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GNAC All-Conference Teams Announced
May 02, 2011
Nashua, NH – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) All-Conference Teams are being announced and three Raiders have been honored by the GNAC in the early rounds of releases. Two women’s lacrosse players, Rebecca Wickens (Tyngsboro, MA) and Caitlin Gallagher (Billerica, MA) along with baseball’s Nathan Knoetig (Manchester, NH) were named to either the first or second team all-conference in their respective sports.
Cadets Split With Rivier, Earn First Win
April 25, 2011
NORTHFIELD, Vt. – The Norwich University baseball team split a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) doubleheader on Monday at Garrity Field, capturing its first win of the season in the process. The Cadets (1-25, 1-12 GNAC) dropped a 6-2 decision in Game One before taking the nightcap, 4-3. Rivier (4-23, 3-11 GNAC) rode the arm and bat of Kevin Weaver to victory in the opener. The junior went all seven innings on the mound and supplied the decisive blow at the plate when he hit a first-inning grand slam over the left-field fence.
Lasers Reach 20 Win Mark in Sweep of Rivier
April 22, 2011
WALTHAM, MA- The Lasell College baseball team upended Rivier College on Senior Day this Friday afternoon with a combination of timely hitting and dominant pitching to win 4-1 in game one and 9-1 in game two.
Suffolk Takes Both in GNAC Double Header
April 18, 2011
Nashua, NH – Suffolk University took both ends of a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) baseball double header today against Rivier College at Nashua's historic Holman Stadium. In game 1 the Rams used their bats to outslug the Raiders in a 12-7 victory, then relied on their pitching in game two to blank Rivier 9-0.
Rivier Splits a Pair With Albertus Magnus
April 16, 2011
Nashua, NH - Albertus Magnus College Beat rivier College in game 1 of a GNAC double header today on the strong pitching of Brent Barth (Guilford, CT) who gave up 3 hits and no run to blank the Raiders 7-0. The Raiders bounced back in game two and sprayed 10 hits around to scrape out a 4-3 win in extra innings.
Daniel Webster Takes Both in Cross Town Double Header
April 14, 2011
Nashua, NH – Daniel Webster College took both games of a home/away double header against cross town foe Rivier College today at historic Holman Stadium. The Eagles downed the Raiders 10-1 in the first game, then turned around and sent the Raiders packing with a 14-3 victory in the nightcap.
Fitchburg State Rides Big Seventh Inning to Victory Over Rivier
April 12, 2011
Nashua, NH – Fitchburg State University scored three runs in the seventh inning as the team sent all nine batters to the plate to put some breathing room between themselves and the Raiders from Rivier College. Fitchburg added two runs in the ninth to finish the win 8-2 and improve their record to 10-11 while the Raiders fall to 2-15 on the season.
Raiders Split Twin Billing For First GNAC Win
April 10, 2011
Rivier College split a double header with Emerson College at historic Holman Stadium in Nashua, NH today. Rivier took the first game 7-2 for their first GNAC victory of 2011 before falling to the visitors 10-6 in the second game.
Chetelat’s Grand Slam Rockets Newbury Over Rivier
April 07, 2011
Nashua, NH – Alex Chetelat (Farmington, CT) hit a towering grand slam to deep center field in the top of the 7th inning to boost the Newbury College Nighthawks to a 16-5 win in a non-conference baseball matchup tonight in Nashua, NH. The 9 inning game was shortened due to darkness, but the Nighthawks had things well in hand after a 6 run seventh inning, capped off by the homerun, pushed the lead to 11 runs.
Rivier-GNAC Weekly Honors
April 05, 2011
JWU Sweeps Rivier in GNAC Twin Bill
April 03, 2011
The Johnson & Wales baseball team swept Rivier in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference double header at Pierce Field on Sunday afternoon. JWU took a 9-3 win in the first game before finishing the sweep with an 18-7 victory in the nightcap.
Plymouth Upends Rivier 15-1
March 31, 2011
Ringe, NH – Plymouth State University scored 15 runs on 8 hits and 11 walks today to win a non-conference baseball game against Rivier College in Ringe, NH at Franklin Peirce University.
Rivier Baseball Wins 6-1 Over Lesley
March 29, 2011
SOMERVILLE, MA – Rivier College (1-7) defeated Lesley University (0-8) in the Lynx first home game in program history, 6-1, Tuesday afternoon at Trum Field in non-league baseball play.
Raiders Close to First Victory, But Couldn't Grasp
March 26, 2011
BELLEROSE, NY – Freshman Joseph Mendez (Staten Island, NY/Monsignor Farrell) hit a walk-off three-run homer giving the St. Joseph's College baseball team a 5-3 victory over Rivier in their home opener at Padavan-Preller Field. The Bears followed it up with a 15 hit barrage in the nightcap to sweep the Raiders, 12-6. St. Joseph's improves to 3-9 on the season and Rivier remains winless at 0-6.
Raiders Fall 14-4 in 9 Inning game
March 25, 2011
Worcester, Mass. – Host Clark University opened up the home portion of their 2011 schedule with a 14-4 win over visiting Rivier College in non-league baseball action on Friday afternoon on Granger Field.
Raiders Look For Continued Growth in 2011
March 17, 2011
The 2011 Rivier College Baseball team will look to make a long awaited return to the GNAC playoffs. The four returning starters from the 2010 squad know what it takes and have dedicated themselves to leading the new comers in their quest for a playoff berth.