NCAA Regionals: Loh’s Complete Game Leads Bulldogs to 5-1 Win over Wilmington; Advances to Saturday’s Game vs. Caldwell (2:30 p.m.)
BRYANT BASEBALL
May 18, 2007
NCAA Regionals: Loh's Complete Game Leads Bulldogs to 5-1 Win over Wilmington; Advances to Saturday's Game (2:30 p.m.) vs. Caldwell
RINDGE, N.H. - Behind a complete game from the Northeast-10 Pitcher of the Year Eric Loh (Old Greenwich, CT) the Bryant baseball team dodged elimination and instead sent home the sixth-seed Wilmington with a 5-1 win in the NCAA Northeast Regional Friday morning at a rainy and cold Dr. Arthur and Martha Pappas Field.
With the victory, the Bulldogs, ranked fifth in the region, will play Saturday at 2:30 p.m. against fourth-ranked Caldwell.
Loh (8-3) was in command all day, allowing just one run, a two-out eighth-inning homer to Mike Wilson. Throwing 121 pitches, the right-hander allowed just six hits, while striking out five and hurling his third complete game of the season.
The Bulldogs got on the board right away taking advantage of three Wildcat errors. Taylor Ferguson (Charlton, Mass.) led off the game reaching on a fielding error and scored after Wilmington committed two errors on a sacrifice bunt by Jay Alexander (Simsbury, CT). Alexander then scored as Mike Rocco (Tewksbury, Mass.) lined a singled up the middle.
Bryant made it 3-0 in the third off 12-game winner Joe Matterer as T.J. Magnell (Leominster, Mass.) launched a bases-loaded sacrifice fly to right field to plate Nick Campbell (Raynham, Mass.) with the team's third run.
They made it 4-0 in the fifth when Rocco lined his third hit of the day, a double, down the left-field line, bringing Alexander home.
Pitching in a steady and cold rain, Loh induced Wilmington hitters into 13 ground outs, including two double plays. The Wildcat hitters were off-balanced all game, swinging wildly all morning.
Bryant improves to 33-23 with the victory. Saturday's game (weather permitting) will be broadcast live online at bryantbulldogs.com.
Linescore:
Bryant 5, Wilmington College 1 (May 18, 2007 at Rindge,
N.H.)
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Bryant University... 201 010 001 - 5
8 3 (33-23)
Wilmington College.. 000 000 010 - 1 6
3 (29-20)
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Pitchers: Bryant University - Loh. Wilmington College - MATTERER,
J.; KUHL, C.(8);
CECCONI, B.(9).
Win-Loh(8-3) Loss-MATTERER, J.(12-2) T-1:56
A-102; HR WC-BS - WILSON, M. (7).
2007 NCAA Division II Baseball Northeast Regional
Thursday, May 17
Game 1: #6 Wilmington (29-18) 1 at #1 Franklin
Pierce (45-9), 4
Game 2: #5 Bryant (32-22) 4 vs.
#2 Adelphi (34-15), 5
Game 3: #4 Caldwell (24-13) 9 vs. #3 UMass Lowell
(33-18), 4
Friday, May 18
Game 4: Wilmington 1 vs. Bryant 5
(Wilmington eliminated)
Game 5: Franklin Pierce 9 vs. UMass Lowell, 4
(UMass Lowell eliminated)
Game 6: Adelphi 4 vs. Caldwell 0
Saturday, May 19
Game 7: Franklin Pierce vs.Adelphi, 11 a.m.
Game 8: Bryant vs. Caldwell,
2:30 p.m.
Game 9: Winner game 8 vs. Loser game 7, 6 p.m.
Sunday, May 21
Game 10: Winner game 7 vs. Winner game 9, noon
Game 11: if necessary, 30 mins upon conclusion of
game 10
Sunday, May 21
(if two teams remain after game 9)
Game 10: Winner game 8 vs. Loser game 9, noon
Game 11: if necessary, 30 mins upon conclusion of
game 10
(if three teams remain after game 9)
Game 10: Winner game 8 vs. Loser game 9, noon
Game 11: Winner game 9 vs. Winner game 10, 3 p.m.