Justin Hedrick struck out 11 without a walk and threw a complete-game seven innings to lead Northeastern to a 2-1 win over Binghamton in the first game of an America East doubleheader at Friedman Diamond on Friday.
Hedrick (6-1) was dominant on the mound for the Huskies from the outset, striking out five batters through the first two innings and eight through four. With the 11 strike outs, he now has 73 on the year and moves into sixth place on the all-time single season list at NU. Hedrick allowed just four hits.
Binghamton starter JD Brink worked out of a first-inning jam and held off NU until the bottom of the fourth. Jeff Heriot led off the inning with a single for NU's first hit of the game and then scored when Omar Pena followed with double to the gap in left-center. After a perfectly executed sacrifice bunt by Arman Sidhu, Miguel Paquette delivered Pena from third with a ringing single to right.
Binghamton broke up Hedrick's shutout bid in the seventh. Jay Balback led off with a double and moved to third on a wild pitch. Hedrick fanned Joe Costello on a called third strike and then got T.J. Kowalchuk to line out to second base. Kyle Loucks knocked in Balback for the Bearcats' only run after bouncing a single just out of the reach of Pena at second. Hedrick left the tying run at first as he struck out Jacob Thiel for the second time to end the game.
The Huskies, who evened their overall record at 21-21, threatened in their first at-bat after Brink loaded the bases on a pair of walks and a hit batter. But Brink struck out Heriot and Pena to end the threat.
NU improved to 9-10 in America East play, while Binghamton fell to 2-17 and 10-37-1 overall.
• Game 2: Full story & box score
Binghamton 1 (10-37-1,9-10)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Tony Berube 1b............ 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Justin Smucker ss......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Jay Balback 3b............ 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 2
Joe Costello lf........... 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 0
T.J. Kowalchuk cf......... 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 0
Kyle Loucks c............. 3 0 1 1 0 1 6 0
Jacob Thiel dh............ 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Tom Cummings rf........... 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Matt Caputo 2b............ 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
JD Brink p................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals.................... 25 1 4 1 0 11 18 4
Northeastern 2 (21-21,2-17)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Mike Steinberg dh......... 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Brad Czarnowski lf........ 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Chris Emanuele rf......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Tim Bush 3b............... 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
Jeff Heriot cf............ 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
Omar Pena 2b.............. 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 1
Arman Sidhu ss............ 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Miguel Paquette 1b........ 3 0 2 1 0 0 3 1
Matt Morizio c............ 3 0 0 0 0 1 11 1
Justin Hedrick p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals.................... 22 2 5 2 3 6 21 4
Score by innings: R H E
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Binghamton 000 000 1 - 1 4 0
Northeastern 000 200 - 2 5 1
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E - Sidhu.
LOB - Binghamton 3; Northeastern 7.
2B - Balback; Pena.
CS - Cummings.
SH - Sidhu.
Binghamton IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
JD Brink............ 6.0 5 2 2 3 6 22 27
Northeastern IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Justin Hedrick...... 7.0 4 1 1 0 11 25 25
Win - Hedrick 6-1. Loss - Brink 3-7. Save - None.
WP - Hedrick. PB - Morizio.
HBP - by Brink (Czarnowski).
Start: 12 pm Time: 1:46 Attendance: 75
Play-by-play
Binghamton inning 1
Berube struck out swinging. Smucker flied out to cf. Balback struck out
looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Northeastern inning 1
Steinberg walked. Czarnowski hit by pitch; Steinberg advanced to second.
Emanuele struck out looking. Bush walked; Czarnowski advanced to second;
Steinberg advanced to third. Heriot struck out looking. Pena struck out
looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Binghamton inning 2
Costello struck out looking. Kowalchuk singled to left field. Loucks
struck out swinging. Thiel struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Northeastern inning 2
Sidhu flied out to lf. Paquette flied out to cf. Morizio grounded out to
ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Binghamton inning 3
Cummings reached on a throwing error by ss. Cummings out at second c to 1b
to ss, caught stealing. Caputo fouled out to 1b. Berube struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Northeastern inning 3
Steinberg walked. Czarnowski struck out swinging. Emanuele grounded out to
3b; Steinberg advanced to second. Bush flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Binghamton inning 4
Smucker flied out to lf. Balback struck out swinging. Costello struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Northeastern inning 4
Heriot singled to center field. Pena doubled to left center, RBI; Heriot
scored. Sidhu grounded out to 1b unassisted, SAC, bunt; Pena advanced to
third. Paquette singled to right field, RBI; Pena scored. Morizio struck
out looking. Steinberg grounded out to 3b. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Binghamton inning 5
Kowalchuk struck out swinging. Loucks grounded out to 2b. Thiel fouled out
to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Northeastern inning 5
Czarnowski lined out to 1b. Emanuele flied out to cf. Bush singled to
center field. Heriot flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Binghamton inning 6
Cummings grounded out to p, bunt. Caputo singled to right field. Berube
flied out to lf. Caputo advanced to second on a passed ball. Smucker flied
out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Northeastern inning 6
Pena struck out looking. Sidhu flied out to cf. Paquette singled to right
field. Morizio reached on a fielder's choice; Paquette out at second 2b to
ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Binghamton inning 7
Balback doubled to right center. Balback advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Costello struck out looking. Kowalchuk lined out to 2b. Loucks singled to
second base, RBI; Balback scored. Thiel struck out swinging. 1 run, 2
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
