Bucs Blog - April 13, 2009

Baseball 

David Hike

Junior David Hike (Riverview, Fla.) took a no-hitter into the seventh before tossing a complete-game one-hitter with four strikeouts as Massachusetts Maritime presented Head Coach Bob Corradi with his 500th career victory with an 8-0 MASCAC triumph over Framingham State last Friday afternoon at Bowditch Field.  Corradi, in his 37th season as the Bucs' mentor, became the 29th active coach in NCAA Division III play to reach the milestone, as the Bucs received a pair of two-run homers off the bats of freshmen Nick Montalto (South Yarmouth, Mass.) and William Shouldice (Rutland, Vt.) in support of Hike, who was named on Monday as the MASCAC Pitcher of the Week for his efforts.  Senior co-captain Tyler Spofford (Sharon Springs, N.Y.) earned a spot on this week's MASCAC weekly honor roll after rapping out seven hits in three contests for Massachusetts Maritime, which stands at 7-10 overall and 2-4 in MASCAC play.  The Buccaneers return home on Tuesday, April 14th to entertain Bridgewater State in a MASCAC twinbill at Commodore Hendy Field beginning at 2:00 p.m. EDT. 

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James Hitchings 

Sophomore Jake Bickley (Wilbraham, Mass.) netted four goals, while senior Kevin Schultz (Crofton, Md.) added a hat trick to lift Massachusetts Maritime to a 15-6 non-league victory over Becker last Thursday evening in Leicester, Mass.  Head Coach Barry Joyce's Buccaneers matched their overall win total of last season by netting five unanswered markers in the second quarter to take a 7-1 advantage at the break, and the visitors scored the final three markers of the evening by Bickley, senior John Herman (Stamford, Conn.) and sophomore Craig Nichols (Marshfield, Mass.) in a 1:36 span to account for the final score.  Herman and freshman Will Doucette (Manchester, Mass.) each scored twice and added an assist for three points in the triumph for the Buccaneers, who also received two goals from Nichols as well as single markers off the sticks of junior Brian Burke (Del Mar, Calif.) and freshman Peter Menard (Somerset, Mass.). Sophomore Ryan Linn (Bourne, Mass.) notched three assists for the winners, while junior James Hitchings (Dover, Mass.) recorded his fourth victory of the season in goal for Massachusetts Maritime with an eight-save effort, as the Bucs take a 4-5 overall mark into a Pilgrim League clash with Wheaton on Wednesday, April 15th in Norton, Mass. that begins at 4:00 p.m. EDT.

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Freshman Chris Sullo (Canton, Mass.) took top honors in the high jump to lift the Massachusetts Maritime men to a second place finish among seven teams competing at the UMass Dartmouth Corsair Classic last Saturday afternoon in North Dartmouth, Mass.  Sullo posted a mark of 1.77 meters to capture first place in the event for the Buccaneers, as he outdistanced sophomore teammate Rory O'Donnell's (Somerset, Mass.) mark of 1.72 meters that was good for second place. O'Donnell added a second place finish in the triple jump (12.69 meters) and a third place finish in the long jump (5.93 meters) on the day for Massachusetts Maritime.  Freshman Kevin Quinn (Barrington, R.I.) notched a second place performance in the hammer throw with a mark of 34.07 meters, as he was followed in third place by fellow freshman John Prendergast (Pembroke, Mass.), who posted a mark of 26.82 meters and while also recording a sixth place finish in the shot put (9.19 meters).  Sophomore Meredith Hall (Duxbury, Mass.) continued her standout season on the women's side for the Buccaneers, as she recorded a second place finish in the javelin with a mark of 28.30 meters in leading Massachusetts Maritime to a sixth place team performance of 10 entrants in the competition.  Co-Head Coaches Chris Barry and Cathy Lohse-Whitelaw lead their squads back into action on Saturday, April 18th when the Bucs head to New London, Conn. to compete in the Connecticut College Invitational that begins at 10:00 a.m. EDT.

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The 2009 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Athletics Golf Invitational is set for Monday, July 27th at the Brookside Golf Club in Bourne, Mass.  This year's event will benefit Buccaneer student-athletes in the sports of baseball, soccer and track & field. 

Additionally, the Buccaneer Football team will hold its first annual Golf Invitational on Friday, June 5th at the Bay Point Golf Club in Onset, Mass.

For more information on these upcoming events, click on the link below or call (508) 830-5053.

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