The Salem State baseball team was in a deep hole Monday afternoon as their playoff hopes were on the line trailing by a run in the bottom half of the 7th inning against rival Westfield State. After leading off the inning getting hit in the helmet on a first pitch curveball, Nick Dunn advanced to second base on a bunt by lead off hitter Christopher Cocci. The Vikings eventually tied the game on a base hit from senior centerfielder John McCue which scored Cocci from second base. After a Ken Luongo walk, the game came down to the bat of injury plagued Joe Galindo, who in his games since coming off a hamstring pull has been the vikings best all around hitter. Galindo ripped a single to left field scoring the winning run and keeping the Vikings post season bid alive. Although the Vikings dropped the nightcap by poor pitching and unfocused play, they still have an outside chance to enter the MASCAC playoffs. Salem State still has one conference double header against MCLA left and would have to sweep the series, and with a little help from conference foes could sneak their way into playoff contention. The Games are scheduled for Saturday starting at 1:00 P.M. The Vikings will need to get top performences by expected starters captian Al Minor and junior Mike Voyer.
Brett M. Rhyne
ReplyDeleteVery exciting post, Jason. This is coverage fans won't find anywhere except RhyNewSports. One clarification: I assume Minor and Voyer are pitchers, yes? How have they fared this year?