Clark (above) had the game winning hit for Fisher
Farmington, ME – Freshman Steven Clark’s (Haverhill, MA) RBI single lifted Fisher past Maine-Farmington in game one, 10-7 in extra innings.
Trailing 7-4 in the top the seventh, Maine-Farmington (4-20) got two quick outs and was in position to win. Sophomore Gary Lunetta (North Andover, MA) got the rally started as he reached base on a walk. Junior Jose Rodriguez (Clermont, FL) laced a single to right to bring the tying run to the plate in senior Edwin Pena (Union City, NJ). Pena hit a ground ball towards third. It took a Fisher bounce and went off the third basemen’s chest. With the bases loaded, a pass ball allowed Rodriguez to cross the plate. Up stepped junior Reynaldo Nunez (Santiago, Dominican Republic) with two runners in scoring position. He promptly laced a 1-1 offering into the right center gap for the game-tying 2 RBI double.
Seniors Sammy Luciano (Union City, NJ) and Zack Thompson (Salem, MA) came on in relief and held the Beaver offense scoreless the rest of the game.
In the top half of the ninth, Rodriguez placed a bunt perfectly down the third base line for a base hit. He then proceed to steal second and advanced to third on a wild pitch. After a walk was issued to Pena, Clark delivered with a base hit past the diving third baseman to bring home Rodriguez. Fisher (18-17/8-0) would score two more runs in the inning to secure the victory.
Thompson, who pitched 2.0 innings of relief and struck out three, got credit for the win. He now has 16 career victories which places him tied for second on the all time list with Jarlin Gomez '09. The career leader is Kyle VanOfferan '07 who has 17 wins.
Game Two: Maine-Farmington 5, Fisher College 2
Nunez (above) had two hits, including a HR, in the loss
Farmington, ME - A two-run home run by junior Reynaldo Nunez (Santiago, Dominican Republic) was all that Fisher could manage as Maine-Farmington took game two, 5-2.
Senior Zack Thomspon (Salem, MA) was the starting pitcher for the Falcons (18-18/8-0). He pitched 4.0 innings while allowing Maine-Farmington (5-20) to score five runs on six hits. Thompson did strike out five in game two, giving him a total of eight strikeouts on the day. Junior Patrick Talbot (Madison, CT) tossed the final two innings. He did not allow a hit or a run and struck out two.
Nunez finished the day 2-for-3 with 2 RBI. Both sophomore Gary Lunetta (North Andover, MA) and freshman Sebastiano Petruzzelli (Saugus, MA) recorded a hit each to account for all of the Fisher offense.
A Look Ahead!
The road trip continues as the Falcons head to Randolph Center, Vermont where they will take on Sunrise Conference rival Vermont Technical College in a four game set. Saturday's double-header is scheduled to start at 12 pm on the campus of VTC.
Fisher is currently 8-0 in Sunrise Conference play while Vermont Technical College checks in with a 1-3 record. Fisher has won 18 of 19 against the Green Knights. The only loss came back on April 19, 2008. The Falcons dropped game one of the double-header, 8-2 in their initial visit to the VTC campus.
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