NCAA East II Regional Championship Final
#17/#2 Southern New Hampshire (38-13)
vs.
#25/#3 LIU Post (38-14)
Saturday, May 18, 2019 - 2 p.m.
Penmen Field - Hooksett, N.H.
Series: SNHU leads, 12-5
Last Meeting: LIU Post 4, SNHU 3 (05/17/19 at Hooksett, N.H.)
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Last Time Out: SNHU 8, Felician 0 (05/17/19 at Hooksett, N.H.)
Streak: Won 1
Offensive Leaders:
#25 Sam Henrie – 50 G, 61-205, .298/.355/.390, 1 HR, 36 RBI, 33 R, 12 2B, 2 3B, 20 BB, 16 SB
#9 Joshua Goldstein – 51 G, 49-167, .293/.423/.371, 2 HR, 20 RBI, 40 R, 7 2B, 20 BB, 15 SB
#7 Tom Blandini – 46 G, 52-184, .283/.346/.435, 5 HR, 29 RBI, 35 R, 7 2B, 3 3B, 17 BB, 12 SB
#1 Idelson Taveras – 46 G, 36-138, .261/.329/.304, 24 RBI, 23 R, 4 2B, 1 3B, 13 BB, 13 SB
#37 Dakota Mulcay – 39 G, 32-125, .256/.343/.336, 2 HR, 22 RBI, 17 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 15 BB, 2 SB
Probable Starter:
#33 Wesley Tobin – 13 G, 10 GS, 7-3, 2.74 ERA, 72.1 IP, 56 H, 26 R, 22 ER, 85/18 K/BB
Out of the 'Pen:
#36 Jeffrey Praml – 22 G, 5-1, 9 SV, 1.15 ERA, 31.1 IP, 15 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 40/6 K/BB
#13 Hayden Manning – 11 G, 2-0, 1 SV, 1.46 ERA, 12.1 IP, 12 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 8/5 K/BB
#4 Alex Gomes – 11 G, 3-1, 1 SV, 2.12 ERA, 17.0 IP, 14 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 17/10 K/BB
Notes: Southern New Hampshire, ranked No. 17 in the latest NCBWA Division II Poll, advanced to the NCAA East II Regional final with an 8-0 victory against Felician in an elimination game Friday night ... the Penmen scored the game's first run in the opening inning and then broke it open with a seven-run sixth ... redshirt-junior Endy Morales (Holyoke, Mass.) made it all stand up, as he fired a one-hit, complete-game shutout, striking out four and walking two ... redshirt-senior Kevin Alexy (Newton, Mass.) went 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI and a run scored ... freshman Alex Kennedy (Braintree, Mass.) and sophomore Idelson Taveras (Lawrence, Mass.) were both 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored ... junior Tom Blandini (Bow, N.H.) was 1-for-4 with a walk, RBI and two runs scored ... SNHU improved to 25-16 (.610) all-time in its eighth NCAA Championship appearance ... Kennedy is now 6-for-9 with a home run, three RBI and three runs scored in three NCAA Championship contests this week ... after losing to the Pioneers in the winner's bracket semifinal earlier Friday, the Penmen are now 1-1 all-time in the NCAA Championship against LIU Post.
LIU POST
Last Time Out: LIU Post 4, SNHU 3 (05/17/19 at Hooksett, N.H.)
Streak: Won 5
Offensive Leaders:
#15 Christopher Wasson – 51 G, 72-216, .333/.414/.440, 2 HR, 33 RBI, 51 R, 15 2B, 1 3B, 16 BB, 16 SB
#44 Anthony Vaglica – 43 G, 50-151, .331/.453/.477, 3 HR, 34 RBI, 35 R, 13 2B, 27 BB, 3 SB
#24 Andy Camilo – 37 G, 40-123, .325/.470/.395, 2 HR, 21 RBI, 25 R, 4 2B, 27 BB, 2 SB
#5 Dave Brehm – 50 G, 66-211, .313/.370/.417, 2 HR, 37 RBI, 38 R, 12 2B, 2 3B, 18 BB, 20 SB
#52 Michael Manzione – 48 G, 53-180, .294/.401/.533, 10 HR, 40 RBI, 39 R, 13 2B, 29 BB
Possible Starter:
#17 Joshua Loeschorn – 16 G, 10 GS, 10-0, 3 SVs, 1.34 ERA, 80.2 IP, 49 H, 17 R, 12 ER, 67/11 K/BB
Out of the 'Pen
#35 Brian Kavanagh – 10 G, 2 GS, 2-0, 3.10 ERA, 20.1 IP, 20 H, 11 R, 7 ER, 13/10 K/BB
#48 Mike Lazos – 14 G, 1-1, 4 SV, 5.03 ERA, 19.2 IP, 27 H, 13 R, 11 ER, 12/5 K/BB
#33 Kurt Rissland – 7 G, 0-0, 4.35 ERA, 10.1 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 6/2 K/BB
Notes: LIU Post, ranked 25th in the NCBWA Division II Poll, advanced to the NCAA East II Regional final with a 4-3 win over Southern New Hampshire on Friday ... trailing, 1-0, the Pioneers mounted a two-out rally in the top of the seventh, with freshman Giovanni Ciaccio (Manalapan, N.J.) drawing a walk, before sophomore Christopher Wasson hit a two-run homer to left that jumped LIU Post in front, 2-1 ... LIU Post would tack on two more runs in the ninth and would need them, as SNHU scored twice in the home half to make it a one-run game ... Wasson finished 2-for-4 with a walk, three RBI and a pair of runs scored ... redshirt-junior Andy Camilo (Bronx, N.Y.) was 3-for-4, while Ciacco went 1-for-3 with a pair of walks and two runs scored ... junior Noah Lorenzo (Massapequa Park, N.Y.) earned the win, allowing just one run on eight hits over eight innings, striking out five and walking one ... freshman Joshua Loeschorn (Butler, N.J.), the ECC Pitcher of the Year, picked up his third save, as he struck out one and allowed two hits in a scoreless inning of work.
