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GW Baseball Opens 2005 Season With 13-3 Win Over NSU
Feb. 16, 2005
The George Washington University baseball team (1-0) opened up its 2005 season with a 13-3 victory over Norfolk State University Wednesday (0-8) at Marty L. Miller Field.
GW scored five runs in the second inning and seven in the third to jump out to a 12-0 lead.
Six different Colonials recorded multi-hit games including second baseman Tom Shanley (Standfordville, NY/Pine Plains) who went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored.
Right fielder Brad Rosenblat (New Orleans, LA/Newman/Tulane) drove in three runs with a double and a single and first baseman Ryan Roberson (Silver Spring, MD/James H. Blake) doubled twice and drove home one.
Shortstop Michael Parker (Newton, MA/Newton South) contributed with a double, single and a stolen base.
The Colonials used five different pitchers in the contest. LHP Dan Sullivan (Stony Point, NY/North Rockland) (1-0) got the opening day start and struck out three in three innings of work to earn the win.
The game was called after seven innings as a result of the 10-run rule.
Freshman RHP Joel Brookens (Fayetteville, PA/Gettysburg Area) struck out two in an inning of relief for GW.
Spartans' third baseman Juan Serrano collected two hits in three at-bats including an RBI double. Chris Blotter (0-2) started for NSU and suffered the loss as he was knocked out of the second inning.
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The win was GW head coach Steve Mrowka's first as the Colonials' skipper.
GW travels to Statesboro, GA to open a three-game series Friday against Georgia Southern University. Friday's game begins at 4:30 pm while Saturday and Sunday's contest starts at 1:30 pm.
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