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Baseball
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Saturday, April 2
New York, N.Y.
12:00 PM
Dartmouth College
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Twinbill Sweep at Columbia
4/2/2011 6:22:00 PM | Baseball
NEW YORK, N.Y. — In a rematch of last year's Ivy Championship Series, Dartmouth again got the best of host Columbia by defeating the Lions in both ends of a doubleheader on Saturday, 6-4 and 8-1. Senior Jason Brooks provided the heroics in the opener with a three-run blast in the final inning, while junior Cole Sulser threw 7.2 scoreless innings to help Dartmouth (12-4, 2-0 Ivy) win its Ivy opener and extend its winning streak to eight games. Columbia fell to 9-11 overall and 0-2 in the Ivy League.
Junior Joe Sclafani and sophomore Chris O'Dowd both had two hits in each game, while O'Dowd slammed homers in his first at-bat in both ends of the twinbill, extending his hitting streak to 23 games.
Trailing 4-3 in the seventh and final inning of the first game, Dartmouth began a rally with one out against Lion hurler Pat Lowery. Senior Sam Bean drew a walk and moved into scoring position on an O'Dowd single. Columbia made the call to the bullpen for right-hander Tim Giel, but Brooks drilled his first pitch for the go-ahead, three-run homer to right-center.
Kyle Hunter (3-1) quickly retired the side in order in the bottom half to record the complete-game victory. In his seven innings, he allowed four runs on six hits and a walk while striking out three.
In the previous inning, the Lions rallied from a 3-2 deficit to take the lead. Nick Cox led off with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice before Dario Pizzano walked. Dartmouth starting pitcher Kyle Hunter then balked, putting both runners in scoring position, and Alexander Aurrichio took advantage by stroking to center to send both runners home.
Dartmouth had wasted no time putting runs on the scoreboard with junior Joe Sclafani leading off the game with his first home run of the season. Two batters later, O'Dowd belted a Lowery offering out to right for a 2-0 Big Green lead. Sclafani knocked in another run in the second with a two-out double into the gap in right-center, plating junior Jake Carlson who had walked.
In the third, Columbia put runners on the corners to start the inning, and both would score without the ball leaving the infield. Mike Fischer bunted the runner from first to second for the first out, and a Nick Cox chopper to third allowed the runners to advance for the first Lion run. With two gone, Jon Eisen beat out a bunt for a hit and an RBI, bringing Columbia within a run at 3-2.
Lowery, meanwhile, settled in for the Lions, although Dartmouth did get a runner on base in every inning from the third through the sixth. The lead remained at one run until Columbia broke through in the sixth, but Lowery (0-4) got stuck with the loss. He struck out eight in his 6.1 frames, but surrendered five runs on eight hits and three walks.
Sulser (2-0) absolutely stifled the Lion bats in the second game, giving up just four hits and a walk while striking out seven over 7.2 innings. Only once did Columbia put two runners on base against him, that coming in the fifth when the second runner reached on an error. The right-hander has won 10 straight decisions dating back to his freshman year and is 13-2 in his career.
The Dartmouth offense once again put two runs on the board in the first inning, this time on a two-run homer off O'Dowd's bat. Bean and O'Dowd singled to start the third, both later scoring on a single by senior Jeff Onstott and a grounder to short by sophomore Ennis Coble, respectively, making it a 4-0 game.
The bulge increased to six runs in the fourth when Sclafani found a hole through the right side for an RBI single and Bean hit a fielder's choice to first, allowing Carlson, who had been hit by a pitch, to come home from third.
Freshman Dustin Selzer got into the offensive act in the fifth with a two-out double to bring Onstott around from first for a 7-0 lead. In the sixth, Sclafani tripled and scored on a Bean sacrifice fly for the final Dartmouth run.
The lone Lion tally of the game came in the ninth with two outs when Alex Ferrera beat out an infield hit, allowing Aurrichio to score.
Taking the loss was Geoff Whitaker (2-3), who yielded seven runs, six earned, in five innings on eight hits, a walk and two hit batters while fanning five. Aurrichio and Ferrera each two hits while the rest of the Columbia squad had just three.
Dartmouth plays another Ivy doubleheader tomorrow at Penn (10-10, 2-0 Ivy), which swept Harvard in a twinbill today, beginning at noon.
Junior Joe Sclafani and sophomore Chris O'Dowd both had two hits in each game, while O'Dowd slammed homers in his first at-bat in both ends of the twinbill, extending his hitting streak to 23 games.
Trailing 4-3 in the seventh and final inning of the first game, Dartmouth began a rally with one out against Lion hurler Pat Lowery. Senior Sam Bean drew a walk and moved into scoring position on an O'Dowd single. Columbia made the call to the bullpen for right-hander Tim Giel, but Brooks drilled his first pitch for the go-ahead, three-run homer to right-center.
Kyle Hunter (3-1) quickly retired the side in order in the bottom half to record the complete-game victory. In his seven innings, he allowed four runs on six hits and a walk while striking out three.
In the previous inning, the Lions rallied from a 3-2 deficit to take the lead. Nick Cox led off with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice before Dario Pizzano walked. Dartmouth starting pitcher Kyle Hunter then balked, putting both runners in scoring position, and Alexander Aurrichio took advantage by stroking to center to send both runners home.
Dartmouth had wasted no time putting runs on the scoreboard with junior Joe Sclafani leading off the game with his first home run of the season. Two batters later, O'Dowd belted a Lowery offering out to right for a 2-0 Big Green lead. Sclafani knocked in another run in the second with a two-out double into the gap in right-center, plating junior Jake Carlson who had walked.
In the third, Columbia put runners on the corners to start the inning, and both would score without the ball leaving the infield. Mike Fischer bunted the runner from first to second for the first out, and a Nick Cox chopper to third allowed the runners to advance for the first Lion run. With two gone, Jon Eisen beat out a bunt for a hit and an RBI, bringing Columbia within a run at 3-2.
Lowery, meanwhile, settled in for the Lions, although Dartmouth did get a runner on base in every inning from the third through the sixth. The lead remained at one run until Columbia broke through in the sixth, but Lowery (0-4) got stuck with the loss. He struck out eight in his 6.1 frames, but surrendered five runs on eight hits and three walks.
Sulser (2-0) absolutely stifled the Lion bats in the second game, giving up just four hits and a walk while striking out seven over 7.2 innings. Only once did Columbia put two runners on base against him, that coming in the fifth when the second runner reached on an error. The right-hander has won 10 straight decisions dating back to his freshman year and is 13-2 in his career.
The Dartmouth offense once again put two runs on the board in the first inning, this time on a two-run homer off O'Dowd's bat. Bean and O'Dowd singled to start the third, both later scoring on a single by senior Jeff Onstott and a grounder to short by sophomore Ennis Coble, respectively, making it a 4-0 game.
The bulge increased to six runs in the fourth when Sclafani found a hole through the right side for an RBI single and Bean hit a fielder's choice to first, allowing Carlson, who had been hit by a pitch, to come home from third.
Freshman Dustin Selzer got into the offensive act in the fifth with a two-out double to bring Onstott around from first for a 7-0 lead. In the sixth, Sclafani tripled and scored on a Bean sacrifice fly for the final Dartmouth run.
The lone Lion tally of the game came in the ninth with two outs when Alex Ferrera beat out an infield hit, allowing Aurrichio to score.
Taking the loss was Geoff Whitaker (2-3), who yielded seven runs, six earned, in five innings on eight hits, a walk and two hit batters while fanning five. Aurrichio and Ferrera each two hits while the rest of the Columbia squad had just three.
Dartmouth plays another Ivy doubleheader tomorrow at Penn (10-10, 2-0 Ivy), which swept Harvard in a twinbill today, beginning at noon.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hunter, Kyle (3-1)
L: Lowery, Pat (0-4)
Batting:
2B: Sclafani, Joe 1 ; Onstott, Jeff 1
HR: Sclafani, Joe 1 ; O'Dowd, Chris 1 ; Brooks, Jason 1
RBI: Sclafani, Joe 2 ; O'Dowd, Chris 1 ; Brooks, Jason 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Sclafani, Joe 1 ; Bean, Sam 1 ; O'Dowd, Chris 2 ; Brooks, Jason 1 ; Carlson, Jake 1
Batting:
2B: Godshall, Alex 1
RBI: Cox, Nick 1 ; Eisen, Jon 1 ; Aurrichio, Alexander 2
SH: Eisen, Jon 1 ; Fischer, Mike 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cox, Nick 1 ; Pizzano, Dario 1 ; Godshall, Alex 1 ; Ferrera, Alex 1
SB: Aurrichio, Alexander 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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RBI
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H
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RBI
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