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Justin Portes
Nick DeRiu
7
Winner Southern N.H. SNHU 9-6
0
Post POST 5-8
Winner
Southern N.H. SNHU
9-6
7
Final
0
Post POST
5-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Southern N.H. SNHU 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 7 8 0
Post POST 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3

W: F. DeMaro (2-1) L: Portes, Justin (0-1)

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

Baseball Shut Out by Southern New Hampshire in Midweek Clash at Municipal Stadium

WATERBURY, Conn. – Junior right-hander Frankie DeMaro threw six shutout innings for Southern New Hampshire University at Municipal Stadium on Wednesday afternoon, snapping Post University Baseball's winning streak at five straight games with a 7-0 defeat. The shutout loss was the first for the Eagles since the first game of the NCAA East Regional last season against Goldey-Beacom College which they also lost by a 6-0 final score.

THE BASICS

Post University 0, #11 Southern New Hampshire University 7

Post University (5-8)

Southern New Hampshire University (9-6)

HOW IT HAPPENED
Senior right-hander Justin Portes would get his first start since February 22nd for Post, working two scoreless innings around some second-inning trouble to keep the game even. The Penmen offense would make the most of a leadoff walk and hit batter from the senior as a double steal and single from graduate infielder Jorge Burgos gave Southern New Hampshire an early 2-0 advantage.

With runners on the corners and two outs, Portes would look to get sophomore outfielder Nater Wachter leading off of first but throw the ball past sophomore infielder Maico Cardona at first, allowing Burgos to score from third for the third and final run of the half inning. 
After a leadoff single for sophomore infielder Joel Valera, Portes' throw on junior catcher Chris Leone's attempted bunt would go into right field, allowing Valera to score from first while Leone ended up on third. Making it a 5-0 lead for the Penmen, sophomore outfielder Jacob Albert's sacrifice fly scored Leone, and following the next two hitters reaching base Portes' day would be over.

Graduate right-hander Erik Gutowski would relieve Portes, retiring the next two batters to limit the damage to two runs and put a cap on the senior's line. Portes finished the game allowing five runs (two earned) on four hits with five strikeouts and three walks, taking the loss in the affair.

Gutowski would allow one run in his inning of work on an RBI double by Valera in the fifth before the scoring from both sides would come to a halt until the ninth inning. Post's only threat would come in the fifth when they had runners on first and second with two outs before DeMaro got graduate outfielder Hayden Roberge to ground out, Roberge finished the day 0-for-4, snapping his 11-game on-base streak.

Responsible for the final run of the afternoon, freshman right-hander Tim Mingo made his Eagle debut, walking in Albert with one out and getting lifted for freshman right-hander Sean Nowicky afterward. Also making his Post debut, Nowicky would escape the inning by retiring the final two batters, including striking out Burgos.

Sophomore infielder Jesse Alfalla and freshman second baseman Rene Vega III each finished the game with two hits for the Eagles. In all, five different Post players tallied hits in the 7-0 loss while Burgos and Albert led Southern New Hampshire University with two RBIs while Joel Valera went 3-for-5 with a double, RBI, and run scored. 

BY THE NUMBERS
  • Hayden Roberge's on-base streak was snapped at 11 straight games after he went 0-for-4 on the afternoon with a strikeout
  • In his first start and appearance since February 22nd, Justin Portes went 3 1/3 innings while allowing five runs (two earned) on four hits with five strikeouts and three walks, falling to 0-1 on the mound this year 
  • Frankie DeMaro moved to 2-1 in his starts this season after throwing six shutout innings for Southern New Hampshire University in which he allowed six hits, recorded five strikeouts, and no walks 
  • After losing 12 consecutive matchups against Southern New Hampshire University from 2000 until 2024, Post University has split each of the last four matchups with the Penmen since that win on March 16th last season 

WHO'S NEXT
Post University jumps back into conference play this weekend with four games against Caldwell University starting with Saturday's home doubleheader at Municipal Stadium getting underway at 12:00 PM with game one and game two to follow 30 minutes after its conclusion. The Eagles have won nine straight games against the Cougars since the start of the 2022 season and will also face them on the road for two games on Sunday.
 
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