Baseball Drops a Pair of Games to #6 Franklin Pierce
The Mercy College baseball team dropped a doubleheader to
Franklin Pierce on Friday, losing 9-0 and 9-1. FPU, the #6 ranked
team in the nation, is 4-0, while Mercy drops to 1-4.
In Game One, the Mavericks managed just two hits, while striking
out 11 times. Junior Billy Dring (Mahopac,
N.Y./Lakeland) threw 4+ innings and took the loss.
In Game Two, freshman Ken Post
(Closter, N.J./St. Joseph's) connected for a
pair of hits, and drove home the only run for the home team. Junior
Charles Dehart (Staten Island, N.Y./St.
Peter's Boys) was saddled with the loss,
allowing four runs in three innings.
Mercy now takes a break from playing games in the cold, and will
not compete until heading to Fort Pierce, Fla., next week. On
Thursday, March 10, the Mavericks will face Pitt-Johnstown at 7:00
p.m.
