Div-I:
St. Johns wins seventh straight, remain perfect:
The Red Storm squared up with the UMBC Retrievers on Sunday and turned to starting pitcher Ryan McAuliffe who delivered 6.1 innings of scoreless work, striking out five while scattering only six hits.
However, McAuliffe’s efforts were matched by UMBC’s starting pitcher Matt Chanin as both starters traded zeros on the scoreboard through the first four innings of play.
The Johnnies were finally able to break the scoreless tie in the fifth thanks to three consecutive defensive miscues, the latter being a wild pitch that allowed Robbie Knightes to score from third base. After a walk of Mike Antico who finished 1-for-2 on the day with two runs scored, redshirt junior John Valente collected his second hit of the day via RBI single to left field. RBI’s from Michael Donadio in the sixth, Troy Dixon in the seventh, and three more from Jesse Berardi’s double in the eighth provided some extra offense to push the lead to 8-0.
In relief, Gavin Hollowell pitched 1.2 scoreless innings in the seventh and turned the ball over to Turner French to close the game in the ninth. The Red Storm look to continue their early success against North Carolina in Chapel Hill on March 1st 3:00 pm.
Fordham falls to Long Beach State 7-1 in the final game of the series:
After a tough fought 8-4 loss against Long Beach State on Saturday, Fordham looked to rebound on Sunday to avoid the sweep and put a halt to a 1-4 start on the year.
In the top of the very first frame, Fordham struck first with an RBI single to center field off the bat of catcher Justin Bardwell. The Dirtbags retaliated with their very own one run frame in the bottom of the first with a Luke Rasmussen RBI single. Long Beach State eventually tacked on six runs throughout the course of the game sparked by Jarren Duran’s 3-for-5 day at the plate with 3 RBI. Fordham would fail to push any more runs across as the Dirtbags pitching staff scattered eight Fordham hits through nine innings.
Jimmy Murphy got the start for the Rams allowing four runs through five innings pitched. Following Murphy were pitchers David Wright and Anthony Zimmerman combining for three innings of work allowing two earned runs.
On March 3rd Fordham will face Canisius in hopes to win the first of a four game series in Wilson North Carolina at 3:00 pm.
Presbyterian outlasts Stony Brook in rubber match 2-1:
If you like low scoring games and dominate pitching performances, Sunday’s game between the Stony Brook Sea Wolves and the Presbyterian Blue Hose had exactly that.
On the mound for the Sea Wolves was freshman right handed hurler Brain Herrmann who dealt a solid 6.2 innings allowing two runs (one earned), five hits, while fanning five batters. His efforts were matched by Hayden Deal of the Blue Hose. Deal dealt a strong 6.2 innings of work as well while allowing just one run to cross the plate via solo home run in the second off the bat of Stony Brook’s Dylan Resk. The Blue Hose retook the lead in the third off an AJ Priaulx fielder’s choice scoring Andrew Bladt from third base…who earlier walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. The 2-1 score would remain unchanged as the pitching staffs for both teams put of zeros in each of the remaining frames.
On March 3rd Stony Brook will face off with UCF in the first of a three game series at 6:30 PM.
Div-II:
Molloy swings its way to first win of the season:
Molloy baseball picked up their first win of the year in a 9-2 win over Concordia at Ripkin Griffith field in Myrtle Beach South Carolina.
The Lions got on the board first with a leadoff double from senior Brian Murphy followed by a sacrifice fly by junior Angelo Navetta. In the two next frames Concordia College answered back with a German Dilone RBI double and an Eric Roubal fielder’s choice.
The Clippers offensive output stopped at two runs, and the Lions handled the bats well the rest of the way. In the top of the fourth inning with two runners on board Elijah Leerdam doubled to centerfield bringing two runners home to retake the lead. The Lions put up a four run fifth inning with an RBI single from Michael Rahn and two-run home run from Anthony Alberghina to cap the inning and the lead at 7-2. Ryan Hensley provided the final two insurance runs of the game with an RBI walk and scored himself in the ninth.
Bobby Kelly recorded the Lions first win of the year retiring eight batters via strikeout in a strong seven inning performance. Molloy baseball will pursue their second win of the season on March 4th vs. Merrimack College at 3:00 pm.
Pioneers Upset No. 12 Franklin Pierce in 6-2 upset
Riding a four-game winning streak with an upset win over #6 Southern New Hampshire University in the mix, LIU Post turned to freshman standout pitcher Noah Lorenzo on Sunday. Lorenzo recorded his second straight complete game in as many tries allowing two runs on six hits, with a walk and four strikeouts.
LIU Post got on the board early with an RBI double from Dave Brehm scoring Rob Andreoli putting the Pioneers up 1-0. The Ravens answered back in the second with two base hit RBI’s of their own, however their bats could not plate another runner to score. A pair of defensive miscues by the Ravens allowed Brehm to score on a wild pitch which gave the Pioneers and early 3-2 lead. Anthony Vaglica provided important insurance runs in the fifth and seventh with an RBI single and a two out RBI double to push the Pioneers to 6-2 over the Ravens which would be the final score of the ball game.
LIU Post looks to continue their streak at home against Bloomfield College on March 4th at 12:00 pm.
Queens College shuts out Stonehill 6-0
The Knights turned the ball over to freshman pitcher Nick Morena on the final day of their Myrtle Beach Baseball Challenge against Stonehill on Sunday.
Morena was outstanding, throwing seven scoreless innings with twelve strikeouts, allowing just two hits and one walk. The Knights coaching staff then handed the ball to Yakov Trukhin, who allowed just one hit in his two innings of relief in the combined shut out win.
Knights baseball scored three runs in the second inning with the help of a pair of errors by Stonehill to take the early lead. A base hit from Thomas Parish and a walk of Joe Morris got things going for the Knights, as two reach on errors would lead to Kevin Kolesar, Parish, and Morris to all score. The Final three runs would come in the ninth inning thanks to an RBI single from Andrew Navarez and a Thomas Parish two-run triple.
The Knights head back home to host Goldey-Beacom College in a double header on March 4th at 12:00pm.
