ALBANY – The College of Saint Rose dropped both ends of a Northeast-10 Conference doubleheader to a streaking Southern New Hampshire squad this afternoon at Bob Bellizzi Field at the Plumeri Sports Complex. The Penmen have now won nine of their last 11 following today's 5-1 and 5-0 triumphs against the Golden Knights (12-19/6-10 NE-10).
Southern New Hampshire benefitted from outstanding pitching by sophomore right-hander Derrick Sylvester and junior right-hander Brad Monroe who both went the distance. Sylvester fanned five and allowed just three hits in the opener, while Monroe scattered four hits and rung up 10 strikeouts, without allowing a walk, in the nightcap.
The Penmen (18-15/6-7 NE-10) scored three times in the third and then added two more runs in the ninth to take the first game. They then jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the third inning of the finale, before wrapping a run in both the sixth and eighth frames around a pair in the seventh.
Junior right-hander
Richard Egloff and senior southpaw
David Batchelder both pitched well, but suffered tough-luck losses for Saint Rose. Egloff allowed two earned runs on eight hits and recorded nine strikeouts over the distance in the opener, while Batchelder gave up six hits and whiffed 11 throughout seven innings of work in the second game.
Junior center fielder Justin Amador had a two-run double in the ninth, while junior catcher Kevin Spatkowski and senior first baseman Bobby Wronski had two hits apiece to lead Southern New Hampshire in the opener.
Sophomore right fielder Jon Minucci belted a two-run homer over the left-center field fence in the seventh to highlight the Penmen charge in the nightcap. Senior center fielder
Ryan Price finished 2-for-4 for the Golden Knights.
Looking ahead, both teams have league games scheduled for tomorrow. The Golden Knights will travel to Assumption for a 12:00 pm doubleheader in Worcester, MA. Meanwhile, the Penmen are scheduled to visit cross-town rival Saint Anselm for a 2:00 pm date in Manchester.
Box Score - Game 1;
Box Score - Game 2
