W&M Falls to Northeastern, 8-1, on Senior Day

05/10/08 3:40PM

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The William and Mary baseball team fell to Northeastern, 8-1, on Senior Day at Plumeri Park.

Despite the loss, the Tribe (35-15, 16-10) finished its home slate with a 26-6 record, including a 12-3 mark against conference opponents.

Senior Tim Park finished the afternoon 2-for-4 with a RBI, while junior Jeff Jones went 2-for-3.

Northeastern’s Ryan Quigley pitched a complete game and earned the win. Despite taking the loss, junior Jeremy Neustifter pitched well and allowed just three earned runs in 6.0 innings with seven strikeouts.

The Tribe took an early 1-0 lead with a run in the top of the first inning. Junior Ben Guez singled with one out, and Park drove him in with a two-out single up the middle.

While Northeastern (22-23-1, 11-14-1) was held hitless through the first three innings, it put three runs across in the fourth. Mike Tamsin led off the frame with a double, and Mike Lyon followed with an infield single. Frank Pesanello then hit a three-run blast off a 2-0 pitch that stayed just inside the right field pole.

NU increased its lead to 7-1 with four more runs, all coming with two outs, in the following inning. Tony DiCesare got things started with a double to deep center, and Tamsin drew an intentional walk to put two runners aboard. A run scored when Lyon reached on an error, and Pesanello followed with his second three-run home run of the afternoon.

With Tyler Truxell on in relief, the Huskies added another run in the eighth. Lyon led off the frame with a triple to right center, and he later scored on a wild pitch.

The Tribe will return to action when it plays at Virginia Tech on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.

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