NCAA Division II East Regional Championship
#4 Southern New Hampshire (35-15)
vs.
#5 Franklin Pierce (32-13-1)
Thursday, May 17, 2018 - 7 p.m.
Finnerty Field - Pleasantville, N.Y.
SERIES: Franklin Pierce leads, 39-38-1
LAST MEETING: SNHU 12, Franklin Pierce 4 (04/24/18 at Hooksett, N.H.)
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Last time out: Merrimack 9, SNHU 2 (05/11/18 at Hooksett, N.H.)
Streak: Lost 1
Offensive Leaders:
#7 Tom Blandini – 50 G, 69-202, .342/.433/.510, 1 HR, 42 RBI, 48 R, 11 2B, 10 3B, 14 SB
#2 Kyle Pangallo – 50 G, 57-173, .329/.424/.445, 29 RBI, 35 R, 14 2B, 3 3B, 13 SB
#23 Caleb Potter – 47 G, 55-178, .309/.396/.573, 11 HR, 38 RBI, 39 R, 10 2B, 2 3B, 6 SB
#21 Ryan Sullivan – 47 G, 50-185, .270/.352/.373, 4 HR, 34 RBI, 34 R, 7 2B
Probable Starter:
#16 Jake Walkinshaw – 10 G, 2 GS, 5-0, 3 SVs, 1.08 ERA, 25.0 IP, 13 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 28/5 K/BB
Out of the 'Pen:
#13 Hayden Manning – 12 G, 0-0, 1 SV, 1.15 ERA, 15.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 22/9 K/BB
#33 Wesley Tobin – 15 G, 3-1, 1.38 ERA, 26.0 IP, 21 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 27/6 K/BB
#30 Brendan Welch– 16 G, 2-1, 1 SV, 1.45 ERA, 18.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 19/13 K/BB
#36 Jeffrey Praml – 10 G, 0-0, 1 SV, 1.54 ERA, 11.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 12/2 K/BB
Notes: Southern New Hampshire was eliminated from NE10 Championship Weekend with a 9-2 loss to Merrimack in the semifinals Friday ... SNHU, which has won 16 of its last 19, received its seventh straight NCAA Tournament nod with an at-large bid Sunday night ... Merrimack built a 5-0 lead before the Penmen scratched a pair back, but the Warriors added four more to cruise to victory ... redshirt-sophomore Joshua Goldstein (Haverhill, Mass.) went 3-for-3, with freshman Sam Henrie (Middleboro, Mass.) going 2-for-4 ... senior Caleb Potter (Mentor, Ohio; walk, run), graduate student Thomas Buonopane (Peabody, Mass.; run) and sophomore Tom Blandini (Bow, N.H.; walk) were all 1-for-3 ... Junior Matthew Messier (No. Troy, Vt.) started and was charged with five runs on four hits, while punching out seven and walking three, over four-plus innings ... Potter extended his hitting streak to 12 games.
FRANKLIN PIERCE
Last time out: Merrimack 5, Franklin Pierce 3 (05/08/18 at Rindge, N.H.)
Streak: Lost 1
Offensive Leaders:
#2 John Friday – 41 G, 57- 155, .368/.468/.568, 5 HR, 22 RBI, 30 R, 16 2B
#10 Mike Coggeshall – 43 G, 57-158, .361/.469/.494, 2 HR, 30 RBI, 25 R, 13 2B, 1 3B
#5 Brad Roberto – 46 G, 69-199, .347/.419/.452, 2 HR, 32 RBI, 44 R, 15 2B, 11 SB
#3 Adam Chase – 46 G, 57- 178, .320/.425/.494, 4 HR, 27 RBI, 38 R, 13 2B, 3 3B, 7 SB
Possible Starter:
#12 John Amendola – 13 G, 12 GS, 6-1, 1 SV, 2.83 ERA, 86.0 IP, 82 H, 31 R, 27 ER, 75/8 K/BB
Out of the 'Pen:
#30 Zachary Player – 5 G, 2-0, 1.86 ERA, 9.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 7/4 K/BB
#20 Sam Steeves – 14 G, 1-1, 2 SVs, 3.34 ERA, 29.2 IP, 29 H, 20 R, 11 ER, 24/15 K/BB
#37 Adam Goss – 15 G, 0-1, 1 SV, 4.66 ERA, 9.2 IP, 4 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 14/4 K/BB
#21 Derek Duffy – 14 G, 1-2, 1 SV, 4.78 ERA, 26.1 IP, 37 H, 15 R, 14 ER, 27/4 K/BB
Notes: Franklin Pierce will be coming into the regional with a little extra rest after losing to Merrimack, 5-3 in 11 innings, on Tuesday, May 8, in the first round of the NE10 Championship ... Merrimack forged a 3-3 tie with a run in the eighth inning and then pushed across a pair in the top of the 11th to eventually win it ... sophomore James Boria went 3-for-4 with a walk and scored a run, while classmate Joe Napolitano was 3-for-5 ... senior John Friday finished 2-for-5 with a run, with fellow senior Stephen Octave (two RBI) and sophomore Dylan Jones each going 1-for-5 ... senior John Amendola allowed three runs - two earned - on eight hits while striking out 11 and not walking a batter, over seven-and-two-thirds innings.
