owen Webber (Bow, N.H.) delivered a three-run triple as the Panthers raced out to a 7-0 lead. The Beacons chipped away, though, pulling ahead in the middle innings and holding off a ninth-inning rally to edge the Panthers, 11-9. Flynn added another two hits, including a double, and scored three runs in the setback.
Plymouth State ends the season at 5-26 (3-13 LEC), while the Beacons improve to 20-19 (8-8 LEC).
The Basics:
- Game One: Plymouth State 0, UMass Boston 11 (7 Inn.)
- Game Two: Plymouth State 9, UMass Boston 11
- Plymouth State (5-26, 3-13 LEC)
- UMass Boston (20-19, 8-8 LEC)
How it Happened (Game One):
- Junior Sam Salvi (Southborough, Mass.) and Flynn ripped back-to-back one-out singles in the top of the first, but UMass Boston worked out of the jam and scored twice in the bottom of the frame.
- UMass Boston used a three-run homer in the second to extend the lead to 5-0.
- The Beacons added a run in the fourth and used a bases-loaded double to plate three more in the fifth to make it 9-0.
- Flynn singled in the sixth but was erased on a double play, and the hosts added two more in the bottom of the inning to close out the win.
By the Numbers (Game One):
- Flynn and Dobson each went 2-for-3 with a pair of singles.
- Salvi finished 1-for-3.
- Junior Ryan Morgado (Brentwood, N.H.) drew a walk.
How it Happened (Game Two):
- Six straight hitters reached to start the game, with Flynn and junior Brayden Michaelson (Charlton, Mass.) delivering RBI singles. Sophomore Anthony Cooley (Brunswick, Maine) was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, and Dobson drew a walk to force in another run before Webber's bases-clearing triple made it 7-0.
- The Beacons got two back in the bottom of the inning, but Michaelson's RBI triple in the second made it 8-2.
- UMass Boston answered with two runs in the bottom of the frame to pull within 8-4.
- The hosts used a two-run fourth inning to get within 8-6, then added five runs in the sixth and seventh innings to take an 11-8 lead.
- PSU attempted to rally late, as Webber singled and senior Andrew Faherty (Phoenix, Ariz.) worked a walk in the eighth, but the Panthers couldn't cash in.
- Flynn and Campbell smacked back-to-back doubles to start the ninth and pull within 11-9, but that was as close as the Panthers would get.
By the Numbers (Game Two):
- Flynn singled, doubled and walked, scoring three runs and driving in one.
- Campbell went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and a walk, scoring once and driving in a run.
- Michaelson singled and tripled, scored a run, and drove in two.
- Webber also singled and tripled with three RBIs.
- Dobson walked and scored, while Faherty was on base twice with a single and a walk.
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