HUSKIES SCORE IN TOP OF NINTH TO BEAT TUFTS, 5-4
COLLEGE BASEBALL FINAL SCORE
Southern Maine 5 Tufts 4
at Medford, Mass.
Thursday, April 13, 2000
| Southern Maine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | = | 5-14-3 |
| Tufts | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 4-6-2 |
USM - Mark Russell (3-2) and Peter L'Italien; T - Steve Lapham, Chris Lovejoy (6), Mike Saucier (7), Brian Shapiro (8), Dan Callahan (9) and Joe Surprenant.
LP - Callahan (0-1).
2B - USM, Craig Gureckis, Darrin Daniels, Tyler Delorme, Jason Dority; T, Dan Callahan, Todd Boutwell.
3B - T, Dan Callahan.
HR - USM, Jason Dority (3), Craig Gureckis (2).
SB - USM, Pat Toomey 2; T, Zack Brown.
MEDFORD -- Junior SS Pat Toomey (Medford, MA) stroked the game-winning single with two outs in the top of the ninth, and junior P Mark Russell (Arlington, MA) went the distance, as the visiting University of Southern Maine Huskies posted a 5-4 victory over the Tufts University Jumbos in New England college baseball action on Thursday afternoon.
In the top of the ninth, USM junior 3B Jason Dority (Winterport, ME) led off with a double to left and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by junior CF Shaun Richardson (Kennebunk, ME). After freshman 2B Andy Lang (New Bedford, MA) struck out, Toomey singled to left to score Dority. Russell retired Tufts 1-2-3 in the bottom of the ninth to record his third win. He allowed just one hit after the fourth inning and struck out eight overall.
The game between two of New England's Top 10 teams (Tufts #3, Southern Maine #7) was tightly contested throughout. A double by sophomore RF Craig Gureckis (Nashua, NH) in the second and a home run to lead off the third by junior 3B Jason Dority (Winterport, ME) gave USM a 2-0 lead.
Tufts got to Russell for three runs after two were out in the bottom of the third to lead 3-2. Senior 2B Zack Brown (Melrose, MA) reached on a fielder's choice and then scored on a double by junior LF Todd Boutwell (Woburn, MA). Sophomore RF Dan Callahan (Medfield, MA) followed with a triple that plated Boutwell and then scored on a USM error.
The Huskies came right back to tie the game at 3-3 in the top of the fourth on their second home run of the day by Gureckis. Two more USM errors led to Tufts taking a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the fourth, with Brown singling home a run. The Huskies tied it quickly again in the top of the fifth when Toomey singled, stole second and scored on a Tufts error. It remained 4-4 until the top of the ninth when Toomey provided the eventual game-winner.
Toomey, playing in his hometown, had three hits for USM. Callahan had a double and a triple for the Jumbos, who used five pitchers. Southern Maine won its sixth in a row and improved to 15-8 overall. Tufts dropped to 15-5. It marked the fourth straight year the Huskies have beaten the Jumbos.
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SOUTHERN MAINE Pos AB R H BI BB SO PO A TUFTS Pos AB R H BI BB SO PO A
*SHAUN RICHARDSO CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 *ZACK BROWN 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 2
*ANDY LANG 2B 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 3 *TODD BOUTWELL LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 0
*PAT TOOMEY SS 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 3 *DAN CALLAHAN RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 1
*JODY CURCURU 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 10 0 *TIM AYRES 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 0
*TYLER DELORME LF 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 *BRIAN SHAPIRO 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
*CRAIG GURECKIS RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 *EVAN ZUPANCIC CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
*DARRIN DANIELS DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 *JOSH MARKS DH 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
*PETER L'ITALIEN C 4 0 1 0 0 1 8 1 KEVIN MAROTTA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*JASON DORITY 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 DAVE MARTIN RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
*MARK RUSSELL P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 *JOE SURPRENANT C 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 3
*MIKE GRAY SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 1
*STEVE LAPHAM P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
CHRIS LOVEJOY P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIKE SAUCIER P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SOUTHERN MAINE 37 5 14 4 2 7 27 10 TUFTS 35 4 6 3 1 8 27 12
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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SOUTHERN MAINE 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 14 3
TUFTS 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 2
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E: TUFTS 2 -- ZACK BROWN, BRIAN SHAPIRO; SOUTHERN MAINE 3 -- JASON DORITY 2, ANDY LANG
DP: TUFTS 1 -- ZACK BROWN, TIM AYRES, BRIAN SHAPIRO; SOUTHERN MAINE 0
LOB: TUFTS 5; SOUTHERN MAINE 8
2B: TUFTS 2 -- TODD BOUTWELL, DAN CALLAHAN; SOUTHERN MAINE 4 -- TYLER DELORME, CRAIG GURECKIS,
DARRIN DANIELS, JASON DORITY
3B: TUFTS 1 -- DAN CALLAHAN; SOUTHERN MAINE 0
HR: TUFTS 0; SOUTHERN MAINE 2 -- CRAIG GURECKIS, JASON DORITY
SB: TUFTS 2 -- ZACK BROWN, MIKE GRAY; SOUTHERN MAINE 2 -- PAT TOOMEY 2
CS: TUFTS 1 -- BRIAN SHAPIRO; SOUTHERN MAINE 2 -- ANDY LANG, PAT TOOMEY
SH: TUFTS 0; SOUTHERN MAINE 1 -- SHAUN RICHARDSO
SOUTHERN MAINE IP H R ER BB SO TUFTS IP H R ER BB SO
*MARK RUSSELL W 9.0 6 4 2 1 8 *STEVE LAPHAM 5.0 8 4 3 2 5
CHRIS LOVEJOY 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
MIKE SAUCIER 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
BRIAN SHAPIRO 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
DAN CALLAHAN L 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
SOUTHERN MAINE 9.0 6 4 2 1 8 TUFTS 9.0 14 5 4 2 7
Attendance: 150
Time of Game: 2:30