Entering it's 10th year of existence, the UNB Men's Baseball Team kicked of the 2007 season with 4 straight wins on the road. UNB traveled to Cape Breton on Saturday September 8th and swept two games from the Capers. UNB banged out 10 hits in a 10 to 5 win in game 1. Ryan MacDonald pitched 7 innings to pick up the win allowing 8 hits, 5 earned runs, walked 1 and struck out 2. Norris Philpots lead the way offensively with a home run, a triple and 5 r.b.i.'s. Marc Stromme contributed two singles while 5 others had singles.
In game 2, Andrew MacNeill pitched the complete game in a 3 to1 victory. He gave up 1 run on 3 hits, walker 4 and struck out 12. UNB struggled at the plate with only two singles from Andrew MacLaggan and Travis Gaudet but picked up 7 walks.
On Sunday, UNB headed to Halifax to take on the Dalhousie Tigers in another double header. UNB won both games by scores of 15 to 7 and 12 to 1. In game 1, Shane Guptil picked up in relief of Phil Brown, shutting the door for the last 2 1/3 innings allowing 2 hits and 1 walk while striking 1 out. Offensively, UNB was lead by MacKenzie Washburn with a single and a double while Brad Lawson, Norris Philpots and Andrew MacLaggan each had 2 singles. Andrew McNeill and Philpots bot scored 3 times.
In Game 2, Joel Calhoun went 5 innings in the mercy shortened game, allowing 1 run on 4 hits, 3 walks and 5 strike outs. Andrew MacLaggan had 4 singles while Norris Philpots had 2 doubles to lead the attack. Andrew McNeill, Brad Lawson and Marc Stromme both had 2 singles.
UNB is home this coming Saturday and Sunday against ST.F.X and A.B.U. Respectively at Royals Field. Game times are 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. both days