Baseball Claims Two Wins at New England College Saturday

HENNIKER, N.H.- The Eastern Nazarene College baseball team posted a pair of victories at New England College Saturday afternoon, triumphing 5-0 and 10-4.

GAME ONE
THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 5, New England College 0
Records: Lions (18-5, 2-2 NECC) | Pilgrims (7-21, 0-3 NECC)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Eastern Nazarene produced all five runs in the top of the seventh inning. Kelvin Cortez (Corona, N.Y.) crossed the dish as Brandon Guerrero reached on an error. Elvis Rojas (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) followed with a single to centerfield to drive in Eduardo Labour. Brandon Guerrero (Boston, Mass.) scored as Tyler Bean (Wellington, Fla.) reached on a defensive miscue. Francis Ferguson (Jefferson, Mass.) belted a two-run home run to knock in Elvis Rojas (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic).
  

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Francis Ferguson (Jefferson, Mass.) led the Lions offensively while also tossing a complete-game with 12 strikeouts and two hits surrendered. At the dish, Ferguson posted two base knocks, two RBIs, and a run scored.
• Anderson Jimenez (Lowell, Mass.) finished with a pair of hits.
• Elvis Rojas (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) notched one hit, one RBI, one stolen base, and one run scored.

GAME TWO
THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 10, New England College 4
Records: Lions (19-5, 3-2 NECC) | Pilgrims (7-22, 0-4 NECC)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• New England College tallied a run in the bottom of the first inning to snag a 1-0 edge.
• Eastern Nazarene exploded for six runs in the top of the third to capture a 6-1 advantage. Francis Ferguson (Jefferson, Mass.) laced a single to right field to drive in Brandon Guerrero (Boston, Mass.). Frank Landeiro (Orlando, Fla.) followed with a double to plate Elvis Rojas (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) and Francis Ferguson (Jefferson, Mass.). Frank Landeiro (Orlando, Fla.) crossed the dish on a double-steal as Shane McNamara (Londonderry, N.H.) swiped second base. Eduardo Labour (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) roped a double to left-centerfield to knock in Anderson Jimenez (Lowell, Mass.) and Shane McNamara (Londonderry, N.H.).
• The Pilgrims produced three runs in the fourth to cut the deficit to 6-4.
• The Lions responded with three runs in the top of the fifth inning to regain a five-run margin, 9-4. Shane McNamara (Londonderry, N.H.) launched a leadoff, solo home run before Eduardo Labour (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) raked a single to right field to score Jaime Roldan (Boston, Mass.). Anderson Jimenez (Lowell, Mass.) tagged up and scampered home as Brandon Guerrero (Boston, Mass.) lifted a sacrifice fly.
• Eastern Nazarene tacked on a run in the seventh to widen the gap to 10-4. Francis Ferguson (Jefferson, Mass.) flared a two-out single to left-centerfield to plate Elvis Rojas (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic).
  

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Francis Ferguson (Jefferson, Mass.) finished with four hits, two RBIs, and one run scored.
• Shane McNamara (Londonderry, N.H.) posted three base knocks, two runs scored, one RBI, and a stolen base.
• Elvis Rojas (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) recorded three hits and two runs scored.
• Eduardo Labour (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) notched two hits and drove in three RBIs.
• Frank Landeiro (Orlando, Fla.) registered two hits, two RBIs, one run scored, and one stolen base.
• On the mound, Spencer Boynton (Tampa, Fla.) pitched 3.1 innings in his seventh start and fanned five batters. Morgan Weast (Cincinnati, Ohio) worked 3.2 scoreless innings of relief and racked up eight strikeouts while scattering just one hit.

UP NEXT:
Eastern Nazarene visits Curry April 13.