Haverhill, MA. The Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) baseball team traveled to Haverhill, MA this afternoon to take on Northern Essex Community College (NECC) for the first time in the 2012-2013 season. The Seawolves however couldn't get it going offensively as NECC beat them in 5 innings by a score of 12-2. SMCC was only able to get 6 hits while Northern Essex put up 7 runs in the fourth inning alone.
The Seawolves were led in a losing effort by sophomore pitcher and outfielder Michael Calabrese (Dover, NH). With 3 plate appearances Calabrese grabbed 2 hits, stole a base and scored both of SMCC's runs. Sophomore outfielder Alex Brown (Weymouth, MA) and freshman short stop Ethan Bilderback (Annapolis, MD) each contributed a hit and an RBI. Michael Calabrese (Dover, NH) picked the loss.
With the loss to NECC, it moves SMCC to 15-14-1 overall while they remain at 7-1 in the Yankee Small College Conference (YSCC). The Seawolves will be back on the road tomorrow Wednesday, April 10th as they travel to Bridgton Academy (BA) for a 4:00pm game.