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Senior Sendoff - DiMarco, DeMartino Shine In Wild Win

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Worcester, Mass. - Senior Phil DiMarco (Bellingham, Mass.) capped of a wild non-league baseball contest with a walk-off, two-run homerun to right field, sending host Clark to an improbable 15-13 win over visiting UMass-Boston on Tuesday afternoon on Granger Field.

Down by five runs after three innings, the Cougars pushed ten runs across the board in the bottom of the third, highlighted by two-run doubles from both Scott Hollingsworth (Tilton, N.H.) and Mitch DeLorenzo (Berlin, Conn.). Leadoff hitter Stephen DeMartino (East Haven, Conn.) collected two hits in the third inning alone, including the 100th of his career.

Clark added a single run in the fourth and seemed to be in control but the Beacons stayed within striking distance, registering three runs in the top of the fifth and then tying the game with four more in the top of the seventh capped by Tim Fontaine and his second homerun of the day.

UMass-Boston regained the lead in the top of the ninth, when with two outs, Ryan Walsh singled and then moved to third on a throwing error by Cougar reliever Phil Bertocci (Thomaston, Maine). He came around to score on a wild pitch, making the score, 13-12.

Clark plated a run of their own in the bottom of the ninth to send the game to extra innings, when Jeremy Gerber (Amherst, Mass.) recorded an infield single and then advanced to third on two infield outs. He came around to knot the game on a wild pitch, making the score 13-13.

After a scoreless top of the tenth for the Beacons, DeLorenzo led off the inning for Clark and was hit by the pitch, setting the stage for DiMarcos heroics.

Michael Lamothe (Bellingham, Mass.) picked up the win in relief for Clark, tossing a 1-2-3 tenth inning to move to 2-0, while UMass-Boston reliever Matt Young took the loss, tossing three innings and allowing three runs.

Worcester native, Fontaine paced the Beacon offensive attack with four hits and four RBI, while Walsh and Jeff Outzen each had three hits.

Clark meanwhile, banged out 18 hits led by DeMartino, Hollingsworth, DeLorenzo and Gerber who all collected three hits apiece. Gerber also scored three runs and was a homerun shy of hitting for the cycle.

The win for the Cougars moves their record to 15-15 overall with one game left to play, while the Beacons now sit at 17-13.

Clark returns to the diamond on Thursday for a road trip at Daniel Webster, while UMass-Boston visits Fitchburg State tomorrow.

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