![]() ![]() He then scored on a sacrifice fly after going to second and third on wild pitches.įour Red Sox walks and Emmanuel Valdez’s two-run double made it 5-0. Taking advantage of Northeastern’s nerves, Boston took a 1-0 lead on a Rafael Devers’ RBI single. Shortstop Spenser Smith, who competed in 20 games against Boston, said it was less of a shell-shock, “But you are playing against guys getting paid $20 million.” Photo by Billie Weiss for Northeastern UniversityĪs center-fielder Mike Sirota said, “These are guys you watch at Fenway or play video games against so to play on the same field as them is surreal.” Photo by Billie Weiss for Northeastern University Photo by Billie Weiss for Northeastern University Photo by Billie Weiss for Northeastern University Photo by Billie Weiss for Northeastern University The Northeastern University baseball team played the Boston Red Sox on Friday at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida. It’s another group of guys you’re trying to keep from hitting a white ball.” “But you have to think of them just as another team, play them and do what you’ve been doing the past 20 years of your life. “They’re pro baseball players and you know everybody can take you deep so you stick to the process. “It’s definitely a little intimidating at first,” Jones said. Aoun cheering on the team and 1982 Northeastern graduate and Naples resident Ray Ciccolo throwing out the first pitch before a crowd of 5,922, the Huskies fell behind, 5-0, in the first inning.īut while Huskies’ relievers Patrick Harrington, Will Jones, James Morice and Carson Walsh blanked Boston the rest of the way, Northeastern scored two runs in the fourth and once in the fifth to draw close. ![]() Photo by Billie Weiss for Northeastern University Their at-bats were strong and they ran the bases well.” Photo by Billie Weiss for Northeastern University Photo by Billie Weiss for Northeastern University Photo by Billie Weiss for Northeastern University The Northeastern University baseball team played the Boston Red Sox on Friday at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida. I thought our position players were outstanding. “We wanted to have fun but we wanted to compete. Northeastern coach Mike Glavine joked that, “You don’t know if you ever want to win because then you’ll never get invited back. The 5-3 victory was Boston’s second-closest win over Northeastern. FORT MYERS, Fla.-Over the course of a little more than two hours Friday afternoon, Northeastern University baseball players went from being in awe to being on the attack.įrom being overwhelmed to being aggressive.įrom losing big early to nearly tying late.Īs they’ve done in all 19 games they’ve faced the Huskies, the Boston Red Sox prevailed but it wasn’t so easy this time. ![]()
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