Baseball Breezes by Mass. Maritime, 10-3

BUZZARDS BAY, N.H.- The Eastern Nazarene College baseball team pounded out a season-high 20 hits en route to posting its 14th consecutive victory, a 10-3 win at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy Tuesday.

THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 9, Mass. Maritime 3
Records: Lions (17-3) | Buccaneers (9-6)

                                   
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Eastern Nazarene jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead with a run in the top of the first inning. Francis Ferguson (Jefferson, Mass.) laced a single to left-centerfield to drive in Elvis Rojas (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic).
• The visitors added a pair of runs in the third to extend their advantage to 3-0. Jaime Roldan (Boston, Mass.) roped a double to centerfield to plate Francis Ferguson from third base. Jaime Roldan (Boston, Mass.) crossed the dish on an RBI groundout by Eduardo Labour (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic).
• Mass. Maritime manufactured a run in the bottom of the third to cut the deficit to 3-1.
• The Lions tallied four runs in the fourth to widen the gap to 7-1. Tyler Bean (Wellington, Fla.) raked a single to left-centerfield to knock in Elvis Rojas (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic). Francis Ferguson slashed a triple to left-centerfield to drive in Tyler Bean (Wellington, Fla.). Francis Ferguson (Jefferson, Mass.) scampered home on an RBI groundout by Shane McNamara (Londonderry, N.H.). Eduardo Labour (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) landed a two-out base knock to score Anderson Jimenez (Lowell, Mass.) from second base.
• The Buccaneers picked up two runs in the home half of the fourth inning to narrow the margin to 7-3.
• Eastern Nazarene tacked on two runs in the top of the sixth to stretch its lead to 9-3. Eduardo Labour (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) collected his third RBI of the game with a single down the left field line to knock in Jaime Roldan (Boston, Mass.). Ethaniel Almendarez (Lynn, Mass.) followed with an infield hit to plate Anderson Jimenez (Lowell, Mass.).
• The guests chalked up one run in the ninth to push their advantage to 10-3. Francis Ferguson (Jefferson, Mass.) notched his third RBI of the day with a two-out base hit to score Elvis Rojas (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic).
  

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Francis Ferguson (Jefferson, Mass.) finished with four hits, three RBIs, two runs scored, and a stolen base.
• Eduardo Labour (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) registered three hits and three RBIs.
• Elvis Rojas (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) racked up three base knocks, three stolen bases, and three runs scored.
• Anderson Jimenez (Lowell, Mass.) contributed with three hits and a pair of runs scored while Brandon Guerrero (Boston, Mass.) added three hits and one stolen base.
• Morgan Weast (Cincinnati, Ohio) pitched eight innings in his fifth start on the mound and recorded 12 strikeouts while improving to 5-1 on the year. Luke Descheneaux (Lowell, Mass.) worked one scoreless inning and fanned one batter in his third appearance out of the bullpen.

                                                                                    
LOOKING AHEAD:

Eastern Nazarene travels to Worcester State March 29.