Sacred Heart Univeristy Baseball Wins 2011 NEC Championship
2011 NEC Champion Pioneers
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart (34-21) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 1 |
| Monmouth (36-19) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| @ Norwich, Conn. | Dodd Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Pitching |
|---|
| Win: Kody Kerski (2-4) - Sacred Heart |
| Loss: MCDONNELL, Andy (5-1) - Monmouth |
| Sacred Heart Batting |
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| 2B: Steve Tedesco |
| 3B: John Murphy |
| HR: Dave Boisture |
| Monmouth Batting |
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| 2B: PERRET, Chris |
| 3B: none |
| HR: none |
The Pioneers opened up a 5-0 lead in the fifth on a sacrifice fly by Rob Griffith (Lake Ronkonkoma, NY) and a two-out RBI triple to right-centerfield by John Murphy (Seymour, CT). Murphy was named the tournament MVP, going 5-13 with a homerun, four runs and five RBI in the three-game NEC Tournament sweep.
SHU tacked four more on in the sixth, highlighted by an RBI single by Boisture, who scored two runs with three RBI, and a two-out two-run double by Steve Tedesco (Mission Viejo, CA).
Kerski pitched his first career complete game and earned his second victory of the season, scattering six hits with a walk, three strikeouts, and one earned run.
Troy Scribner (Washington Depot, CT), Nick Leiningen (Millwood, NY), and Horn were all named to the all-tournament team with Murphy. Scribner and Leiningen both pitched complete game victories in SHU's first two wins of the tournament, and Horn went 5-11 with five RBI and two RBI.
Sacred Heart advances to the NCAA Tournament in two weeks with a record of 34-21 in a program-record setting for wins. They won their 11th consecutive conference game, finishing the NEC season with a record of 24-9.
The NCAA Baseball Tournament Selection Show will be on Monday, May 30 at 12:30 p.m., when the Pioneers find out where and who they will play in the NCAA Division I Regionals beginning June 2.
