Frank Pesanello set a new single-season home run mark at Northeastern with his 16th home run of the season and the Huskies defeated the University of Massachusetts 6-4 at Earl Lorden Field in Amherst, Mass. on Tuesday afternoon. Pesanello's homer was a three-run blast that broke a 3-3 tie in the top of the eighth inning and was the eventual game-winner.
While Pesanello was the big story for NU, Mike Tamsin continued his recent hot streak, going 4-5 with an RBI and two runs scored, while tri-captain Josh Porter had a big game as well, finishing 2-4 with a homer and two RBI.
Les Williams started the game for the Huskies, but he pitched just the first two innings. Trevor Smith was first out of the bullpen for NU and was extremely efficient in four scoreless innings of relief, allowing just one hit over that span. Dan Zehr allowed one run in two innings of relief, but he picked up the win after Pesanello's homer gave the Huskies the lead for good. Bobby Carrington then tossed the ninth inning and picked up his second save of the season.
Tim Daley (1997) and Derek Gauthier (1994) held the previous NU season home run mark of 15. Pesanello has eight regular season games left to improve on his record 16 long balls.
Northeastern improved to 20-22-1 on the season with the win, while Massachusetts fell to 16-22 overall. The Huskies are back in action on Thursday night at 7 p.m. when they open a crucial three-game series at William & Mary. The Huskies enter the series just a half-game behind Towson for the sixth and final qualifying spot in the CAA Championship.
Northeastern 6 (20-22-1)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Dicesare, Tony c......... 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
Tamsin, Mike 3b.......... 5 2 4 1 0 0 1 4 0
Lyon, Mike ss............ 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 3 1
Pesanello, Frank dh...... 5 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 3
Compagnone, Frank cf..... 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0
Porter, Josh 1b.......... 4 1 2 2 0 1 11 0 0
Gustafson, David lf...... 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Fox, Alex rf............. 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Zentek, Teddy rf........ 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1
Donaldson, James 2b...... 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 4 0
Williams, Les p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Smith, Trevor p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zehr, Dan p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrington, Bobby p..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 36 6 10 6 3 7 27 13 7
Massachusetts 4 (16-22)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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BAUDINET cf.............. 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 1
FRANCZEK ss.............. 4 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 0
TEMPESTA 2b.............. 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
MACDONALD 3b............. 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1
TUETKEN 1b............... 4 0 2 1 0 0 7 1 3
MULTNER lf............... 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
GARRITY c................ 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 1
COPA dh.................. 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
BLACK rf................. 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 2
TELGHEDER p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SERINO p................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
EILENBERG p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WALCZAK p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 31 4 6 4 7 3 27 9 9
Score by Innings R H E
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Northeastern........ 000 111 030 - 6 10 2
Massachusetts....... 200 000 101 - 4 6 0
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E - DiCesare(3); Lyon(16). LOB - NU 7; UMass 9. 2B - Donaldson(4);
FRANCZEK(13); MACDONALD(10). HR - Pesanello(16); Porter(3). HBP - Fox. SH -
COPA(1); BLACK(1). SB - Lyon(3); Compagnone(4); GARRITY(2); COPA(1). CS -
BAUDINET(10).
Northeastern IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Williams, Les....... 2.0 2 2 2 2 1 7 10
Smith, Trevor....... 4.0 1 0 0 3 1 12 15
Zehr, Dan........... 2.0 1 1 0 2 0 7 10
Carrington, Bobby... 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 5 5
Massachusetts IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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TELGHEDER........... 4.0 4 2 2 1 2 16 18
SERINO.............. 3.0 3 3 3 1 2 11 12
EILENBERG........... 1.0 2 1 1 0 3 5 5
WALCZAK............. 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 4 5
Win - Zehr (2-4). Loss - SERINO (2-4). Save - Carrington (2).
WP - WALCZAK(1). HBP - by TELGHEDER (Fox).
Umpires - HP: Steve Ricciarini 1B: George Cox
Start: 3:00 pm Time: 2:38 Attendance: 99
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Play-by-Play
Northeastern starters: 20/c DiCesare; 6/3b Tamsin; 7/ss Lyon; 11/dh Pesanello; 4/cf
Compagnone; 32/1b Porter; 9/lf Gustafson; 5/rf Fox; 33/2b Donaldson; 3/p Williams;
Massachusetts starters: 24/cf BAUDINET; 6/ss FRANCZEK; 2/2b TEMPESTA; 25/3b
MACDONALD; 16/1b TUETKEN; 19/lf MULTNER; 12/c GARRITY; 13/dh COPA; 4/rf BLACK; 11/p
TELGHEDER;
Northeastern 1st - DiCesare grounded out to 2b. Tamsin singled to right
field. Lyon reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop; Tamsin out at second ss to
2b. Lyon stole second. Pesanello flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Massachusetts 1st - BAUDINET struck out swinging. FRANCZEK walked. TEMPESTA
flied out to cf. MACDONALD doubled to right center, RBI; FRANCZEK scored. TUETKEN
singled down the lf line, RBI; MACDONALD scored. MULTNER reached on a fielder's
choice to third base; TUETKEN out at second 3b to 2b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Northeastern 2nd - Compagnone lined out to cf. Porter flied out to rf.
Gustafson flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Massachusetts 2nd - GARRITY walked. COPA grounded out to p, SAC, bunt;
GARRITY advanced to second. BLACK popped up to 2b. BAUDINET grounded out to 2b. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Northeastern 3rd - Fox struck out swinging. Donaldson grounded out to 1b
unassisted. DiCesare flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Massachusetts 3rd - Smith to p for Williams. FRANCZEK flied out to cf.
TEMPESTA grounded out to 2b. MACDONALD grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Northeastern 4th - Tamsin singled up the middle. Lyon walked; Tamsin advanced
to second. Pesanello struck out looking. Compagnone flied out to ss. Porter singled
through the right side, RBI; Lyon advanced to third on the throw; Tamsin scored.
Gustafson reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop; Porter out at second ss to 2b.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Massachusetts 4th - TUETKEN grounded out to 3b. MULTNER popped up to 2b.
GARRITY walked. GARRITY stole second, advanced to third on a throwing error by c.
COPA walked. COPA stole second. BLACK popped up to c. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2
LOB.
Northeastern 5th - Fox hit by pitch. Donaldson doubled to right center; Fox
advanced to third. SERINO to p for TELGHEDER. DiCesare grounded out to 2b. Tamsin
grounded out to 2b, RBI; Donaldson advanced to third; Fox scored. Lyon grounded out
to 3b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Massachusetts 5th - BAUDINET walked. FRANCZEK struck out looking; BAUDINET
out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. TEMPESTA grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Northeastern 6th - Pesanello flied out to rf. Compagnone grounded out to ss.
Porter homered to right field, RBI. Gustafson struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit,
0 errors, 0 LOB.
Massachusetts 6th - Zentek to rf for Fox. MACDONALD fouled out to c. TUETKEN
singled to center field. MULTNER popped up to 2b. GARRITY flied out to rf. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Northeastern 7th - Zentek singled to center field. Donaldson struck out
looking. Zentek picked off, out at second p to 1b to ss. DiCesare grounded out to 1b
unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Massachusetts 7th - Zehr to p for Smith. COPA walked. BLACK grounded out to
3b, SAC, bunt; COPA advanced to second. BAUDINET reached on an error by ss; COPA
advanced to third. FRANCZEK singled through the left side, RBI; BAUDINET advanced to
second; COPA scored, unearned. TEMPESTA grounded out to 2b; FRANCZEK advanced to
second; BAUDINET advanced to third. MACDONALD walked. TUETKEN reached on a fielder's
choice to third base; MACDONALD advanced to second; FRANCZEK out at third 3b
unassisted. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB.
Northeastern 8th - Tamsin singled to first base. Lyon walked; Tamsin advanced
to second. EILENBERG to p for SERINO. Pesanello homered to left field, 3 RBI; Lyon
scored; Tamsin scored. Compagnone singled up the middle. Porter struck out swinging;
Compagnone stole second. Gustafson struck out. Zentek struck out looking. 3 runs,
3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Massachusetts 8th - MULTNER flied out to cf. GARRITY lined out to ss. COPA
grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Northeastern 9th - WALCZAK to p for EILENBERG. Donaldson flied out to cf.
DiCesare flied out to lf. Tamsin singled up the middle. Tamsin advanced to second on
a wild pitch. Lyon walked. Pesanello flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
Massachusetts 9th - Carrington to p for Zehr. BLACK singled, bunt. BAUDINET
struck out swinging. FRANCZEK doubled down the lf line, RBI; BLACK scored. TEMPESTA
grounded out to ss; FRANCZEK advanced to third. MACDONALD grounded out to 3b. 1
run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
