Merrimack vs New Haven (Mar 25, 2018)

 
Box Score
 

2018 New Haven Baseball
Merrimack at #7 New Haven (Game 1)
Mar 25, 2018 at West Haven, Conn. (Frank Vieira Field)

Merrimack 6 (8-7,2-1)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Joey Porricelli 3b 
Mike Hoalcraft lf 
Tyler Lyne cf 
   Michael Jamele pr/cf 
Matt Nicholson rf 
Matthew Ronai dh 
Thomas Joyce 1b 
Ricky Smith c 
Paul Buckley 2b 
Nick Shumski ss 
Vin Zappulla p 
   PJ Browne p 
Totals  34  27  11 
  

New Haven 1 (16-2,1-2)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Matt Chamberlain cf 
Billy Huber dh 
Tom Walraven ss 
Jack Zagaja 3b 
Joe Caico rf 
Andrew Garcia 1b 
Rob Giovanelli lf 
PJ Contreras c 
James Myers 2b 
Devon DiMascio p 
   Colin Keyes p 
   Brandon LaManna p 
   Andrew Cain p 
Totals  27  27  10 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Merrimack........... 000 100 032 -  6  9  0
New Haven........... 000 100 000 -  1  5  1
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E - Cain. DP - Merrimack 1. LOB - Merrimack 8; New Haven 5. 2B - Porricelli; Lyne 2; Nicholson; Ronai; Caico. HBP - Nicholson; Walraven; Contreras. SH - Huber; Zagaja; Myers. SF - Porricelli. SB - Lyne; Ronai. CS - Lyne; Myers.

Merrimack   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
Vin Zappulla W,3-1  7.0  20  26 
PJ Browne S,1  2.0 
  
New Haven   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
Devon DiMascio   6.0  19  23 
Colin Keyes L,0-1  1.1 
Brandon LaManna   0.2 
Andrew Cain   1.0 

Win - Zappulla (3-1). Loss - Keyes (0-1). Save - Browne (1). WP - LaManna. HBP - by Zappulla (Contreras); by Zappulla (Walraven); by Cain (Nicholson).

Umpires - HP: Jared Heeter 1B: V. Alexander Medine
Start: 12:00 pm Time: 2:35 Attendance: 140
Weather: Low 40's, Partly Cloudy

 
Play-by-Play
 

2018 New Haven Baseball
Merrimack at #7 New Haven (Game 1)
Mar 25, 2018 at West Haven, Conn. (Frank Vieira Field)

Merrimack starters: 23/3b Porricelli; 39/lf Hoalcraft; 4/cf Lyne; 20/rf Nicholson; 5/dh Ronai; 9/1b Joyce; 14/c Smith; 6/2b Buckley; 7/ss Shumski; 24/p Zappulla;

New Haven starters: 32/cf Chamberlain; 24/dh Huber; 2/ss Walraven; 12/3b Zagaja; 22/rf Caico; 19/1b Garcia; 4/lf Giovanelli; 9/c Contreras; 7/2b Myers; 10/p DiMascio;

Merrimack 1st - Porricelli grounded out to 3b. Hoalcraft struck out swinging. Lyne struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

New Haven 1st - Chamberlain walked. Huber grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; Chamberlain advanced to second. Walraven flied into double play cf to 2b; Chamberlain out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Merrimack 2nd - Nicholson doubled to right center. Ronai grounded out to 3b. Joyce walked. Smith flied out to cf. Buckley struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

New Haven 2nd - Zagaja singled to third base, bunt. Caico flied out to rf. Garcia reached on a fielder's choice; Zagaja out at second 3b to c. Giovanelli flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Merrimack 3rd - Shumski grounded out to ss. Porricelli grounded out to 3b. Hoalcraft flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

New Haven 3rd - Contreras hit by pitch. Myers grounded out to p unassisted, SAC, bunt; Contreras advanced to second. Chamberlain struck out looking, out at first c to 1b. Huber struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Merrimack 4th - Lyne walked. Nicholson flied out to rf. Lyne stole second. Ronai doubled down the lf line, RBI; Lyne scored. Ronai stole third. Joyce flied out to cf. Smith struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

New Haven 4th - Walraven hit by pitch. Zagaja out at first 2b to p, SAC, bunt; Walraven advanced to second. Caico doubled to right field, RBI; Walraven scored. Garcia grounded out to ss; Caico advanced to third. Giovanelli flied out to rf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Merrimack 5th - Buckley flied out to ss. Shumski grounded out to 3b. Porricelli grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

New Haven 5th - Contreras grounded out to 3b. Myers singled to center field. Chamberlain popped up to 2b. Myers out at second c to ss, caught stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Merrimack 6th - Hoalcraft walked. Lyne reached on a fielder's choice; Hoalcraft out at second p to ss. Lyne out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Nicholson walked. Ronai flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

New Haven 6th - Huber grounded out to 3b. Walraven flied out to lf. Zagaja grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Merrimack 7th - Keyes to p for DiMascio. Joyce grounded out to p unassisted. Smith struck out swinging. Buckley grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

New Haven 7th - Caico popped up to 3b. Garcia singled up the middle. Giovanelli flied out to cf. Contreras struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Merrimack 8th - Shumski struck out looking. Porricelli doubled to right field. Hoalcraft singled to left field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; Porricelli scored. Lyne doubled to right center, RBI; Hoalcraft scored. LaManna to p for Keyes. Nicholson grounded out to p. Lyne advanced to third on a wild pitch. Ronai singled to center field, RBI; Lyne scored. Joyce struck out swinging. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

New Haven 8th - Browne to p for Zappulla. Myers grounded out to 3b. Chamberlain flied out to cf. Huber struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Merrimack 9th - Cain to p for LaManna. Smith walked. Buckley popped up to p, bunt. Smith advanced to second on a throwing error by p, failed pickoff attempt. Shumski singled to center field; Smith advanced to third. Porricelli flied out to rf, SF, RBI; Smith scored. Hoalcraft singled to right field; Shumski advanced to third. Lyne doubled down the lf line, RBI; Hoalcraft advanced to third; Shumski scored. Nicholson hit by pitch. Jamele pinch ran for Lyne. Ronai reached on a fielder's choice; Nicholson out at second ss unassisted. 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.

New Haven 9th - Jamele to cf. Walraven singled through the left side. Zagaja flied out to rf. Caico flied out to lf. Garcia struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

 
Line score
 


Merrimack 6, New Haven 1 (Mar 25, 2018 at West Haven, Conn.) (Game 1)
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Merrimack........... 000 100 032  -  6  9  0      (8-7, 2-1)
New Haven........... 000 100 000  -  1  5  1      (16-2, 1-2)
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Pitchers: Merrimack - Vin Zappulla; PJ Browne(8) and Ricky Smith. New Haven - Devon DiMascio;
Colin Keyes(7); Brandon LaManna(8); Andrew Cain(9) and PJ Contreras.
Win-Vin Zappulla(3-1)  Save-PJ Browne(1)  Loss-Colin Keyes(0-1)  T-2:35  A-140
Weather: Low 40's, Partly Cloudy