WALTHAM, Mass. - Wentworth Institute of Technology junior
rightfielder Doug Papuga (Branford, Conn./Branford) had a pair of
solo home runs and junior righty Chris Carbone (Goshen,
Conn./Wamogo Reg.) held host Brandeis to one run on three hits
through the first seven innings today as the Leopards defeated the
Judges, 6-3. Wentworth improved to 11-4 with the win, while
Brandeis fell to 7-9 on the campaign.
The Leopards jumped out to a 3-0 lead through four innings
thanks to a pair of solo round trippers. Papuga led off the second
with his second blast of the season, while Carbone's twin brother
Anthony, the second-baseman, followed two batters later with his
second of the year. Both homers were hit to right field and came
against Brandeis senior righty James Collins (So.
Boston, Mass./BB&N). Papuga went yard again in the fourth
against sophomore lefty Justin Duncombe (Canyon
Country, Calif./Canyon), this time to right field.
Brandeis finally got to Chris Carbone in the fifth. Junior 2B
John O'Brion (Portland, Maine/Portland) doubled to
right-center with one out and scored on a single to center by
rookie SS Sean O'Hare (Southampton,
Mass./Hampshire Reg.). The Leopards answered in the top of the
sixth. Senior CF Mike Roberts (Chelmsford, Mass./Chelmsford)
reached on an error, stole second and third, and scored on a single
by sophomore DH Jake McManus (Hopkinton, N.H./Hopkinton). The
Leopards added insurance runs in the seventh and eighth before the
Judges knocked Carbone out of the game.
Junior RF James Likis (Cambridge,
Mass./Cambridge Rindge & Latin) singled on a hard shot to third
base, and O'Hare punched one through the right side to put runners
on first and second with none out. After Likis was forced at third
on a ball hit by sophomore CF Tony Deshler
(Pepperell, Mass./Lawrence Acad.), pinch-hitter Eric
Rosenberg (Oakland, N.J./Indian Hills) singled to cut the
lead to 6-2. Rookie 3B Jon Chu (Hollis Hills,
N.Y.) then beat out a potential double play ball back to the mound,
plating Deshler and getting the Judges within 6-3. Carbone got the
final out on a fielder's choice groundout, and Wentworth senior
Matt Chymbor (Meriden, Conn./Platt) retired the Judges in the ninth
for his first save of 2009.
Papuga led the Leopards by going 3-5 with his two solo home
runs. McManus, sophomore 3B Mike Diodato (Asbury, N.J./Warren Hill
Reg.) and senior LF Nick Cunningham (Pembroke,
Mass./Williston-Northampton) also had two hits for the visitors.
Carbone improved to 3-0 on the season with eight innings of six-hit
ball, allowing three earned runs. He struck out five and walked
just one. Chymbor retired the side in order to earn the save.
Brandeis had one multiple hitter in O'Hare, who was 2-3 with an
RBI, a run scored and a stolen base. O'Brion's double, his fourth
of the season, was the Judges' only extra-base hit. Collins
suffered the loss in 3.1 innings, allowing two runs and three hits
while striking out four without walking any. He falls to 1-3 on the
season.
Brandeis and Wentworth will both be back at Stein Diamond
tomorrow, as the Judges host Salve Regina at 3:30 p.m. and the
Leopards face Lasell College at 7:30 p.m.
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