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Rivier Baseball Team Downs Plymouth State

April 10, 2008

Nashua, N.H. - For the first time in the history of the program, the Raiders baseball team defeated Plymouth State on Thursday afternoon in 12 innings by the score of 4-3. The win, according to Joanne Merrill, marks the first time Rivier has defeated Plymouth State in an athletic contest in ANY sport. Making the win even more special--and improbable--was the fact that Robert Stump (Fort Lauderdale, FL), a senior who had not pitched for the Raiders since his freshman year, came on in relief in the sixth inning and pitched seven solid innings to help secure the win.
 
The game featured several exciting moments, but Chris Hunt's (Lisbon, NH) clutch squeeze bunt in the top of the 12th that drove in Ryan O'Connor (Malden, MA) with the winning run stands out. The win was Rivier's fourth in a row, and also the tenth time they have won in the last eleven games. The Raiders (5-1 in the GNAC, 11-7 overall), currently in third place, have important conference doubleheaders (weather permitting) on Saturday, April 12th at cross-town rival Daniel Webster's Harvey Woods field, and on Sunday, April 13, when they travel to Boston for a showdown with first place Suffolk. Both doubleheaders are scheduled to begin at noon.