The Northeastern baseball team advanced to their eighth Beanpot championship game after defeating Boston College in the first round, 7-2, Wednesday evening at LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Mass.
The Huskies (13-15) got the win thanks in large part to strong pitching by freshman Kris Dabrowiecki (5-1) and senior Jim Madison, who did not allow a run in seven combined innings.
Dabrowiecki got his fifth win of the year, becoming the first freshman to win five games in a season since current seniors Devin Monds and Matt Piryk won five apiece in 2002. He allowed just five hits in five innings, walking one and striking out three.
NU got its first two runs in the fourth inning on three consecutive hits off of Eagles starter Terry Doyle (4-1). Junior Arman Sidhu hit a double to right center and scored on senior Jeff Heriot's RBI double down the right field line. Senior Miguel Paquette followed him with a single up the middle to give NU the 2-0 advantage.
The Huskies added insurance runs in the eighth inning when they exploded for five runs. Junior Chris Emanuele reached on an error by BC shortstop Marco Albano and later scored on a Heriot RBI single. Junior Matt Morizio followed up with a two-run single through the right side to plate Sidhu and Heriot. Junior Jeff Maher then hit a two-run single to right to give NU a commanding 7-0 lead.
The Huskies had a bit of a scare in the bottom of the eighth as the Eagles (23-12) loaded the bases with no outs and put two runs on the board. However, Piryk came on in relief of sophomore Tristan Besse and got three outs to end the Eagles' rally.
In addition to the strong pitching performances, NU's defense was solid all night. In the third inning, Sidhu dove far to his left to stop a Dave Preziosi ground ball and then made a strong throw to first to throw him out. In the fifth, with two men on, freshman Mike Lyon made a backhand stop on a Drew Locke line drive to stop the Eagles' rally. During the Eagles' two-run eighth, Sidhu stopped a line drive by Tom Mackor, diving to his right to save two runs.
The Huskies will play for their fourth Beanpot title tomorrow when they meet Harvard at 5 p.m. at Fenway Park.
2005 Northeastern Baseball
Northeastern vs Boston College
Apr 20, 2005 at Lowell, MA (LeLacheur Park)
Northeastern 7 (13-15)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Chris Emanuele cf........ 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
Arman Sidhu ss........... 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 0
Jeff Heriot rf........... 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 0
Miguel Paquette 1b....... 4 0 1 1 1 1 13 0 0
Dan Milano c............. 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 2 1
Matt Morizio dh.......... 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
Brian Nutting 3b......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Jeff Maher lf............ 4 0 3 2 0 1 3 0 0
Mike Lyon 2b............. 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 1
Kris Dabrowiecki p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Madison p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tristan Besse p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Piryk p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Adam Ottavino p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 36 7 11 7 3 8 27 13 6
Boston College 2 (23-12)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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PREZIOSI, Dave 1b/p...... 3 1 1 0 2 1 6 1 0
LOCKE, Drew cf........... 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
McGUIRE, Jared 3b........ 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0
DELANEY, Jason lf........ 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 1
McGILL, Shawn c.......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 0
FLYNN, Mike rf........... 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
MACKOR, Tom 1b/2b....... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
REYNOSO, Ryne dh/rf...... 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4
ALBANO, Marco ss......... 4 0 2 0 0 0 5 2 1
AYERS, Johnny 2b......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0
FRATES, Pete ph......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
HUTCHINSON, Ryan 2b..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOGGAN, Kevin p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WEISS, Jonny ph......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DOYLE, Terry p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals................... 30 2 7 2 7 4 27 10 9
Score by Innings R H E
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Northeastern........ 000 200 050 - 7 11 0
Boston College...... 000 000 020 - 2 7 2
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E - Albano; Doyle. DP - BC 2. LOB - Northeastern 6; BC 9. 2B - Sidhu(10);
Heriot(6); Reynoso; Albano 2. HBP - Lyon. SF - Mackor. SB - McGuire. CS -
Maher(1); Preziosi; Delaney.
Northeastern IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Kris Dabrowiecki.... 5.0 5 0 0 1 3 19 20
Jim Madison......... 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 5 7
Tristan Besse....... 0.0 1 2 2 3 0 1 4
Matt Piryk.......... 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
Adam Ottavino....... 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4
Boston College IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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DOYLE, Terry........ 7.0 7 4 3 2 5 26 29
PREZIOSI, Dave...... 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 2 2
BOGGAN, Kevin....... 1.2 3 2 0 1 3 8 9
Win - Dabrowiecki (5-1). Loss - Doyle (4-1). Save - None.
HBP - by Doyle (Lyon).
Umpires -
Start: 5:30 Time: 2:35 Attendance: 106
Doyle faced 2 batters in the 8th.
Besse faced 4 batters in the 8th.
Game: GAME28
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Play-by-Play
2005 Northeastern Baseball
Northeastern vs Boston College - Play-by-Play
Apr 20, 2005 at Lowell, MA (LeLacheur Park)
Score by Innings R H E
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Northeastern........ 000 200 050 - 7 11 0
Boston College...... 000 000 020 - 2 7 2
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Northeastern starters: 27/cf Emanuele; 3/ss Sidhu; 44/rf Heriot; 31/1b Paquette;
35/c Milano; 11/dh Morizio; 8/3b Nutting; 1/lf Maher; 7/2b Lyon; 12/p Dabrowiecki;
Boston College starters: 35/1b Preziosi; 24/cf Locke; 17/3b McGuire; 30/lf Delaney;
15/c McGill; 21/rf Flynn; 23/dh Reynoso; 1/ss Albano; 4/2b Ayers; 32/p Doyle;
Northeastern 1st - Emanuele struck out looking. Sidhu lined out to rf. Heriot
struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Boston College 1st - Preziosi struck out swinging. Locke grounded out to ss.
McGuire singled to center field. McGuire stole second. Delaney struck out swinging.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Northeastern 2nd - Paquette grounded out to 3b. Milano popped up to ss.
Morizio grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Boston College 2nd - McGill grounded out to 3b. Flynn lined out to 2b.
Reynoso doubled down the lf line. Albano fouled out to 1b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Northeastern 3rd - Nutting flied out to rf to right center. Maher struck out
swinging. Lyon hit by pitch. Emanuele grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Boston College 3rd - Ayers struck out swinging. Preziosi grounded out to ss.
Locke grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Northeastern 4th - Sidhu doubled to right center. Heriot doubled down the rf
line, RBI; Sidhu scored. Paquette singled up the middle, RBI; Heriot scored. Milano
struck out swinging. Morizio grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b; Paquette out
on the play. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Boston College 4th - McGuire grounded out to 2b. Delaney walked. McGill
singled through the right side; Delaney advanced to second. Flynn fouled out to 1b.
Reynoso grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Northeastern 5th - Nutting grounded out to ss. Maher singled down the rf
line. Lyon flied out to lf. Emanuele singled up the middle; Maher advanced to third.
Maher out at home p to 2b to 1b to c, caught stealing. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors,
1 LOB.
Boston College 5th - Albano doubled to center field. Ayers fouled out to c,
bunt. Preziosi singled to center field; Albano advanced to third. Preziosi out at
second c to 2b, caught stealing. Locke grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Northeastern 6th - Sidhu singled to left field. Heriot flied out to cf. Sidhu
advanced to second on an error by p. Paquette walked. Milano grounded into double
play 2b to ss to 1b; Paquette out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Boston College 6th - Madison to p for Dabrowiecki. McGuire struck out
swinging. Delaney walked. Delaney out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. McGill
flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Northeastern 7th - Morizio struck out looking. Nutting popped up to ss. Maher
singled through the left side. Lyon popped up to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Boston College 7th - Flynn walked. Reynoso grounded out to 1b unassisted;
Flynn advanced to second. Albano doubled to right field; Flynn out at third rf to 2b
to 3b. Frates pinch hit for Ayers. Frates grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Northeastern 8th - Hutchinson to 2b for Frates. Emanuele reached on an error
by ss. Sidhu walked; Emanuele advanced to second. Preziosi to p. Mackor to 1b for
Flynn. Reynoso to rf. / for Doyle. Heriot singled up the middle, RBI; Sidhu
advanced to second; Emanuele scored, unearned. Paquette fouled out to c. Preziosi to
1b. Mackor to 2b. Boggan to p for Hutchinson. Milano singled to center field; Heriot
advanced to second; Sidhu advanced to third. Morizio singled through the right side,
advanced to second, 2 RBI; Milano advanced to third; Heriot scored; Sidhu scored.
Nutting struck out looking. Maher singled to right field, 2 RBI; Morizio scored,
unearned; Milano scored, unearned. Lyon walked; Maher advanced to second. Emanuele
fouled out to rf. 5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Boston College 8th - Besse to p for Madison. Preziosi walked. Locke walked;
Preziosi advanced to second. McGuire singled to left field; Locke advanced to
second; Preziosi advanced to third. Delaney walked, RBI; McGuire advanced to second;
Locke advanced to third; Preziosi scored. Piryk to p for Besse. McGill lined out to
ss. Mackor flied out to lf, SAC, RBI; Delaney advanced to second; McGuire advanced
to third; Locke scored. Reynoso grounded out to 2b. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
Northeastern 9th - Sidhu struck out swinging. Heriot popped up to ss.
Paquette struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Boston College 9th - Ottavino to p for Piryk. Albano grounded out to 2b.
Weiss pinch hit for Boggan. Weiss flied out to rf. Preziosi walked. Locke flied out
to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
