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NORWICH OUTSLUGS PURPLE KNIGHTS, 16-11 Nine-inning game moved from Northfield to Colchester due to unplayable field conditions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                      FOR MORE INFORMATION April 11, 2005                                                                            Contact: Seth Cole                                                                                                 Phone: (802) 654-2537 COLCHESTER, Vt. – Norwich University pounded out 14 hits and bested Saint Michael’s College, 16-11, in baseball action on Monday at Doc Jacobs Field. Norwich improves to 2-7 on the season, while Saint Michael’s falls to 0-5. For Norwich, sophomore John Healy (Plymouth, Mass.) led the attack with three singles and four runs batted in, while junior Paul Mitchell (Grants Pass, Ore.) added two hits, three runs scored and four runs batted in. Starting pitcher Tyson Kinney earned the victory, allowing just three hits in 5+ innings of work while striking out seven. Junior Kevin Koscso (Tampa, Fla./Jesuit) led Saint Michael’s with three doubles, a single, three runs scored and two RBI. Senior David Deyo (Brattleboro, Vt./Brattleboro Union) added a triple, two singles and three RBI, while freshman Ryan Hawley (Shrewsbury, Mass./Shrewsbury) knocked in three runs. Freshman Alex McIntire (Hopkinton, N.H./Hopkinton) suffered the loss, allowing six earned runs in 4.1 innings pitched. Norwich took control early by scoring four runs in the top of the first inning, as Healy and sophomore Chris Pybus (North Andover, Mass.) had two-run singles in the frame. Following a Purple Knights’ run in the third, the Cadets scored three times in the fifth and five times in the sixth inning to open up a 12-1 lead. Saint Michael’s trimmed its deficit to 12-5 with four runs in the bottom of the sixth, knocking Kinney out of the game. However, the Cadets countered with four runs in the seventh inning to take a 16-5 lead, and despite six runs off of reliever Razy Molina (Roswell, N.M.) in the final three innings, Saint Michael’s could not rally for the win.  Saint Michael’s returns to action on Tuesday, as the Purple Knights host Castleton State College in a doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m. Norwich plays a twinbill on Wednesday versus Southern Vermont College at 2 p.m. For box score, click here. ###PURPLEKNIGHTS###

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