Fisher Baseball takes 3 of 4 from Briarcliffe this weekend

Game One – Fisher College 7, Briarcliffe College 3

Junior Gary Lunetta

The Falcons used a four run fourth inning to take game one, 7-3.

Junior Gary Lunetta (North Andover, MA) went 2-for-2 with two RBI and scored twice as Fisher improves to 14-22 on the season. Sophomore Sebastiano Petruzzelli (Saugus, MA) added a 2-for-3 performance. Seven of the starting nine reached base safely via a base hit while senior Jose Rodriguez (Clermont, FL) and freshman Davidson Peguero (Boston, MA) collected a RBI.

Junior Michael Hashem (North Andover, MA) earned his second win of 2011. The left-hander tossed five innings giving up two runs, both earned, on four hits while striking out five. Freshman Tyler Baker (Haverhill, MA) pitched a scoreless sixth while senior Mark Dorso (Waterbury, CT) allowed just one run in the seventh. With that appearance, Dorso has tied former Falcon Patrick Shanahan (Haverhill, MA) for the Fisher College All Time appearance record (61 games).

Game Two – Fisher College 5, Briarcliffe College 2

Orsini’s bases clearing double carries Fisher to second win of the day

Sophomore Alex Orsini

With the bases loaded and two away, sophomore Alex Orsini (Loudon, NH) cleared them with one swing of the bat. Orsini drilled a 3-2 pitch deep line drive over the left fielder’s head to give Fisher a 5-0 lead and helped complete the double-header sweep of Briarcliffe College.

Sophomore Michael Callahan (Chepachet, RI) held Briarcliffe scoreless until the seventh inning.  Freshman Andrew Hurd (Barnstable, MA) came in with two outs and runners on first and second and got the only batter he faced to groundout to second to record his first collegiate save.

Callahan finished the game with 6.2 innings pitched allowing two runs on 9 hits while striking out five as he even his 2011 record at 3-3.

Senior Reynaldo Nunez (Santiago, Dominican Republic) had a solid day at the plate as he went 2-for-3 with a RBI. Other Falcons recording base hits were senior Jose Rodriguez (Clermont, FL), sophomore Gary Lunetta (North Andover, MA) and freshman Victor Lebron (Union City, NJ).

Fisher, now with a 15-22 overall record, will look to take all four games as they play Briarcliffe College again tomorrow. First game of the double-header is scheduled for 12:05pm.

Game Three – Briarcliffe College 7, Fisher College 1

Four Fisher errors cost them their first home loss at Fraser

Senior Jose Rodriguez

After working all morning long to get the field in playing condition, the Fisher Falcon defense came out flat as Braircliffe College became the first team to beat the Falcons at Fraser Field.

Sophomore Casey Reed (Ossipee, NH) was the tough luck loser as he allowed just one earned run (four total runs) over his five innings of work. Freshman Victor Lebron (Union City, NJ) gave up three runs, two earned, in his inning of work while classmate Izzy Velez (Avon, MA) pitched a perfect  seventh inning.

Senior Jose Rodriguez (Clermont, FL) and sophomore Sebastiano Petruzzelli (Saugus, MA) continue to swing the bats well as they each went 2-for-3. Junior Mike Flynn (South Pasadena, CA) received the only Fisher RBI as he lifted a sacrifice fly in the seventh.

Fisher now drops to 15-23 overall on the season. This was the first loss that Fisher has received at Fraser Field since the team moved in to the historic ballpark in 2009.

Game Four – Fisher College 3, Briarcliffe College 2

Petruzzelli’s RBI single lifts Fisher past Braircliffe, 3-2

Sebastiano Petruzzelli

Sophomore Sebastiano Petruzzelli (Saugus, MA) singled home senior Reynaldo Nunez (Santiago, Dominican Republic) in the fourth inning for Fisher’s third run as the Falcons took game two, 3-2 from Braircliffe College.

Briarcliffe would make the game interesting as they were able to score a run off of Fisher College starter Aaron McGinness (Phillips, ME) in the sixth inning. Reliever Raidel Vela (So./Tampa, FL) was able to end the inning due to Runner’s Interference. A line drive hit the base runner running from first to second which resulted in an automatic out.

Senior Kevin Michael (Ipswich, MA) came on to pitch the seventh. Normally a starting pitcher, Michael earned his first save of the season as he allowed just one unearned run while striking out two.

Freshman Davidson Peguero (Boston, MA) was the only Falcon to record multiple hits as he went 2-for-3 in the game with a RBI. He knocked in the game’s first run with a double down the right field line in the first that scored junior Gary Lunetta (North Andover, MA). Lunetta went 1-for-3 at the plate as well as Nunez, Petruzzelli and freshman Victor Lebron (Union City, NJ).

Fisher, now 16-23 on the season, will enjoy a day off tomorrow (Mon. 4/18) before they host Fitchburg State University on Tuesday night. Earlier this season Fitchburg State was able to outslug Fisher in a 15-11 game back on April 6^th.