May 27, 2010

Blue Devils Advance in Winner's Bracket With 5-3 Win Over Wagner on Thursday

Junior lefty Dave Krasnowiecki pitched a complete game to improve to 7-2 on the season as the Central Connecticut State University baseball team topped Wagner 5-3 in the first game of the Northeast Conference Tournament on Thursday afternoon. The game was played at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ. The Blue Devils advance in the winner's bracket on Friday and will play top seed Sacred Heart at 3:30 p.m. Four different Blue Devils had an RBI in the game. The win is the 30th of the season for the Blue Devils.

Junior lefty Dave Krasnowiecki pitched a complete game to improve to 7-2 on the season as the Central Connecticut State University baseball team topped Wagner 5-3 in the first game of the Northeast Conference Tournament on Thursday afternoon. The game was played at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ. The Blue Devils advance in the winner's bracket on Friday and will play top seed Sacred Heart at 3:30 p.m. Four different Blue Devils had an RBI in the game. The win is the 30th of the season for the Blue Devils.

Wagner struck first in the top of the fourth inning when Vin Avella hit a solo home run to right field with one out. The lead reached 2-0 on an RBI double from Kevin McDonnell with two outs in the inning.

Central struck back in the bottom of the inning. Senior Kyle Zarotney singled home the first run of the game for the Blue Devils to cut the lead to 2-1. The Blue Devils left the bases loaded again in the fourth inning, the second straight inning. They left eight men on base in the first four innings.

Wagner scored an unearned run in the top of the sixth inning on an RBI single from Seth Boyd. The single scored Avella who reached on an error to lead off the inning.

The Blue Devils tied the game with a couple of runs in the sixth inning. Senior Sean Allaire singled to plate the first run of the inning. Senior Richie Tri singled to left field to move Allaire to third, and the throw to get Allaire at third went by the third baseman and out of play, allowing Allaire to score and tie the game at 3-3.

The Blue Devils took a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the seventh inning, but not without a little controversy. With two outs in the inning and a man at first base, sophomore Danny Hickey hit what appeared to be a home run to left field. The ball was ruled to have hit the top of the wall and bounced back into play, but the runner scored and Central took the one run lead.

CCSU added an insurance run in the eighth inning. Tri singled and went to third on a double down the left field line by junior Pat Epps. Senior Tommy Meade's sacrifice fly made it 5-3 in favor of the Blue Devils.

Krasnowiecki pitched his fifth complete game of the season for his seventh victory. He allowed only two earned runs in the win and struck out six while scattering nine Wagner hits. He faced more than four batters in an inning only twice in the game.

The Blue Devils advance to play top seed Sacred Heart on Friday at 3:30 p.m. The top-seeded Pioneers defeated fourth-seed Monmouth 5-4 in the opener on Thursday afternoon.

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