Bronc Sports Wrap
March 29, 2012
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Baseball (7-16, 2-1 MAAC)
W 4-3 at Charleston Southern
L 7-12 at Charleston Southern
W 5-1 at Charleston Southern
L 10-13 at Campbell
L 3-9 at Campbell
L 0-4 at Winthrop
L 2-5 at Winthrop
L 2-5 at Winthrop
L 0-5 at Rutgers
L 3-4 *NIAGARA
W 3-2 *NIAGARA
W 9-4 *NIAGARA
L 6-7 SETON HALL
L 1-12 GEORGE MASON
Sat. 31 *at Canisius (dh) 12 noon
Sun. 1 *at Canisius 12 noon
Tue. 3 NJIT 3:30
Sat. 7 *at Fairfield (dh) 12 noon
Mon. 9 *at Fairfield 3pm
Baseball
Against Niagara sophomore Nick Crescenzo (Hammonton, NJ/Hammonton) batted .571 with 8 hits and scored 4 runs in three games. In the scheduled seven inning contest, junior Adam Wayman (Wilkes-Barre, Pa./G.A.R. Memorial) led off the 13th inning with a double, his third hit of the game, and scored the game winner. Junior Tyler Smith (Westmont/Haddon Twp.), a Preseason All-American who earned All-East honors last year as a closer, pitched seven innings of relief for the victory. In the third game freshman Mike Parsons (Liverpool, NY) hit a two-out RBI single in the sixth inning to break a 4-4 tie. Against Seton Hall Rider took a 5-2 lead in the fifth inning when junior Ian Lindsay (Oaklyn/Haddon Twp.) doubled and scored on the first collegiate home run by freshman Justin Thomas (Richboro, PA/Council Rock South). Thomas and Lindsay each had two hits. Against George Mason senior Brandon Cotten (Wiconisco, Pa./Williams Valley) had two of Rider's six hits, had a stolen base and made a back-to-the-infield diving catch in centerfield.
Softball (9-18-1, 0-0 MAAC)
W 5-2 FDU
L 0-3 Neb.-Omaha
L 3-8 UW Green Bay
L 2-8 Cleveland State
W 3-1 Wagner
L 0-1 Howard
L 0-1 (8 innings) at St. Joseph's
W 4-2 at St. Joseph's
W 2-1 Army at Penn
L 1-9 at Penn
L 1-5 Villanova at Penn
W 5-3 Army at Penn
W 3-0 (8 innings) at Columbia
L 0-3 at Columbia
Sat. 31 *MANHATTAN 1pm
Wed. 4 LEHIGH 3pm
Sat..7 *ST. PETER'S 1pm
Softball
At Columbia senior Rachael Matreale (Williamstown) threw a three hit shutout, recording four strikeouts for her eighth win of the season. Sophomore Ally Coryell (Ewing) hit an RBI single in the eighth inning for a 1-0 lead and sophomore Krysti Maronski (Woodbury Heights/Gloucester County Inst. of Technology) collected her first collegiate hit, a two-run single. In the win over Army freshman Allysen Breeden (Hagerstown, Md./North Hagerstown) had two hits. Ally Coryell tied the score with an RBI single. Senior Samantha Mayer (Neptune) hit an RBI single for the final score.
W. Tennis (0-1)
L 0-9 at Philadelphia U.
Sat. 31 at Villanova 3pm
Sun. 1 NORFOLK STATE 11am
Wed. 4 at Lafayette 3pm
Thur. 5 WAGNER 2pm
M. Tennis (0-1)
L 0-7 at Monmouth 3pm
Sat. 31 at Villanova 3pm
Sun. 1 NORFOLK STATE 11am
Tue. 3 LA SALLE 3pm
Thur. 5 WAGNER 2pm
Tennis
At Monmouth junior Drew Laverty (Mount Royal/Kingsway Regional) won four games at third singles before losing in straight sets. At Philly U. freshman Michelle Caravaglio (Manalapan/Freehold) took her second singles match to three sets before losing 10-4 in the tie-breaker.
Outdoor Track & Field
Sat. 31 at Lafayette
Fri-Sat 6-7 at Colonial Relays
Golf
10th of 12 at George Washington
8th of 12 at La Salle
Mon. 2 at Pennsylvania
Golf
At La Salle Invite freshman Cole Clark (Califon/Voorhees) finished 20th of 64 with a 163 (78/85). Clark finished fourth in par three scoring (4.83) and tied for the seventh most birdies with four. Bronc sophomore James Buttermark (Staten Island, N.Y/Monsignor Farrell) shot a 165 (78-87) and finished in a tie for 25th. Freshman Luke Liddell (Philadelphia, Pa./Father Judge) finished in 36th place scoring a 169 (83-86). Liddell shot 18 pars and finished in a tie for 11th most in the tournament. At the GW Invitational freshman Cole Clark (Califon/Voorhees) shot a final round 79 and finished at 224 after rounds of 71 and 74 on Friday. Clark placed 19th out of 69 golfers. Sophomore James Buttermark (Staten Island, N.Y./Monsignor Farrell) finished in 33rd place (228) after a round of 75 on the final 18 holes. Buttermark shot 76 and 77 in his opening two rounds on Friday and was fifth in par three scoring with a 3.08 average.
