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Trailing 2-1 in the sixth inning and facing the prospect of losing the first game of the tournament, right fielder Anthony Bonilla smoked a two-run double to give the St. Joseph’s a 3-2 lead. It was a lead they never relinquished.
No. 1 seed St. Joseph’s powered past No. 4 Maritime on the strength of a six-run sixth inning and a pair of crooked numbers in the seventh and eighth inning.
Ryan Aloise started for the Golden Eagles and got off to a rocky start. After walking the first batter on a 3-2 pitch, he allowed a wind-blown two-run homer to Joe Longo which temporarily silenced the hometown crowd.
He settled in after that and stifled the Maritime offense for the remainder of the game. He went on to throw all nine innings, allowing six hits, walking three, allowing just those two runs while striking out seven. It was his fifth win of the season.
The offense was dormant for the first five innings but came to life after that. After Bonilla’s two-run double, he came around to score on a wild pitch on strike three.
Brendan Sullivan smashed an RBI single to extend the lead to 5-2. Joe Calabrese followed with an RBI single of his own and then a fielder’s choice allowed the sixth run to score.
The Golden Eagles advanced to the next round of the tournament where they would play the winner of Old Westbury-Farmingdale.
Six-Run Sixth Powers St. Joseph’s Past Maritime in the First Round of the Skyline Tournament
