2008 Schedule/Results
2008 Statistics
Huskies edged by George Mason, 5-4
Sophomore right fielder Tony DiCesare led the offensive attack for the Huskies, as he drove in the team's first run with an RBI-single in the bottom of the fourth and then gave the Huskies a 4-2 lead with a two-run homer in the sixth, his first long ball of the year. Junior Mike Tamsin, senior captain Josh Porter and junior James Donaldson each added two hits in the game for the Huskies.
Junior Jeff Thomson started for the Huskies, tossing the first 7-2/3 innings. He earned a no-decision after allowing four runs on four hits, a walk and striking out five over that span. Sophomore Sheldon McDonald took the loss in relief before junior Dan Zehr came in and retired all four batters that he faced.
Northeastern dropped to 8-7 overall with the loss and 2-3 in the CAA. George Mason improved to 8-11 overall and 5-2 in the conference. Sophomore Ryan Quigley will get the start in Sunday's rubber game. First pitch at Spuhler Field is scheduled for 1 p.m.
March 22, 2008
Spuhler Field (Fairfax, VA)The Northeastern University baseball team dropped a 5-4 decision to George Mason at Spuhler Field in Fairfax, Va. on Saturday afternoon, evening the series at 1-1.
George Mason 5 (8-11,5-2 CAA) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Wiggins cf............... 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 Henderson c.............. 4 1 1 1 0 0 9 0 0 Krieger lf............... 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 Bour, Ju. 1b............. 4 1 3 2 0 0 6 2 0 Soares 2b................ 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 Hill 3b.................. 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Davis dh................. 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 Uphouse rf............... 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 Weiss ss................. 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 Modica p................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Griffith p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McLean p................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 31 5 6 4 2 8 27 8 3 Northeastern 4 (8-7,2-3 CAA) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Dicesare, Tony rf........ 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 Compagnone, Frank cf..... 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 Tamsin, Mike lf.......... 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 Lyon, Mike ss............ 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 2 Gustafson, David dh...... 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 Porter, Josh 1b.......... 5 0 2 0 0 1 8 1 3 Pesanello, Frank c....... 4 1 0 0 1 2 8 1 0 Donaldson, James 3b...... 4 1 2 0 1 2 1 3 1 Maguire, Ryan 2b......... 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 Thomson, Jeff p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 McDonald, Sheldon p..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zehr, Dan p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 37 4 10 3 7 9 27 12 13 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- George Mason........ 000 020 120 - 5 6 0 Northeastern........ 000 202 000 - 4 10 0 ------------------------------------------- LOB - Mason 3; NU 13. 2B - Soares. HR - Krieger; Bour, Ju.; DiCesare. HBP - Uphouse. SH - Weiss. SB - Wiggins; Henderson; Hill. CS - Uphouse. George Mason IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Modica.............. 4.0 4 2 2 6 4 16 22 Griffith............ 2.2 4 2 2 1 3 12 13 McLean.............. 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 9 9 Northeastern IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Thomson, Jeff....... 7.2 4 4 4 1 5 25 28 McDonald, Sheldon... 0.0 2 1 1 1 0 2 3 Zehr, Dan........... 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 4 4 Win - McLean (1-0). Loss - McDonald (3-1). Save - None. WP - Modica 2. HBP - by Thomson (Uphouse). Umpires - Start: 2 p.m. Time: 2:39 Attendance: 58 McDonald faced 3 batters in the 8th. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Play-by-Play George Mason starters: 2/cf Wiggins; 14/c Henderson; 35/lf Krieger; 44/1b Bour, Ju.; 31/2b Soares; 28/3b Hill; 42/dh Davis; 3/rf Uphouse; 15/ss Weiss; 21/p Modica; Northeastern starters: 20/rf DiCesare; 4/cf Compagnone; 6/lf Tamsin; 7/ss Lyon; 9/dh Gustafson; 32/1b Porter; 11/c Pesanello; 33/3b Donaldson; 41/2b Maguire; 23/p Thomson; George Mason 1st - Wiggins struck out. Henderson flied out to cf. Krieger struck out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Northeastern 1st - DiCesare singled to second base, bunt. DiCesare advanced to second on a wild pitch. Compagnone walked. Tamsin lined out to ss. Lyon struck out. Gustafson grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. George Mason 2nd - Bour, Ju. grounded out to ss. Soares grounded out to ss. Hill popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Northeastern 2nd - Porter grounded out to 3b. Pesanello struck out. Donaldson walked. Maguire struck out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. George Mason 3rd - Davis flied out to lf. Uphouse flied out to cf. Weiss flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Northeastern 3rd - DiCesare flied out to cf. Compagnone flied out to lf. Tamsin singled to center field. Lyon walked; Tamsin advanced to second. Gustafson walked; Lyon advanced to second; Tamsin advanced to third. Porter struck out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. George Mason 4th - Wiggins struck out. Henderson popped up to ss. Krieger grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Northeastern 4th - Pesanello walked. Donaldson singled through the left side; Pesanello advanced to second. Maguire flied out to cf; Pesanello advanced to third. DiCesare singled through the right side, RBI; Donaldson advanced to second; Pesanello scored. Compagnone reached on a fielder's choice; DiCesare out at second 1b to ss; Donaldson advanced to third. Compagnone advanced to second; Donaldson scored on a wild pitch. Tamsin walked. Lyon grounded out to 3b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. George Mason 5th - Bour, Ju. homered to right field, RBI. Soares doubled to center field. Hill grounded out to 3b. Davis grounded out to 1b unassisted; Soares advanced to third. Uphouse walked. Uphouse out at second c to ss to 1b to 2b, caught stealing; Soares scored. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Northeastern 5th - Griffith to p for Modica. Gustafson struck out. Porter singled to center field. Pesanello reached on a fielder's choice; Porter out at second 1b to ss. Donaldson struck out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. George Mason 6th - Weiss grounded out to p, bunt. Wiggins flied out to lf. Henderson grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Northeastern 6th - Maguire walked. DiCesare homered to right field, 2 RBI; Maguire scored. Compagnone flied out to lf. Tamsin flied out to lf. Lyon grounded out to 3b. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. George Mason 7th - Krieger homered to right center, RBI. Bour, Ju. singled to left field. Soares struck out. Hill reached on a fielder's choice; Bour, Ju. out at second 3b to 2b. Hill stole second. Davis struck out looking. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Northeastern 7th - Gustafson flied out to cf. Porter singled up the middle. Pesanello struck out looking. Donaldson singled to left field; Porter advanced to second. McLean to p for Griffith. Maguire singled to pitcher, bunt; Donaldson advanced to second; Porter advanced to third. DiCesare grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. George Mason 8th - Uphouse hit by pitch. Weiss grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; Uphouse advanced to second. Wiggins reached on a fielder's choice; Uphouse out at third p to 3b. McDonald to p for Thomson. Wiggins stole second. Henderson singled through the left side, RBI; Wiggins scored. Henderson stole second. Krieger intentionally walked. Bour, Ju. singled to left field, RBI; Krieger advanced to second; Henderson scored. Zehr to p for McDonald. Soares reached on a fielder's choice; Bour, Ju. out at second 2b to ss. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Northeastern 8th - Compagnone grounded out to ss. Tamsin singled to right field. Lyon struck out. Gustafson flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. George Mason 9th - Hill struck out. Davis struck out. Uphouse struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Northeastern 9th - Porter flied out to rf. Pesanello popped up to ss. Donaldson struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
