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Huskies rally for game two victory over VCU, 8-6
April 25, 2009
Friedman Diamond (Brookline, Mass.)

It was a beautiful day for baseball Saturday afternoon at Friedman Diamond, perhaps made even more pretty by the Huskies 8-6 victory. The Huskies fell behind 6-2 but rallied in the seventh scoring four runs to get the victory. The Huskies hit back-to-back home runs in the inning.

The Huskies took an early lead in the bottom of the first inning. Frank Compagnone slugged a ball to deep center field which hopped the fence after one bounce landing Compagnone on second with a ground rule double. Following Compagnone, Mike Tamsin hit a single to left center scoring Compagnone. For Tamsin it was his team leading 29th RBI of the season.

Joe Van Meter tied the game at one in the top of the second inning with his second home run of the season, a solo shot to right center. Van Meter's home run mark the first home run of the season at Friedman Diamond to the right half of the field, right field home runs being a trend that would continue through out the ball game.

The Huskies scored again in the bottom of the second when Jeff Dunlap hit a triple to right center. With Dunlap on third Ryan Maguire laid down a bunt down the third base line scoring Dunlap from third and Maguire dove into first safely.

The Huskies would fall behind by a score of 6-2 going into the bottom of the fourth inning and then the Huskies would begin chipping away at the lead. David Gustafson scored in the fourth off a Jeff Dunlap single to center and in the fifth Frank Compagnone would score off a Frank Pesanello single.

The Huskies would take the lead in the seventh inning with some offensive fireworks. Mike Tamsin tripled to center field with one out in the inning. With Tamsin on third James Donaldson lifted a homer to right field tying the game at six. Two pitches later Frank Pesanello bombed a homer to right center to give the Huskies the one-run edge. The home run was the 37th of Pesanello's career tying the all-time mark at Northeastern. The Huskies would add one more run in the seventh giving them a 8-6 lead to close the inning.

Jeff Thomson had a rough outing for the Huskies and got chased with only two innings pitched and five runs coming across. Trevor Smith came in a pitched very well for the Huskies going the next seven innings allowing only one run to cross. Smith moves to 3-2 with the win.

The Huskies will face the Rams in the rubber game Sunday at 1 p.m.

Statistics
                        Northeastern University Baseball
                        Va. Commonwealth at Northeastern
              Apr 25, 2009 at Brookline, Mass. (Friedman Diamond)

Va. Commonwealth 6 (19-16,7-7 CAA)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Dimino, Andrew cf........  5  1  1  0   0  1  1  0   1
Morgan, M.L. dh..........  5  2  3  1   0  0  0  0   0
Otto, Doug ss............  5  1  1  1   0  1  2  3   0
Schenk, R.J. 1b..........  4  0  2  2   0  0  7  0   0
Van Meter, Joe 3b........  4  1  2  2   1  2  0  4   2
Wright, Justin rf........  4  0  0  0   0  1  1  0   1
Furry, Nate c............  4  0  2  0   0  0  5  0   0
 Rodriguez, Carlos c.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Leskiw, Matt lf..........  3  0  0  0   1  0  2  0   1
Gonzalez, Richard 2b.....  3  1  1  0   1  0  5  0   3
Andrews, Robbie p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Pelchy, Kyle p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Morgan, Aaron p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 37  6 12  6   3  5 24  8   8

Northeastern 8 (21-15,7-7 CAA)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Miller, Matt rf..........  5  0  0  0   0  2  2  0   2
Compagnone, Frank 1b/lf..  5  2  2  0   0  0  9  0   0
Tamsin, Mike 3b/1b.......  4  1  2  1   1  1  3  1   0
Donaldson, James 2b......  5  1  2  3   0  1  4  6   1
Pesanello, Frank c.......  4  1  3  1   0  0  5  2   1
Stokes, Brendan dh.......  4  1  1  0   0  1  0  0   2
Gustafson, David cf......  4  1  1  1   0  0  1  0   0
Dunlap, Jeff lf..........  4  1  2  1   0  0  2  0   0
 Berg, Sam ss............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
Maguire, Ryan ss/3b......  4  0  2  1   0  1  1  4   2
Thomson, Jeff p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Smith, Trevor p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 39  8 15  8   1  6 27 16   8

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Va. Commonwealth.... 014 100 000 -  6 12  1
Northeastern........ 110 110 40X -  8 15  1
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E - Gonzalez, R.; Donaldson. DP - NU 1. LOB - VCU 8; NU 8. 2B - Van Meter,
J; Compagnone 2; Stokes; Gustafson. 3B - Morgan, M.L.; Tamsin; Dunlap. HR -
Van Meter, J; Donaldson; Pesanello. HBP - Schenk, R.J.. SB - Maguire 2. CS -
Morgan, M.L.; Otto, D..

Va. Commonwealth       IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Andrews, Robbie.....  5.0  9  4  3  0  3 24 24
Pelchy, Kyle........  1.1  6  4  4  0  1 10 10
Morgan, Aaron.......  1.2  0  0  0  1  2  5  6

Northeastern           IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Thomson, Jeff.......  2.0  7  5  5  1  0 13 14
Smith, Trevor.......  7.0  5  1  1  2  5 24 27

Win - Smith (3-2).  Loss - Pelchy, K. (3-2).  Save - None.
WP - Morgan, A.. HBP - by Smith (Schenk, R.J.).
Umpires -
Start: 2 p.m.   Time: 2:29   Attendance: 167
Weather: Beautiful
Thomson faced 6 batters in the 3rd.
Game: GAME36


Play-by-Play

                        Northeastern University Baseball
                Va. Commonwealth at Northeastern - Play-by-Play
              Apr 25, 2009 at Brookline, Mass. (Friedman Diamond)


Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Va. Commonwealth.... 014 100 000 -  6 12  1
Northeastern........ 110 110 40X -  8 15  1
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Va. Commonwealth starters: 28/cf Dimino, A.; 19/dh Morgan, M.L.; 6/ss Otto, D.;
9/1b Schenk, R.J.; 4/3b Van Meter, J; 2/rf Wright, J.; 7/c Furry, N.; 13/lf
Leskiw, M.; 11/2b Gonzalez, R.; 14/p Andrews, R.;
Northeastern starters: 19/rf Miller; 4/1b Compagnone; 6/3b Tamsin; 33/2b
Donaldson; 11/c Pesanello; 17/dh Stokes; 9/cf Gustafson; 35/lf Dunlap; 41/ss
Maguire; 23/p Thomson;

Va. Commonwealth 1st - Dimino, A. grounded out to 2b. Morgan, M.L.
grounded out to 2b. Otto, D. grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Northeastern 1st - Miller flied out to lf. Compagnone doubled,
ground-rule. Tamsin singled to left center, RBI; Compagnone scored. Donaldson
struck out swinging. Pesanello reached on a fielder's choice; Tamsin out at
second 3b to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Va. Commonwealth 2nd - Schenk, R.J. flied out to lf. Van Meter, J
homered to right center, RBI. Wright, J. flied out to cf. Furry, N. singled up
the middle. Leskiw, M. reached on a fielder's choice; Furry, N. out at second
ss to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Northeastern 2nd - Stokes fouled out to 1b. Gustafson grounded out to
3b. Dunlap tripled to right center. Maguire singled, bunt, RBI; Dunlap scored.
Maguire stole second. Miller grounded out to p. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

Va. Commonwealth 3rd - Gonzalez, R. walked. Dimino, A. singled up the
middle; Gonzalez, R. advanced to third. Morgan, M.L. singled to right field,
RBI; Dimino, A. advanced to second; Gonzalez, R. scored. Otto, D. singled to
center field; Morgan, M.L. advanced to second; Dimino, A. advanced to third.
Schenk, R.J. singled to right field, 2 RBI; Otto, D. advanced to third; Morgan,
M.L. scored; Dimino, A. scored. Van Meter, J doubled to right center, RBI;
Schenk, R.J. advanced to third; Otto, D. scored. Smith to p for Thomson.
Wright, J. struck out swinging. Furry, N. grounded out to ss. Leskiw, M.
walked. Gonzalez, R. grounded out to ss. 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3
LOB.

Northeastern 3rd - Compagnone popped up to 2b. Tamsin flied out to cf.
Donaldson grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Va. Commonwealth 4th - Dimino, A. struck out looking. Morgan, M.L.
tripled down the rf line. Otto, D. reached on an error by 2b, RBI; Morgan, M.L.
scored. Schenk, R.J. singled, bunt; Otto, D. advanced to second. Schenk, R.J.
advanced to second; Otto, D. out at third c to 3b, caught stealing. Van Meter,
J struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Northeastern 4th - Pesanello singled through the left side. Stokes
struck out swinging. Gustafson reached on a fielder's choice, advanced to
second on an error by 2b; Pesanello out at second ss to 2b. Dunlap singled to
center field, RBI; Gustafson scored, unearned. Maguire popped up to ss. 1
run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Va. Commonwealth 5th - Wright, J. flied out to rf. Furry, N. lined out
to lf. Leskiw, M. grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Northeastern 5th - Miller flied out to lf. Compagnone doubled to left
center. Tamsin struck out swinging. Donaldson singled to center field, RBI;
Compagnone scored. Pesanello singled to left field; Donaldson advanced to
second. Stokes fouled out to rf. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Va. Commonwealth 6th - Gonzalez, R. grounded out to 3b, bunt. Dimino, A.
fouled out to ss. Morgan, M.L. singled. Morgan, M.L. out at second c to 2b,
caught stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Northeastern 6th - Pelchy, K. to p for Andrews, R.. Gustafson lined out
to 2b. Dunlap grounded out to ss. Maguire singled to center field. Maguire
stole second. Miller struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

Va. Commonwealth 7th - Otto, D. flied out to rf. Schenk, R.J. grounded
out to 2b. Van Meter, J walked. Wright, J. grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Northeastern 7th - Compagnone grounded out to ss. Tamsin tripled to
center field. Donaldson homered to right field, 2 RBI; Tamsin scored. Pesanello
homered to right center, RBI. Stokes doubled to center field. Gustafson
doubled, RBI; Stokes scored. Morgan, A. to p for Pelchy, K.. Dunlap flied out
to ss. Gustafson advanced to third on a wild pitch. Maguire struck out
swinging. 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Va. Commonwealth 8th - Compagnone to lf. Tamsin to 1b. Berg to ss for
Dunlap. Maguire to 3b. Furry, N. singled through the right side. Leskiw, M.
grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Furry, N. out on the play. Gonzalez,
R. singled up the middle. Dimino, A. reached on a fielder's choice; Gonzalez,
R. out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Northeastern 8th - Rodriguez, C to c for Furry, N.. Miller struck out
looking. Compagnone popped up to 2b. Tamsin walked. Donaldson reached on a
fielder's choice; Tamsin out at first 3b to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

Va. Commonwealth 9th - Morgan, M.L. grounded out to 2b. Otto, D. struck
out looking. Schenk, R.J. hit by pitch. Van Meter, J struck out swinging. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
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