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5/4/2006

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May 4, 2006

Courtesy Johnson & Wales Sports Information

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Johnson & Wales posted a 7- 2 victory against the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's baseball team in a non-conference contest at Pierce Field on Thursday afternoon.  

UMass Dartmouth took an early lead when a sacrifice fly by senior first baseman Dan Mancini (Marlboro, MA/Marlboro HS.) gave the Corsairs a 1-0 lead in the top of the first. An RBI single by senior designated hitter Eric Griswold (Taunton, MA/Taunton HS) in the top of the eighth accounted for the Corsairs' other run.

Johnson & Wales tied the score in the bottom of the second when an RBI single by sophomore Mike Mackay (Pawtucket, R.I.) scored Matt Bredes to knot the score at 1-1.  In the bottom of the third, Jeff Stewart scored on a single to right by John Fidalgo and the Wildcats took a 3-1 lead on an RBI groundout by winning pitcher Dan Gilbert.  JWU added two more in the bottom of the fourth, including a sacrifice fly by Stewart to take the 5-1 advantage.  The Wildcats increased their advantage to 7-1 in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI single by Justin Talbott.

Fidalgo went 2-for-4 with a pair of runs in the victory for JWU. Freshman shortstop Dave Ogorzalek (Rockfall, CT/Xavier HS.) went 1-for-3 with a run scored for UMass Dartmouth.

Gilbert set a new school record for wins in a season when he picked up his eighth victory of the season, allowing one run on three hits with six strikeouts.  Senior lefthander Parker Harrington (Weymouth, MA/Weymouth HS) suffered the loss for UMass Dartmouth, allowing five runs on five hits in four innings of work.

With the win, Johnson & Wales finished the 2006 campaign with a 25-17 record while UMass Dartmouth is now 9-23 on the season. The Corsairs will return to action when they host Southern Maine Saturday in a Little East Conference doubleheader.

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