STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Lavigne - 2-for-3, 3 RBI, R
• Sophomore Ruben Fernandez (Providence, R.I.) - 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B, BB, HP, SB
• Senior Shane McNamara (Londonderry, N.H.) - 2-for-5, 3 R, 2 HP
• Junior Chris Leone (Newton, N.J.) -2-for-3, HBP
• DeMaro - 7.0 IP - 3 H - 1 ER - 3 BB, 5 K (Win)
• Junior Jake Risedorf (Barkhamsted, Conn.) - 6.2 IP - 7 H - 1 ER - 3 BB, 6 K (Win)
• Graduate student Cam Varney (Manchester, N.H.)  - 2.1 IP - 1 H - 0 ER - 1 BB, 3 K (Save)

HOW IT HAPPENED - GAME 1

• The Penmen scored twice in the bottom of the second inning.  McNamara was hit, Fernandez walked, and an infield single by Leone loaded the bases.  One run scored on a passed ball and single by senior Jancarlos Colon (Santa Isabel, P.R.) allowed Fernandez to score for a 2-0 lead.
• The Dolphins picked up a run in the top of the third frame on an RBI double by Chris Polemeni.
• In the last of the fifth inning, a single by Risedorf and a double by freshman Jackson Marshall (Hooksett, N.H.) made it 3-1.
• Graduate student Jorge Burgos (Santo Domingo, D.R.) drew a bases-loaded walk in the sixth for the game's final run.
• Risedorf allowed seven hits - three were infield singles.  He also induced two double-play balls to end two frames.
• Varney made his first appearance for the Penmen and turned in a save by recording the final seven outs.

HOW IT HAPPENED - GAME 2

• DeMaro's one rough inning was the first when Staten Island loaded the bases, but didn't score.  DeMaro helped his own cause with a pick-off in the frame.  
• The Dolphins did not record a hit after the first inning until a double in the sixth when they scored a run.
• Lavigne delivered a two-run single in the top of the second inning and drove in another run in a three-run fourth for the Penmen.
• The fourth started with a single by McNamara and a wild pitch, Fernandez beat out an infield single and Lavigne singled.
• An error on a pick-off attempt allowed Fernandez to score and Lavigne to move to third.  
• Sophomore Nater Wachter (Concord, N.H.) drove in the final run in the fourth inning with a single, plating Lavigne.

NOTES

• The Penmen lead the all-time series with Staten Island 3-1 with the first meetings last season in Myrtle Beach.
• SNHU is ranked 10th in the nation in the NCBWA poll released on February 19.  
• The Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach is hosting teams from the NCAA Division II East Region over four days (Feb. 20-Feb. 23) including several from the Northeast-10 Conference.

UP NEXT

• The Penmen conclude the trip with a game Sunday morning (9 a.m.) against St. Thomas Aquinas College.