February
20, 2009
BSB: TULANE DOWNS LE MOYNE, 6-1, WITH FIVE-RUN SIXTH
INNING
New Orleans, La. - Senior Sam Honeck drilled a three-run triple to
right center and sophomore Conrad Flynn struck out seven batters
over seven innings to lead Tulane University to a 6-1 victory over
the Le Moyne College baseball team in the season opener for both
teams on Friday night at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium.
The Green Wave, who earned a berth in the NCAA tournament last
season, got on the board in the second inning with a single run.
Following a pop out to start the inning, Jared Dyer walked and Drew
Allain followed with a single to right field to move Dyer to third.
The Dolphins were able to Dyer off the basepaths on a failed
double-steal attempt by Tulane. After Allain broke for second base,
Dyer took off for home plate, but senior shortstop Matt
Nandin (North Syracuse, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse) threw
home before he could score. Steve Moritz followed with a single to
left field to plate Allain from second base.
After three scoreless innings, the Green Wave broke the game open
with five unearned runs in the sixth. Junior righty Al
Ondrako (Cortland, N.Y./Cortland) retired the first two
batters to open the inning. Scott Powell kept the inning alive for
the Green Wave when he reached on an error. Tulane then loaded the
bases as Josh Prince was hit by a pitch and Seth Henry was walked.
Rob Segedin then walked to score the first run of the frame.
Honeck, a senior first baseman, then connected on his
bases-clearing triple to right center. Rodgers completed the Green
Wave's scoring with a double to left field to drive in Honeck.
The Dolphins answered back with a run in the top of the seventh
inning. Senior second baseman Chris Murphy (Laurel Hollow,
N.Y./St. Dominic's) opened the inning with a single to
left field. Senior designated hitter Mike Brown (Vestal,
N.Y./Vestal) followed with a double to drive in Murphy.
Flynn retired the next three batters to get out of the inning.
Nandin led the Dolphins at the plate with two of the team's five
hits. Sophomore southpaw Cory Nelson (Manlius,
N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius) suffered the loss for the
Dolphins, yielding five hits in 4.2 innings, while striking out
three batters. Ondrako, charged with five unearned runs, tossed one
inning, while freshman right-hander Erik Lambe (Vestal,
N.Y./Vestal) struck out three batters over the final 2.1
innings.
The Dolphins and the Green Wave continue their four-game series
with a doubleheader on Saturday starting at 1:00 p.m.
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Tulane 6, Le Moyne
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Le
Moyne
000 000 100 - 1 5 1
Tulane
010 005 00X - 6 8 1
Le Moyne (0-1): Cory Nelson (L, 0-1), Al Ondrako (5), Erik Lambe
(7) and Chris Haynes, Rich Brown (7).
Tulane (1-0): Conrad Flynn (W, 1-0), Ryan Doiron (8) and Jared
Dyer.
