BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. -
Chris O'Neil (Chelmsford, MA) belted a grand slam
as part of a 10-run seventh inning as Southern New Hampshire
University posted a 14-9 Northeast-10 baseball victory over
Assumption College at Rocheleau Field Wednesday afternoon.
The Penmen, who snapped an eight-game slide with the win, improved
to 3-14 and 1-8 in NE-10 play, while the Greyhounds are now 8-11
and 1-4 in the league.
All nine members of the SNHU
starting lineup had a hit as the Penmen banged out 17 hits on the
afternoon. Eric Pelletier (Beverly, MA) went
3-4, all doubles, with three RBI, while Bill
Murray (Canton, MA) had three hits and two runs batted
in. Tim Rines (Northfield, NH),
Scott Strong (Naperville, IL) and Koby
Thibault (Salisbury, MA) all had two hits apiece, with
Strong driving in a pair of runs.
SNHU entered the top of the seventh
tied 3-3 when it scored 10 times in the seventh. Pelletier
led off the inning with a double and after being bunted to third,
scored on a Murray single. The next batter, Ryan
Thompson (Westford, MA), doubled, and after Jeff
Giannino (Beverly, MA) was hit by a pitch, Skyler
Byrd (Milford, NH) singled with the bases loaded to plate
Murray.
O'Neil greeted Assumption reliever
Josh Thompson by belting the first pitch Thompson threw over the
fence in right-center to give the Penmen a 9-3 lead.
Pelletier would later deliver a two-run double and Rines and Ryan
Thompson would also deliver RBI hits to complete the scoring
barrage.
The Penmen took a 1-0 lead in the
top of the second when a single by Strong scored Byrd. After
falling behind 3-1, SNHU tacked on two runs in the fourth courtesy
an RBI double by Strong and a sac fly by Pelletier to score
Strong. The guests scored their other run in the ninth when
Pelletier led off with a double and was driven in by Murray.
Ryan Quinn
(Lebanon, CT) earned the win on the mound by working seven innings,
scattering nine hits and fanning four.
Southern New Hampshire returns to
action Thursday when it travels to American International College
for a 3:30 contest.
