May 2, 2004

Box Score

Syracuse, N.Y. * LeMoyne sophomore third baseman Andre Enriquez (Miami, Fla./Belen Jesuit) tied a program record with three home runs in a game and drove in seven runs as Le Moyne slugged past Marist 14-8. The Dolphins, 24-15 overall and 16-2 in MAAC play, pushed their first-place lead over Marist to four games with nine conference games to go this season.

Marist, 19-23 overall and 12-6 in league play, drew first blood in the contest, as Bryan Towler (Hampton, N.H./Winacunet) singled in Travis Musolf (Manchester, N.J./Manchester) in the top of the first to make the score 1-0.

Le Moyne responded with four runs in the bottom of the first to go up 4-1. Keith Connors (Jamesport, N.Y./Commack) doubled in Kyle Brown (Schenectady, N.Y./Colonie) to knot the game at one. Two outs later, Enriquez belted the first of his three home runs, this one to right field, to put the Dolphins up 4-1.

After a scoreless second inning, the Red Foxes responded with three runs in the third via a Towler three-run home run that landed in the batting cage nets in left-center field to even the score at four.

Le Moyne once again responded in the bottom half of the inning and never trailed the rest of the way. Senior Anthony Aquilino (Pine Hill, N.J./Gloucester Catholic) homered off Marist reliever Travis Timmons (Georgetown, Del./Delaware Tech) to lead off the bottom of the third. After back-to-back singles from Jeff Justice (Pedricktown, N.J./Penns Grove) and Mike Affronti (Dix Hills, N.Y./Commack), Enriquez homered to center field to put the Dolphins up 8-4.

Marist pulled to within three at 8-5 in the fourth inning, but Le Moyne answered back with a run in the fifth and two in the sixth to go up 11-5. Enriquez belted his third home run of the game in the sixth inning, this time a solo shot to center field, that pushed Le Moyne's cushion to five at 10-5.

The Red Foxes would not go quietly though, scoring three runs in the seventh inning to pull within three at 11-8. Jimmy Board (Ambler, Pa./Shrewsbury) had a two-run single and Justin Lepore (Madison, Conn./Clemson) singled in a run for Marist in the seventh inning.

The Dolphins were able to tack on three insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. Sophomore Brian Hansen (Binghamton, N.Y./Chenango Valley) singled in Affronti to up the lead to four at 12-8. One out later, junior Aaron Bulkley (Port Byron, N.Y./Port Byron) blasted a two-run home run to right center to put Le Moyne up by the eventual final, 14-8.

Senior closer Nick Marascia (Conklin, N.Y./Susquehanna Valley) retired the final five batters of the contest to pick up his fourth save of the season.

Junior Alan Drechsler (Rochester, N.Y./Greece-Athena) improved his record to 6-0 this season, as he tossed six innings and struck out four to pick up the win.

Marist starter Lucas Robinson (San Mateo, Calif./Skyline Community College) lasted only 1 and 1/3 innings, surrendering three hits and four runs in getting the no decision. Timmons picked up the loss, as he went 4 and 1/3 innings and gave up nine hits and seven runs in relief of Robinson.

Enriquez, Aquilino, Affronti, Hansen, and Ben Gaal (Manlius, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy) each had a multi-hit game to lead 15-hit Le Moyne attack. Bulkley went 1-for-2 and walked three times in today's contest.

Towler went 3-for-4 with four runs batted in for Marist. Musolf went 2-for-4 and scored three runs for the visitors.