Box Score  | Coach McPhee Interview

WILMINGTON, North Carolina – The Northeastern baseball team's season came to an end after it lost to Delaware, 3-2, on the second day of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Tournament on Thursday night.
 
Head coach Neil McPhee, who is retiring after 29 seasons at the helm of the Huskies, concludes his Northeastern tenure with a 723-652-4 career record.
 
The No. 5 Huskies (26-29) opened the Tournament with a 4-3 loss to No. 4 Delaware (26-26) on Wednesday afternoon, but Northeastern lived to play another day after it beat No. 6 James Madison, 3-1, on Wednesday night.
 
The Huskies, playing as the designated home team, grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first inning after Connor Lyons (1-for-4, R) and Jason Vosler (1-for-3, R) each earned a walk, and Brad Burcroff (3-for-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI) drove them both home with a double down the left-field line, but Delaware quickly responded.
 
Alex Mottle began the top of the second with a walk and Jake Clark reached on a fielding error by Vosler. Ryan Hartley's RBI single through the left side but Delaware on the board, and Cameron Travalini's sac bunt moved Hartley to second and Clark to third. Ty Warrington followed with a two-run double to give the Blue Hens a 3-2 lead.
 
The Huskies tried to piece together a two-out rally in the third inning by loading the bases after Burcroff and Gabe Levanti (1-for-4) hit consecutive singles and Josh Treff (0-for-3) drew a walk, but Sean Lyons (0-for-3) struck out looking at a 3-2 pitch to end Northeastern's scoring chance. Vosler tried to provide an offensive spark when he led off the fifth inning with an infield hit to third base, but Delaware starting pitcher Brandon Hinkle recorded three-straight outs to maintain the Blue Hens' lead.
 
Burcroff led off the eighth inning for the Huskies and ripped his second double of the game to left field, but Hinkle was resilient once again as he retired three-straight Huskies. Northeastern had its lead-off hitter reach base once again after Mike Piscopo (1-for-4) began the ninth inning with a single through the left side, but three-straight Huskies were retired to end the game.
 
Seniors Brad Burcroff, Chris Carmain, Justin Kessler, Connor Lyons, and Sean Lyons conclude their careers as student-athletes with Northeastern. McPhee's 723 career wins are the most for any coach, in any sport, in Northeastern history.
 
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