Box Score

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The No. 3 seeded Johnson & Wales University baseball team defeated No. 6 seed Norwich University, 11-1 in the opening round of the 2010 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Baseball Championship Tuesday afternoon at Pierce Field.

Johnson & Wales (14-26) jumped out to an early lead as the Wildcats plated four unearned runs in the bottom of the first to take a 4-0 advantage. JWU parlayed four base hits and two Norwich errors into the big inning.

The Wildcats then broke the game open in the bottom of the second when they scored five more runs. Rich Fonseca capped the rally with a two-run double, extending JWU's lead to 9-0 after two innings. The Wildcats tacked on a single run in the third to assume a commanding 10-0 advantage after three innings.

Norwich (8-28) got on the board in the top of the fifth when an RBI single by David Maxfield made the score 10-1. JWU capped the scoring in the bottom of the sixth when Zach Boyes led off with a single and scored on a sacrifice fly by Fonseca. JWU recorded three outs in the top of the seventh, and the game was halted due to the ten-run rule.

Boyes went 4-for-4 with three run batted in and three runs scored for Johnson & Wales, while Nick Alosco went 1-for-2 with three runs scored and an RBI. Matt Yaeger went 3-for-4 with a run scored for JWU.

Maxfield led Norwich at the plate, going 2-for-2 with an RBI. The Cadets were only able to muster four hits in the contest.

Jeff Jordan recorded the complete-game victory for Johnson & Wales, allowing one run on four hits with 10 strikeouts. Conar Mahon suffered the loss for Norwich, allowing nine runs on 10 hits in two innings of work.