*Photo from a previous season*
MILTON, Mass. – The Curry College baseball was swept by Nichols College in a Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) doubleheader on Friday afternoon at the Jack Vallely Diamond.
The Bison took game one by a 7-4 final before winning the nightcap, 21-2, in seven innings.
Game One – Nichols 7, Curry 4
The Colonels built a 1-0 lead in third inning after senior Riley Cronin (East Providence, R.I.) drew a bases-loaded walk, which brought home junior Julian Jaume (Staten Island, N.Y.).
Nichols tallied two in the top of the fourth to grab its first lead of the ball game. Freshman Brennan Hyde (Tampa, Fla.) singled through the left side to plate junior DJ Caron (Branford, Conn.) and then senior Nathaniel Cormier (Sandisfield, Mass.) connected for a base knock through the right side to bring around Hyde.
Curry had the answer in the home half of the fourth to re-gain the advantage, 3-2. Freshman Ryan Goonan (Raynham, Mass.) got the scoring started when he singled to right field to plate sophomore Peter Sylvia (Brockton, Mass.). Jaume would later score on a wild pitch.
The Bison pulled back in front in the fifth when graduate student Kyle Bouchard (Fall River, Mass.) launched a two-run homer to right field to give Nichols a one-run advantage, 4-3.
The Colonels tied the game at 4-4 in the sixth when Sylvia reached on an error at second base, allowing senior Garrett Fosher (Exeter, N.H.) to touch home.
The Bison registered three runs in the seventh and shut down Curry in the home half of the inning to preserve the win. Caron singled to right field to plate Andrew Croteau while sophomore Will Kleinhenz (Madison, Conn.) singled through the left side to bring around Caron and graduate student Jack Arend (Newfields, N.H.).
Jaume went 2-for-3 with two runs scored to lead the Curry offense.
Junior reliever Nick Kavrakis (Southwick, Mass.) lasted 0.2 innings and struck out two while surrendering two runs in the loss. Graduate student Jack Dicenso (Norfolk, Mass.) tossed a complete game for Nichols. He gave up four runs (two earned) on five hits while fanning 10 and walking three.
Game Two – Nichols 21, Curry 2 (7 innings)
Curry surrendered three runs in the top of the first to fall into an early hole.
Nichols added runs in two of the next three innings to lead 9-1 after four. They tacked on another six in the fifth and five more in the sixth to build a 20-0 advantage. The Colonels tallied their lone runs in the contest on a two-run homer to center field from junior Jason Leonard (Dedham, Mass.).
Four Colonels had one hit each in the nightcap. Caron went a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate with five RBI and three runs scored for the Bison.
Senior Justin Hurley (Burlington, Mass.) was credited with the win on the hill. He tossed six innings and gave up two runs on five hits while registering six strikeouts and two walks. Freshman Aaron Diaz (Port St. Lucie, Fla.) was given the loss for Curry.
Curry (3-11 overall, 1-9 CCC) and Nichols (7-8 overall, 3-3 CCC) will square off again tomorrow, Saturday, April 10 in a doubleheader starting at 11:30 a.m. The contests will take place at Nichols.
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