SVC Upsets Division II In-State Rival

BENNINGTON, Vt. - The Southern Vermont baseball team had two successful scrimmages against in-state rival Saint Michael's College winning both games by scores of 15-8 and 9-5. Only five months ago the Mountaineers lost 14-4 in the regular season to Saint Michael's College. This is a testament to the amount of time Head Coach Don Schaffer is spending on recruiting, training, and developing his team into a force to reckon with.
GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS Southern Vermont 15, Saint Michael's 8
Junior SS Brett Pawlak (Shelton, CT/Ansonia HS)
3 for 5, double, 4 RBI
Sophomore C Dan Cook (Watervliet, NY/Watervliet HS)
2 for 4, double
Sophomore 1B Adam Northup (West Kingston, RI/Chariho Regional HS)
3 for 5, 2 triples, 2 RBI
Freshman CF Pat Warrington (Folcroft, PA/Monsignor Bonner HS)
triple, 2 RBI
Freshman LF Andrew Morin (Hoosick Falls, NY/Hoosick Falls HS)
triple, 4 walks, 3 runs, 2 RBI
Freshman RF Hank Blethen (Enfield, CT/Enfield HS)
2 for 6, double, 2 RBI
Freshman Eric Wells (Athens, PA/Athens HS)
Junior Eric Gardner (Thompson, CT/Tourtellette HS)
Both threw scoreless innings.
GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS Southern Vermont 9, Saint Michael's 5
Freshman C Eric Wells (Athens, PA/Athens HS)
1 for 3, double, 3 RBI
Freshman RF Andrew Morin (Hoosick Falls, NY/Hoosick Falls HS)
triple, run scored
Sophomore Adam Northup (West Kingston, RI/Chariho Regional HS)
pitched 3 scoreless innings with 5 K, only giving up 1 hit
Sophomore Ben Naaktgeboren (Cambridge, NY/Cambridge HS)
pitched 3 scoreless innings with 4 K, and 1 hit
Sophomore Closer Dave Gage (Gloversville, NY/Broadalbin-Perth HS)
pitched a scoreless 1 2/3 innings with a strikeout.
TEAM HIGHLIGHTS
SVC also turned 3 double plays, picked off 2 runners, and threw out 2 runners stealing on the day.









