Baseball and Softball drop a pair on the road

Baseball

Reynaldo Nunez was 2-4 in 2 games on opening day for the Falcons

Beaufort, SC - The Fisher College Baseball team opened up their 2010 season on the road at the University of South Carolina - Beaufort. In the double header, SC-Beaufort swept the Falcons, 5-0 in game one and 7-1 in game two.

Fisher could manage only 3 hits in game one of the double header as SC-Beaufort picked up the win, 5-0. Senior Pat Shanahan (Haverhill, MA), took the loss on the hill as he pitched 4.2 innings, striking out 6 Sandshark hitters. Sophomore Austin Brodie (Haverhill, MA) came on in relief and faced 2 hitters, striking out one, to end the 5th inning. Freshman Casey Reed (Ossipee, NH) made his collegient debut as he tossed an inning, allowing one run and striking out two batters. Offensively for the Falcons, sophomore Gary Lunetta (North Andover, MA), senior Edwin Pena (Union City, NJ) and junior Reynaldo Nunez (Santiago, DR) were responsible for the three hits.

Game two saw the same end result as SC-Beaufort used a three run third inning to go on a win, 7-1. Senior Sammy Luciano (Union City, NJ) started on the mound for the Falcons, allowing 7 runs on 8 hits while striking out only one. A trio of relievers were used after Luciano departed in the fifth. Junior Mark Dorso (Waterbury, CT) faced just 2 hitters, retiring one and sophomore JT O'Neill (Londonderry, NH) got the only batter he faced to fly out to center. Junior Kevin Micheal (Ipswich, MA) pitched the 6th inning while allowing just 2 hits in his scoreless frame. Seven Falcon hitters recorded hits but only one run was able to come across. With two outs in the fourth, Pena singled past the diving shortstop into center. Nunez followed with a double to right, putting runners at 2nd and 3rd for junior Patrick Talbot (Madison, CT). Talbot then hit a grounder up the middle where the shortstop knocked it down and only allowed Pena to score. The other three Falcons that recorded a hit a piece were junior Mike Oliveira (Tewskbury, MA), Lunetta and senior Alfredo Torres (Lawrence, MA).

Fisher will take on USC-Beaufort again tomorrow to wrap up this short four game set. Game One is scheduled to start at 12:15 pm. You can watch the game live at http://www.uscbathletics.tv/

Softball

Amanda Davis went 1-3 in 2 games, including a solo HR

Savannah, GA - Fisher College Softball dropped both games to host Savannah State University this afternoon.

In the first game, junior Amanda Davis (Dos Palos, CA) connected for a solo homerun but that was not enough as Fisher lost 9-1. Junior Michelle Oliverio (Everett, MA) went 1-2 in game for the Lady Falcons.

Game two saw Fisher lose 10-2. Freshman Jamie Hallam (Barrington, RI) blasted a solo homerun and Davis knocked in another run to account for all of the Fisher offense. Freshman Mika Wilson (Chelsea, ME) took the loss on the mound as she pitched 4.2 innings while striking out 9 SSU batters.

Fisher Softball will wrap up their season opening trip tomorrow with another double header against Savannah State. Game one is set for 11am.