Myrtle Beach, SC-  The Bloomfield baseball team opened their 2009 with a double header split this afternoon.  The Deacons were defeated 2-1 in ten innings by Mercy College and defeated Queens College by a score of 12-4 in game 2.

BC led  1-0 in game one until Mercy evened the score with 2 outs in the 9th on a well placed single.  Mercy would win the game with 2 outs in 10th on a walkoff hit by Matt Walsh.  BC would only muster 5 hits in the first game, with Kevin Lauranzon notching the Deacons only RBI.  Sean Stimpfel had a strong start for Bloomfield pitching 6 1/3 innings, surrendering only 3 hits and striking out 6.
game 1 box

The Deacon bats would come to life in game 2, totaling 11 hits en route to a 12-4 victory over Queens College.  BC got another strong outing from pitcher Matthew Snyder (1-0) who allowed 1 run over 6 innings and struck out 5.  The Deacon offense was fueled by Kevin Lauranzon, who had 3 hits in game 2 driving in 2, and Alberto Ruiz who finished 4-5 with 1 rbi.  Anderson Minyetti also stole 3 bases in the win.  The victory over Queens also marked the first win in the career of head coach Jeff Watson.
game 2 box

BC returns to action tomorrow when they take on Molloy College at 12 pm.