Club Baseball Splits

The UNE Club Baseball team played a double-header against Tufts University of Sunday afternoon. The Nor'easters split the afternoon, winning 4-1 and losing 7-4. In game one, UNE rode the back of junior pitcher Dana Gobeil. Gobeil twirled a gem going the distance, striking out six, and scattering five hits. He was backed up by some solid defense up the middle, as junior's AJ Fredette and Dan Root tag teamed for three timely double plays. Junior’s Ryan Knight and Blake Conrad, who each had three hits, led the offense. Knight also scored two runs and stole two bases in the victory.

In the nightcap, the Nor'easters struggled in the field, committing four errors in the first four innings, showing sophomore hurler, Kal Smith, no love. Smith escaped the fourth inning allowing just two earned runs and striking out four, three of which that came on his nasty 12-6 curveball. Junior, Brian Muldoon, came in to finish the last three innings, giving up one run on four hits. UNE had trouble getting the bats going and were shutout until the sixth when junior John Rosati knocked in Knight with a single to left. The Nor'easters would score four times that inning, but it was too little too late as Tufts finished with a 7-4 win.

Other notables include Jack Nolan ripping a single in his first at bat here at UNE. Pinch hitter, Pat McCarthy, knocked a double to right and made it look easy. The team will now be on hiatus until the Fall where they will look to capture the NECBA Championship.