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20082008 NECNECNEC BASEBALLBASEBALLBASEBALL NN EWSEWS && NN OTESOTES 200 Cottontail Lane, Vantage Court North, Somerset, NJ 08873 Baseball Contact: Ralph Ventre, Assistant Director, Communications Phone: 732-469-0440/Fax: 732-469-0744 E-Mail: [email protected] Central Connecticut State • Fairleigh Dickinson • Long Island • Monmouth • Mount St. Mary’s Quinnipiac • Robert Morris • Sacred Heart • St. Francis (NY) • St. Francis (PA) • Wagner NEC Baseball Northeast Conference Baseball Facts & Figures (Week 1/2 - March 3, 2008) This Week’s Results School NEC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Home Away Neutral 1. Fairleigh Dickinson 0-0 .000 2-2 .500 W1 0-0 2-0 0-2 Saturday, February 23 Saturday, March 1 Monmouth 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 L2 0-0 1-2 0-0 Canisius 7, LIU 3 (cont.) St. Bonaventure 8, LIU 7 Virginia Tech 16, CCSU 8 Wagner 0-0 .000 1-3 .250 L1 0-0 1-3 0-0 Sunday, February 24 East Carolina 11, Monmouth 2 Quinnipiac 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 Canisius 6, LIU 1 Tx.-San Antonio 7, SHU 0 Central Conn. St. 0-0 .000 0-4 .000 L4 0-0 0-4 0-0 Canisius 16, LIU 7 Tx. San Antonio 16, SHU 2 Long Island 0-0 .000 0-4 .000 L4 0-0 0-0 0-4 Tuesday, February 26 FDU 15, Coppin State 2 St. Bonaventure 6, MSM2 Saint Peter’s 8, FDU 3 Sacred Heart 0-0 .000 0-4 .000 L4 0-0 0-4 0-0 Wednesday, February 27 Notre Dame 5, MSM 0 Mount St. Mary's 0-0 .000 0-6 .000 L6 0-0 0-0 0-6 Florida Atlantic 13, MSM 5 Sunday, March 2 The top four teams based on conference winning percentage qualify for the NEC Tournament. Thursday, February 28 East Carolina 6, Monmouth 0 St. Bonaventure 10, MSM2 VMI 7, CCSU 2 Friday, February 29 Fla. International 8, WC 3 Mercyhurst 6, MSM 3 Tx.-San Antonio 14, SHU 2 Akadema/NEC Player of the Week Virginia Tech 11, CCSU 3 Saint Peter’s 6, FDU 2 Kevin McDonnell, Wagner Monmouth 4, East Carolina 3 FDU 16, Coppin State 6 So., RF, R/R, 6-1, 200 lbs., Bristol, CT/Avon Old Farms Fla. International 10, WC 2 Tx.-San Antonio 11, SHU 0 McDonnell had at least one hit in every game of Wagner’s four-game season-opening series Boston College 7, MSM 3 at Florida International. The right-handed hitting right fielder delivered his biggest blow of Saturday, March 1 Fla. International 22, WC 4 the weekend in the ninth inning of the Seahawks’ 13-11 comeback victory over the Panthers. Wagner 13, Fla. International 11 McDonnell crushed a three-run homer to spark a seven-run frame that completed Wagner’s Virginia Tech 14, CCSU 12 rally from nine down. The sophomore slugger touched home plate on three other occa- For starting times, see Schedule/Results page. sions during an opening weekend that saw him finish 6-for-15 with six runs batted in, four Akadema/NEC Player of the Week runs scored, and a mammoth .933 slugging percentage. Mar. 3 Kevin McDonnell, Wagner Akadema/NEC Pitcher of the Week Apr. 19 Rob Hosgood, CCSU Brad Brach, Monmouth Apr. 26 Keith Stegbauer, CCSU Sr., RHP, 6-4, 210 lbs., Freehold, NJ/Freehold Twp. Akadema/NEC Pitcher of the Week The 2007 Northeast Conference Pitcher of the Year was in control during the first start of his Mar. 3 Brad Brach, Monmouth Apr. 19 Jesse Anziano, FDU senior season. Brach tossed six masterful innings of one-run ball to position the defending Apr. 26 Chris Della Rocco, MU NEC champion Hawks for a 4-3 season-opening victory over East Carolina. The senior righty scattered five hits, allowed only one base on balls, and struck out three before giving way to Akadema/NEC Rookie of the Week his younger brother Brett Brach with the game tied at 1-1 in the seventh. The Hawks Mar. 3 Jack Rice, Wagner Apr. 19 Robert Rowen, LIU eventually plated three in the ninth to secure the win. Apr. 26 Robert Rowen, LIU Akadema/NEC Rookie of the Week NEC Baseball Tournament Jack Rice, Wagner May 22-24 Fr., LHP, 6-1, 230 lbs., Middlesex, NJ/Immaculata at The Sandcastle, Atlantic City, NJ Rice set the stage for Wagner's amazing 13-11 come-from-behind win at Florida Interna- Four team, double-elimination tournament tional on Saturday night by twirling 6.2 masterful innings in relief. After taking the ball in the NEC Website bottom of the third with his team trailing 11-2, the rookie southpaw stopped the bleeding and kept the Seahawks within striking distance. Rice baffled FIU's lineup to the tune of two hits For all the latest news, scores, statistics and notes, visit the NEC website at www.northeastconference.org and five strikeouts while walking only one. The New Jersey product was credited with the win Standings are updated daily; statistics are updated weekly. in his first collegiate start. 2007 NEC Baseball Schedule/Results Schedule Subject To Change. All times are local. Central Connecticut State Fairleigh Dickinson Long Island (2-1, 0-0 NEC) (3-1, 0-0 NEC) (0-4, 0-0 NEC) M 3 at Navy (DH) W 9-1, W 5-2 M 3 at Maryland Eastern Shore (DH) W 7-5, W 16-4 F 23 vs. Oakland (Richmond, KY) L 2-9 F 23 at Eastern Kentucky L 1-8 M 4 at Navy L 0-1 M 4 at Maryland Eastern Shore (DH) W 9-8, L 5-6 F 24 vs. Oakland (Richmond, KY) L 0-10 M 7 at Hartford 3:00 pm M 10 at Appalachian State (DH) 12:00 pm F 25 at Eastern Kentucky L 4-7 M 13 at Northeastern 3:00 pm M 11 at Appalachian State 12:00 pm F 28 St. Peter’s Cancelled M 14 Hartford 3:00 pm M 13 at Duke 3:00 pm M 3 at Hartford (DH) Cancelled M 14 at Duke 3:00 pm M 4 at Hartford Cancelled M 17 Holy Cross (DH) 12:00 pm M 6 at Iona 3:00 pm M 18 at Holy Cross 12:00 pm M 17 at Longwood (DH) 12:00 pm M 7 Maryland-Eastern Shore 3:00 pm M 20 Boston College 3:00 pm M 18 at Longwood 1:00 pm at Palm Beach Challenge M 21 at Fairfield 3:00 pm M 24 at Delaware State (DH) 12:00 pm M 19 vs. St. Bonaventure 10:00 am M 25 at Delaware State (DH) 12:00 pm M 11 vs. Northern Illinois 3:15 pm M 23 at Penn State 12:00 pm M 12 vs. NJIT 2:30 pm M 24 at Penn State 12:00 pm M 28 at Seton Hall 3:30 pm M 13 vs. Fordham 2:30 pm M 25 at Penn State 12:00 pm M 30 Albany 3:00 pm M 14 vs. Maine 3:00 pm M 27 Vermont 12:00 pm M 31 Albany (DH) 12:00 pm at Villanova Spring Bash M 29 Fairfield 3:00 pm A 1 Albany 1:00 pm M 16 vs. St. Joseph’s (PA) 3:00 pm M 17 at Villanova 12:00 pm A 3 at Rhode Island 3:30 pm A 3 St. Peter’s 3:00 pm M 18 at Temple 1:00 pm A 5 SACRED HEART 3:00 pm A 5 QUINNIPIAC 3:00 pm M 20 Manhattan 3:00 pm A 6 SACRED HEART (DH) 12:00 pm A 6 QUINNIPIAC (DH) 12:00 pm M 28 at Villanova 3:00 pm A 7 SACRED HEART 12:00 pm A 7 QUINNIPIAC 12:00 pm M 30 at Longwood 2:30 pm M 31 at Longwood (DH) 12:00 pm A 10 at Boston College 3:00 pm A 11 at St. John’s 5:00 pm A 1 at Longwood 1:00 pm A 13 at QUINNIPIAC 3:00 pm A 13 at SACRED HEART 3:30 pm A 3 Hofstra 3:00 pm A 14 at QUINNIPIAC (DH) 12:00 pm A 14 at SACRED HEART (DH) 12:00 pm A 5 WAGNER 3:00 pm A 15 at QUINNIPIAC 12:00 pm A 15 at SACRED HEART 12:00 pm A 6 WAGNER (DH) 12:00 pm A 18 at Manhattan 3:30 pm A 7 WAGNER 2:00 pm A 17 at Iona 3:30 pm A 10 at NYIT 3:00 pm A 20 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 3:00 pm A 20 MONMOUTH 3:00 pm A 13 at MONMOUTH 3:00 pm A 21 MOUNT ST. MARY’S (DH) 12:00 pm A 21 MONMOUTH (DH) 12:00 pm A 14 at MONMOUTH (DH) 12:00 pm A 22 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 12:00 pm A 22 MONMOUTH 12:00 pm A 15 at MONMOUTH 12:00 pm A 25 at NJIT 7:00 pm A 17 St. John’s 3:30 pm A 24 Massachusetts 3:00 pm A 20 at SACRED HEART 3:00 pm A 27 at MONMOUTH 3:00 pm A 27 at WAGNER 2:00 pm A 21 at SACRED HEART (DH) 12:00 pm A 28 at MONMOUTH (DH) 12:00 pm A 28 at WAGNER (DH) 12:00 pm A 22 at SACRED HEART 12:00 pm A 29 at MONMOUTH 12:00 pm A 29 at WAGNER 12:00 pm A 25 at Rider 3:00 pm M 1 at Brown 2:00 pm M 2 at Rutgers 3:30 pm A 27 QUINNIPIAC 3:00 pm A 28 QUINNIPIAC (DH) 12:00 pm M 4 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 3:00 pm M 4 at CCSU 3:00 pm A 29 QUINNIPIAC 12:00 pm M 5 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON (DH) 12:00 pm M 5 at CCSU (DH) 12:00 pm M 1 at St.