Shaking off the effects of two months of indoor practices and a four-hour bus ride, the Wolverine baseball team opened the 2009 season with a very impressive 14-6 win over Springfield College. Seeing “live” pitching for the first time, the Wolverine bats were silenced over the first two innings, but then erupted for seven runs in the third and seven more in the fourth. Monte Marrocco’s (Winchester, MA) two RBI single and Brian Murray’s (Burlington, MA) two RBI double highlighted the seven-run third inning. The Wolverines put the game out of reach in the fourth in large part by Sean Gavin (Keene, NH) who came up with the bases loaded and drove the first pitch 350 feet over the left field fence. BA starter Gavin Scott (Vienna, VA) pitched three shutout innings but tired in the fourth as Springfield struck back with six runs. Zack Walker (Hingham, MA) came in relief and pitched masterfully as he no-hit The Pride the rest of the way. BA’s infield defense of third baseman Brandon Dutch (Melrose, CT), shortstop Monte Marrocco, second baseman Sean Gavin, and first baseman Nathan Cook (Riverside, SC) played superbly, accounting for over half the outs and turning a nifty 6-4-3 double play.
Unlike the first game, inconsistent defensive play cost the Wolverines a chance for the sweep as they dropped the nightcap 12-4. However, the BA bats were equally effective as they banged out ten hits, including a double and a towering solo home run by Bobby Williams (Wilmot Falls, NH). Williams also had a triple and a single in the first game. For the day, the Wolverines belted out nineteen hits including two home runs, a triple, and three doubles.
As an alumni note, Steve Bittel (Goshen, CT), last year’s catcher for the 16-5 Wolverines, caught the first game for Springfield College.
The BA baseball team will travel to Milton Academy on Wednesday for a 3:30 contest.
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