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Connor Johnson Named America East Pitcher of the Week
5/15/2017 10:09:00 AM | Baseball
Johnson got his third win of the season pitching three perfect innings in relief.
ORONO, Maine - Relief pitcher Connor Johnson has been awarded the America East Pitcher of the Week Award for the week of May 9th through May 15th, after his brief appearance in game one against UMass Lowell this past weekend.
In the top of the sixth inning, UMass Lowell rallied back from a 3-1 deficit with a four run inning to take the lead, 5-3. With no outs in the inning, Johnson came in to put out the fire, and forced a double play and a foul-out to keep the score 5-3.
He then went on to retire the side with a one, two, three inning in the seventh on 16 pitches, and the same in the eighth on 16 pitches, including two strikeouts. His performance allowed Maine to rally in the bottom of the seventh as they scored three runs to lead 7-5, setting up Jeff Gelinas with his conference-leading sixth save of the season in the top of the ninth. The win gave Johnson a 3-3 record on the season.
Johnson and the Black Bears face four games this week, starting with Boston College on Tuesday afternoon at 4pm, before returning home for a three game series with Albany, starting with a double header Friday at 1pm.
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In the top of the sixth inning, UMass Lowell rallied back from a 3-1 deficit with a four run inning to take the lead, 5-3. With no outs in the inning, Johnson came in to put out the fire, and forced a double play and a foul-out to keep the score 5-3.
He then went on to retire the side with a one, two, three inning in the seventh on 16 pitches, and the same in the eighth on 16 pitches, including two strikeouts. His performance allowed Maine to rally in the bottom of the seventh as they scored three runs to lead 7-5, setting up Jeff Gelinas with his conference-leading sixth save of the season in the top of the ninth. The win gave Johnson a 3-3 record on the season.
Johnson and the Black Bears face four games this week, starting with Boston College on Tuesday afternoon at 4pm, before returning home for a three game series with Albany, starting with a double header Friday at 1pm.
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