Northeastern beat UMass, 12-8, for its fifth win in a row on Thursday at Friedman Diamond. The Huskies scored three runs in the fourth and four runs in the fifth to break the game open. Matt Morizio and Brad Czarnowski hit homers for NU and Paul Koslowski earned the win on the mound. Eric Murray got the start at second base and went 5-5 with five singles, scored two runs and knocked in one.
Northeastern improves to 20-15 this season while UMass drops to 14-21. Koslowski holds a 1-1 record this season after pitching six innings, allowing two runs while striking out six. He allowed both runs in the first inning and then pitched brilliantly after a rocky first inning in which he allowed two runs. He got the Minutemen in order with two strikeouts in the second inning and allowed a harmless single in the third. In the fourth, he got UMass on three-straight fly-outs and then struck out two while getting the Minutemen in order in the fifth. UMass starter Anthony Gallo took the loss for the Minutemen, dropping to 1-1 on the season.
Down 2-0, the Huskies evened the score in the bottom of the first. Mike Steinberg hit a double down the left field line to lead-off for the Huskies. Two batters later, Brad Czarnowski hit a triple that scored Steinberg and Jeff Heriot followed with a double that plated Czarnowski.
Northeastern took the lead in the fourth inning when Jeff Maher hit a two-out double down the left field line that scored Steinberg. Czarnowski then walked, putting men on first and second with two outs for Heriot. Heriot came up big again, hitting a triple off the base of the wall in right-center that drove in two runs, giving NU a 5-2 lead.
The Huskies opened up a big lead in the bottom of the fifth inning. Bush led off with a single. Arman Sidhu then hit one to UMass shortstop Mike Athas, who threw to second but wasn't in time to get Bush. Morizio then came up and hit one over the right field wall for his first homer of the season. Chris Lloyd then relieved Gallo and Lloyd allowed a single to Eric Murray. Czarnowski came to the plate with Murray on first and hit a line drive-homer over the left field wall, making the score 10-2.
The Huskies scored a run in both the seventh and the eighth innings. UMass rallied for six runs in the final three innings, but couldn't close the gap as Northeastern prevailed 12-8. Dave Pellegrine relieved Koslowski and pitched one and one-third innings, giving up three runs and Tim Bush tossed the final one and two-thirds, allowing three runs (one earned).
Northeastern travels to Binghamton, N.Y. this weekend to take on the Bearcats for three conference games.
Massachusetts 8 (14-21)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
------------------------------------------------------
Sean Sarno dh............ 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
Mike Athas ss............ 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 2
Cullan Maumus 2b......... 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 7 0
Frank Curreri c.......... 3 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 1
Matt Reynolds 1b......... 4 1 1 2 1 1 15 0 1
Jason Twomley rf......... 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 1
Derrick Durepo cf........ 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1
Anthony Santos 3b........ 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Curt Szado ph/lf........ 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Travis Munsey lf......... 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Devin Barnett ph/3b..... 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2
Anthony Gallo p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Lloyd p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jeremy Demers p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
David Sullivan p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 36 8 9 7 7 10 24 15 8
Northeastern 12 (21-15)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
------------------------------------------------------
Mike Steinberg lf........ 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2
Jeff Maher dh............ 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Brian Nutting 3b........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Brad Czarnowski rf....... 3 3 2 4 2 0 2 0 0
Jeff Heriot cf........... 4 0 2 3 1 0 4 0 4
Miguel Paquette 1b....... 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 0 2
Tim Bush 3b/p............ 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Arman Sidhu ss........... 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2
Matt Morizio c........... 4 1 1 3 1 0 10 0 0
Eric Murray 2b........... 5 2 5 1 0 0 2 5 0
Paul Koslowski p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dave Pellegrine p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 38 12 15 12 4 2 27 8 10
Score by Innings R H E
-------------------------------------------
Massachusetts....... 200 000 123 - 8 9 0
Northeastern........ 200 350 11X - 12 15 2
-------------------------------------------
E - Heriot(3); Bush(7). DP - Northeastern 1. LOB - UMass 8; Northeastern 10.
2B - Steinberg(5); Maher(3); Heriot(4); Paquette(8). 3B - Czarnowski(3);
Heriot(5). HR - Czarnowski(4); Morizio(1). HBP - Steinberg; Bush; Sidhu. SH
- Maher(1). SB - Sarno(3); Steinberg(6).
Massachusetts IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
Anthony Gallo....... 4.0 10 8 8 3 1 22 26
Chris Lloyd......... 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 4 5
Jeremy Demers....... 3.0 3 2 2 0 1 11 14
David Sullivan...... 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Northeastern IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
Paul Koslowski...... 6.0 3 2 2 2 6 21 23
Dave Pellegrine..... 1.1 4 3 3 3 3 8 11
Tim Bush............ 1.2 2 3 1 2 1 7 9
Win - Koslowski (1-1). Loss - Gallo (0-2). Save - None.
WP - Koslowski(1); Pellegrine(2). HBP - by Gallo (Bush); by Demers (Steinberg);
by Demers (Sidhu). BK - Koslowski(1).
Start: 3 pm Time: 3:20 Attendance: 45
Gallo faced 3 batters in the 5th.
Massachusetts starters: 3/dh Sarno; 9/ss Athas; 11/2b Maumus; 22/c Curreri; 29/1b
Reynolds; 14/rf Twomley; 7/cf Durepo; 4/3b Santos; 2/lf Munsey; 19/p Gallo;
Northeastern starters: 19/lf Steinberg; 1/dh Maher; 17/rf Czarnowski; 44/cf Heriot;
31/1b Paquette; 45/3b Bush; 3/ss Sidhu; 11/c Morizio; 2/2b Murray; 9/p Koslowski;
Massachusetts 1st - Sarno walked. Sarno stole second. Athas flied out to rf;
Sarno advanced to third. Maumus singled to left center, RBI; Sarno scored. Maumus
advanced to second on a balk. Curreri grounded out to 2b; Maumus advanced to third.
Reynolds singled to second base, RBI; Maumus scored. Reynolds advanced to second on
a wild pitch. Twomley flied out to lf. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Northeastern 1st - Steinberg doubled down the lf line. Maher struck out
swinging. Czarnowski tripled to right field, RBI; Steinberg scored. Heriot doubled
to right field, RBI; Czarnowski scored. Paquette grounded out to 3b; Heriot advanced
to third. Bush hit by pitch. Sidhu popped up to ss. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
Massachusetts 2nd - Durepo struck out swinging. Santos grounded out to 3b.
Munsey struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Northeastern 2nd - Morizio grounded out to 2b. Murray singled to center
field. Steinberg singled to third base; Murray advanced to second. Maher grounded
out to 2b; Steinberg advanced to second; Murray advanced to third. Czarnowski
walked. Heriot grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Massachusetts 3rd - Sarno struck out swinging. Athas flied out to cf. Maumus
singled to left field. Curreri grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Northeastern 3rd - Paquette grounded out to 1b unassisted. Bush fouled out to
1b. Sidhu fouled out to c. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Massachusetts 4th - Reynolds flied out to cf. Twomley flied out to rf. Durepo
flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Northeastern 4th - Morizio walked. Morizio out at first c to 1b, picked off.
Murray singled to second base. Steinberg reached on a fielder's choice; Murray out
at second ss to 2b. Steinberg stole second. Maher doubled down the lf line, RBI;
Steinberg scored. Czarnowski walked. Heriot tripled to right center, 2 RBI;
Czarnowski scored; Maher scored. Paquette grounded out to 2b. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Massachusetts 5th - Santos struck out swinging. Munsey struck out swinging.
Sarno grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Northeastern 5th - Bush singled. Sidhu reached on a fielder's choice; Bush
advanced to second. Morizio homered, 3 RBI; Sidhu scored; Bush scored. Lloyd to p
for Gallo. Murray singled to first base. Steinberg flied out to cf. Maher flied out
to rf. Czarnowski homered to left field, 2 RBI; Murray scored. Heriot walked. Demers
to p for Lloyd. Paquette struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. 5 runs, 4
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Massachusetts 6th - Athas flied out to cf. Maumus flied out to cf to left
center. Curreri walked. Reynolds struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Northeastern 6th - Bush grounded out to 3b. Sidhu grounded out to 2b. Morizio
grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Massachusetts 7th - Pellegrine to p for Koslowski. Twomley walked. Durepo
singled through the left side; Twomley advanced to second. Szado pinch hit for
Santos. Szado singled up the middle, RBI; Durepo advanced to second; Twomley scored.
Barnett pinch hit for Munsey. Barnett struck out looking. Sarno reached on a
fielder's choice; Szado out at second 2b to ss; Durepo advanced to third. Athas
struck out looking. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Northeastern 7th - Szado to lf. Barnett to 3b. Murray singled through the
left side. Steinberg hit by pitch; Murray advanced to second. Maher grounded out to
p, SAC, bunt; Steinberg advanced to second; Murray advanced to third. Czarnowski
grounded out to 2b, RBI; Steinberg advanced to third; Murray scored. Heriot fouled
out to 3b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Massachusetts 8th - Maumus struck out looking. Curreri walked. Reynolds
walked; Curreri advanced to second. Twomley singled to right field, RBI; Reynolds
advanced to second; Curreri scored. Durepo singled; Twomley advanced to second;
Reynolds advanced to third. Durepo advanced to second; Twomley advanced to third;
Reynolds scored on a wild pitch. Nutting to 3b for Maher. Bush to p. / for
Pellegrine. Szado popped up to ss. Barnett struck out looking. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
Northeastern 8th - Paquette doubled to left field. Bush grounded out to ss.
Sidhu hit by pitch. Morizio reached on a fielder's choice; Sidhu out at second 2b to
ss; Paquette advanced to third. Murray singled to pitcher, RBI; Morizio advanced to
second; Paquette scored. Sullivan to p for Demers. Steinberg reached on a fielder's
choice; Murray advanced to second; Morizio out at third 3b unassisted. 1 run, 2
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Massachusetts 9th - Sarno walked. Athas reached on an error by p, bunt; Sarno
advanced to second. Maumus singled to first base; Athas advanced to second; Sarno
advanced to third. Curreri singled up the middle, 2 RBI; Maumus advanced to second,
advanced to third on an error by cf; Athas scored, unearned; Sarno scored. Reynolds
grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b, RBI; Curreri out on the play; Maumus
scored, unearned. Twomley walked. Durepo reached on a fielder's choice; Twomley out
at second 3b to 2b. 3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
