Fifth-seeded Skyhawks visits fourth-seeded Greyhounds for NE10 first round tomorrow (PHOT BY: Saylor Murphy '22)
NE10 Baseball Tournament Seeing Announcement
Kiely leads the team with a .402 batting average and 21 RBI (PHOTO BY: Saylot Murphy '22) |
EASTON, Massachusetts (May 10, 2021) – Fifth-seeded Stonehill College is set to make its 17th appearance in the Northeast-10 Conference baseball tournament when it visits fourth-seeded Assumption University for a first round game tomorrow at 3 p.m.
Stonehill (17-14, 12-12 NE10) is competing in its 17th NE10 Tournament in program history and will be returning after a six-year hiatus, last appearing in 2015. The Skyhawks ended the season splitting the four-game series with Bentley University earning victories with scores of 7-1 and 7-6.
Assumption (11-10, 11-10 NE10), will be making its 13th NE10 Tournament appearance, as they are set to make their first appearance since 2016. The Greyhounds ended the season splitting the series against No. 11 Southern New Hampshire University taking the doubleheader on day two with scores of 2-1 and 10-5.
The winner of tomorrow afternoon's matchup will advance to the second round on Thursday, May 13th in a single elimination game traveling to face the top-seeded Southern New Hampshire University (19-5, 19-5 NE10).
Earlier in the season, the Skyhawks and Greyhounds faced off on Lou Gorman Field where the series was split 2-2. Assumption took the first two games with scores of 9-2 and 4-0, but then Stonehill bounced back on Sunday and won with scores of 5-4 and 7-2.
For the Skyhawks, sophomore Conor Kiely leads the team with a .402 batting average, while junior Noah Lucier is second on the team with a .340 batting clip. Kiely also leads the team with 21 RBI with freshman Graham Herrick not far behind him with 19. Both Kiely and senior John Orzechowski lead the Conference with 18 stolen bases.
White leads the Skyhawks' pitching staff averaging 9.92 strikeouts per nine innings (PHOTO BY: Saylor Murphy '22) |
On the mound, senior Michael White and senior Luke Marshall have only been getting better as the season has progressed. White has been averaging 9.92 strikeouts per nine innings with a 3-2 record and Marshall is not far behind him with 9.55 strikeouts per nine innings with a 2-2 mark.
The Greyhounds have Connor Wironen leading the way at the plate with a .361 batting average and Matt Schneider is close behind with a .344 batting clip. R.J. Libby has driven in a team high 22 RBI, while Schneider has tallied 15 on the year.
On the bump for Assumption, Brendan Desautels is third in the Conference averaging 13.71 strikeouts per nine innings with a record of 4-1, while Cole Chudoba is 12th averaging 10.93 per nine innings with a 3-1 mark.
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NE10 Tournament Schedule
Tuesday, May 11th (Single Elimination)
Divisional First Round Games - Northeast
Game 1NE: #5NE Stonehill at #4NE Assumption, 3 pm
Game 2NE: #6NE Saint Anselm at #3NE Bentley, TBD
Game 3NE: #7NE Saint Michael's at #2NE Franklin Pierce, 6 pm
Divisional First Round Games - Southwest
Game 1SW: #5SW SCSU at #4SW AIC, 1 pm
Game 2SW: #6SW Pace at #3SW New Haven, 3 pm
Game 3SW: #7SW Saint Rose at #2SW Le Moyne, 1 pm
Thursday, May 13th (Single Elimination)
Divisional Semifinals – Northeast
Game 4NE: Game 1NE Winner at #1NE SNHU, 4 pm
Game 5NE: Game 2NE Winner vs Game 3NE Winner (at highest remaining seed)
Divisional Semifinals – Southwest
Game 4SW: Game 1SW Winner at #1SW Adelphi, 3:30 pm
Game 5SW: Game 2SW Winner vs. Game 3SW Winner (at highest remaining seed)
Sunday-Monday, May 16th-17th
Divisional Finals (Best of three series) – Northeast
Sunday: Games 6NE & 7NE: Game 4NE Winner vs. Game 5NE Winner (at highest remaining seed)
Monday: Game 8NE (if necessary)
Divisional Finals (Best of three series) – Southwest
Sunday: Games 6SW & 7 SW: Game 4SW Winner vs. Game 5SW Winner (at highest remaining seed)
Monday: Game 8SW (if necessary)
Friday-Saturday May 21st-22nd
Championship Final (Best of three series)
Friday: Games 1 & 2: NE Divisional Winner vs. SW Divisional Winner (at highest remaining seed)
Saturday: Game 3 (if necessary)
