Thunderwolves win two tight ballgames
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Jamestown Community College | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
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SUNY Niagara | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 | 7 | 2 |
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Jamestown Community College | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
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SUNY Niagara | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 | 8 | 1 |
SUNY Niagara rallied for a pair of hard-fought Region III wins over visiting Jamestown Community College on Thursday at Sal Maglie Stadium. The Thunderwolves, ranked No. 7 in the latest NJCAA Div. III poll, improved to 29-7 overall and 13-1 in Western Division play. The same two teams are slated to meet at Noon Saturday at Diethrick Park in Jamestown.
SUNY Niagara 5, Jamestown CC 3
Sophomores Steven Merkel and Nicholas Schulz had RBI sacrifice flies in the fifth inning to break open a tie game. Sophomore Owen Silliman finished 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored, classmate Brett Johnson was 2-for-3 and freshman Gavyn Boyle ripped an RBI double. Freshman Aidan Paul tossed three innings of hitless relief to improve to 5-1 on the season. Paul also registered six Ks.
SUNY Niagara 7, Jamestown CC 5
Freshman Joshua Toolen threw 6.1 innings out of the bullpen to earn the victory. The right-hander allowed just four hits and struck out six to pick up his first win of the season. At the plate, Schulz went 3-for-3 with a run-scoring double and three runs, freshman Adrian Salas finished 2-for-2 with a pair of RBIs and freshman Nigel Sebastianelli was 1-for-2 with two RBIs.