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John Onofrio
Grace Glasrud
8
Winner Southern N.H. SOUTHERN 10-7
3
Post POST 7-12
Winner
Southern N.H. SOUTHERN
10-7
8
Final
3
Post POST
7-12
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Southern N.H. SOUTHERN 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 8 13 1
Post POST 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 6 1

W: P. Lendrum (2-1) L: Martineau, Jack (0-1)

5
Southern N.H. SOUTHERN 10-8
6
Winner Post POST 8-12
Southern N.H. SOUTHERN
10-8
5
Final
6
Post POST
8-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern N.H. SOUTHERN 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 5 6 1
Post POST 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 6 10 1

W: Connor, Noah (1-0) L: Z. Gitschier (1-3)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Michael Vesci, Director of Athletic Communications

Baseball Splits Doubleheader with Southern New Hampshire, Onofrio Plays Hero Ball in Game Two with Walk-Off Single

WATERBURY, Conn. – Tough sledding in game one for Post University Baseball gave way to a historic game two performance for the Eagles who got their first win since becoming a Division II program against Southern New Hampshire University on a walk-off single by freshman infielder John Onofrio to complete a late-inning comeback for Post, 6-5, on Saturday afternoon.
 
The two teams will meet in the three-game rubber match scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 PM.

THE BASICS

Post University 3, Southern New Hampshire University 8    
 
Post University 6, Southern New Hampshire University 5

Post University (8-12)

Southern New Hampshire University (10-8)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Game 1: Post University 3, Southern New Hampshire University 8
Freshman right-hander Jack Martineau ran into some trouble in the first inning of his start, loading the bases with a pair of walks and a single. After getting two outs, Martineau would issue a walk to freshman outfielder Nater Wachter that gave the Penmen a 1-0 lead before escaping the inning with no further damage. Junior third baseman Justin Rivera knotted the game back up at one-all after a leadoff double for junior catcher Jimmy Brennan led to a sacrifice fly by Rivera off sophomore pitcher Parker Lendrum.
 
Brennan would have a sacrifice fly later on in the sixth inning of the game, but at that point, Post had found themselves down 5-1 before his run-scoring hit after four runs in the middle innings for the Penmen. An RBI single for sophomore infielder Frankie DeMaro followed by a sacrifice fly by junior outfielder Harry Vargas Segura tacked on two more for Southern New Hampshire in the fourth. Then a solo shot by senior infielder Jorge Burgos and Vargas Segura reaching on an error plated two more between the fifth and sixth for the Penmen.
 
Vargas Segura and sophomore infielder Dyrenson Wouters each had an RBI base knock in the seventh while graduate outfielder DJ Caron had a solo shot in the ninth inning for Post, who fell in game one, 8-3. Lendrum would get his second win of the season for the Penmen after going 8 2/3 innings while letting up three runs (two earned) on six hits with five strikeouts and a hit batter on 121 pitches. Sophomore pitcher Ben Hladun closed out the game on two pitches after Lendrum was lifted following the home run issued to Caron.

Game 2: Post University 6, Southern New Hampshire University 5
Momentum from Caron's home run at the end of game one would carry into game two for Post who got on the scoreboard right away in the first inning. With two runners on and two outs, Rivera's RBI single gave the Eagles a 1-0 lead before sophomore pitcher Zach Brassill escaped the inning in which the bases were loaded with two outs.
 
Onofrio, who would eventually be the hero of the game, added to the Post lead in the fourth with an RBI single of his own. Then a mishandled ball by Burgos at second with two outs and senior shortstop Evan Cornwell at the plate led to the third run of the game for the Eagles who suddenly had a 3-0 edge in the seven-inning game.
 
After four scoreless innings for sophomore right-hander Nick Semon, the Penmen offense would get going against him in the fifth, striking for four runs to take the lead. Two singles, a hit batter, and a walk led to the first run for Southern New Hampshire followed by a wild pitch from Semon to make it a one-run game, 3-2. Knocking Semon out of the game, sophomore outfielder Jake Pisano's two-run single put the Penmen in front, 4-3, a lead they would add to in the next inning.
 
A DeMaro RBI double gave Southern New Hampshire a two-run lead, 5-3, in the sixth but Post would tie things up in the bottom of the frame. Junior first baseman Chris Corchado singled home a run with one out before a sacrifice fly by Caron made it a new game at five all. After a 1-2-3 inning from graduate right-hander Noah Connor in the seventh, Onofrio would win the game for Post, 6-5, with two outs with an RBI single that scored sophomore catcher Manny Contreras, who walked with one out in the inning.

BY THE NUMBERS
  • Michael Pavelchak saw his 27-game streak of reaching base safely end in game one after going 0-for-4 with a strikeout
  • With his hit in the second inning, Jimmy Brennan became the seventh player in program history to reach the 150 Hit Club at Post University
  • Post University is 5-3 this season when scoring the game's first run while holding a 3-9 mark when allowing the opponent to score first
  • After losing game one, Post University wins their first game in program history against Southern New Hampshire University after losing 11 straight games against the Penmen -- The Eagles beat Southern New Hampshire back in 2000, 14-12, before being an official Division II member 

WHO'S NEXT
Post University closes its three-game series against the Penmen with a nine-inning affair tomorrow afternoon at Municipal Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 PM.
 
 
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