Another wave of snow has officially hit the surface of Long Island leaving none of our home turf available for battle. However, six teams were on the road on Saturday for a combined 11 games given that five of those teams played doubleheaders. It was a rough day for the hometown groups as they combined for only three wins in a possible 11. Even with the warmer weather down south, these teams still struggled to heat up.
St. John’s splits with Liberty in Lynchburg
In game one of this doubleheader, St. John’s was able to pull out their 11th win of the season with a 4-2 victory. Eight of the team’s ten hits came off the bats of Robbie Knightes, Gui Gingras, and the red-hot John Valente. Josh Shaw and Troy Dixon both also had a hit each. The Red Storm scored the first runs in the game in the top of the sixth after a Jamie Galazin sacrifice fly while scoring two more in the seventh and eighth.
Ryan McAuliffe had a solid outing allowing two runs on five hits in 6.2 innings, including six consecutive scoreless innings. Joe Kelly was perfect in 2.1 innings in relief to seal the victory for St. John’s.
The pitching was not as strong for the Red Storm in game two with Mike LoPresti having his roughest outing of the year. He gave up six runs (four earned), on four hits in only 2.2 innings in the 7-6 walk-off loss. Jeff Belge and Gavin Hollowell were solid in relief surrendering only one run on a walk off in the ninth inning.
The offense, however, stepped up for St. John’s as the team collected six runs on twelve hits. John Valente continues on his roaring tear as he had three hits and two walks in the game. Jamie Galazin and Mike Antico both had two hit days while Jesse Berardi, Gui Gingras, Mike Donadio, Kyle Cunningham, and Troy Dixon also recorded hits.
St. John’s will look to get a win back on Long Island against NYIT on Tuesday.
Hofstra takes one of two against Troy
Hofstra took game one late against Troy after breaking a 5-5 tie in the ninth. Steven Foster and Teddy Cillis put together four RBI in the ninth to ultimately seal the victory for the Pride. Hofstra was able to collect 11 hits in the 9-5 win with Foster, Mikey Riesner, and Justin Smith having multi-hit days. Smith added to his strong four hit performance by adding two runs scored and an RBI. Parker Quinn and Rob Weissheier also had hits in the game.
Jorge Marrero got the start got the start for the Pride allowing five runs on six hits in 5.1 innings. Chris Weiss was fantastic after he came in in the sixth allowing only one hit in 3.2 innings while also adding the win to his record.
Hofstra took a 7-1 loss in game two where the bats never got going. Only one run on five hits for the Pride ultimately led to their loss. Tom Archer and Sean Rausch collected two hits a piece while Justin Smith added one more hit to his day. Archer recorded the only RBI in the game for the Pride in the eighth with a single.
John Rooney saw his record fall to 1-3 on the season after allowing five runs on eight hits in six innings. Michael James came in out of the bullpen and struggled in his 0.2 innings walking for men leading to two runs.
Hofstra will try to even the series against Troy on Sunday at noon.
Adelphi drops two in Miami Gardens
The pitching and defense failed the Panthers on Saturday in their series of games. In game one, they took a 13-9 loss to Wilmington University after a rough game on the mound. Troy Simpson was only able to record one out in his start while surrendering three runs on two hits. Dan Lotito came in relief and pitched two innings allowing only a run on one hit. Mike Ceparano and Tom Ambrosino combined surrendered five runs on six hits in 2.1 innings.
Despite the poor pitching performances, the offense for the Panthers was hot. The hits were well spread throughout the lineup as Lucas Terwilliger and Tyler Warshefskie, who also put up three RBI, were the only ones with multiple hits. The bats were slow to start the game, but Adelphi was able to mount a strong comeback that just fell short.
In game two, they took a bad 14-2 loss to St. Thomas where the pitching and defense could not stay afloat and the offense struggled putting together consistent run production. In total, the Panthers committed four errors in the game. Steven Kuhn got the start for Adelphi allowing two runs on three hits in 2.1 innings. The bullpen struggled mightily for the Panthers after Kuhn got pulled in the third.
Adelphi put together six hits in the loss including a two-hit game from Steven Withers. Robert Vani, Eric Hassell, Brett Malm, and Brandon Morse also recorded hits in the game. Hassell’s RBI single got them on the board in the sixth as Malm’s double gave them their second run in the ninth, but the game had gotten out of hand before the Panthers could attempt to come back.
Adelphi will look to have more success as they will remain in Florida until next weekend.
Molloy’s comeback falls short in the 4-3 loss to SCSU
The game was scoreless until the sixth inning when Southern Connecticut State scored a run. SCSU would then score three more in the seventh making the lead four going to the eighth. Molloy was able to score three in the ninth with Kevin Podell and Luciano Morello each recording RBI, but they were unable to tie the game. Podell, Morello, and Jake Saltzman each had two hits in the game while Brian Murphy recorded a hit as well.
Ron Bauer saw his record fall to 0-2 on the year after a solid performance through the first six innings of his outing. He threw seven innings while giving up four runs, only one earned, on six hits. Shawn Klotsche and Lucas Burton were both great in relief throwing two perfect innings.
Molloy will look to bounce back against American International College on Sunday.
Maritime loses both in Fort Pierce
The Privateers struggled on defense in the 9-4 game one loss to Misericordia on Saturday. With Maritime recording three errors, the pitching staff was forced to put in some extra work. Matt Buckshaw allowed five runs on six hits in four innings, putting them behind early. Sean McQuail and Brian Hughes combined to surrender four runs, but only one was earned as they only gave up three hits.
Maritime was having trouble pushing runs across as they were only able to plate four runs on ten hits. Brian McLaughlin was responsible for three of their four runs on two doubles. Aaron Schiavoni also had a multi-hit game while also scoring a run.
The Privateers to a big loss in game two to Hilbert going down 13-4. After falling to a 6-0 deficit in the second inning, Maritime couldn’t produce enough offense to make a full comeback. Matt Costleigh, Joe DiLeo, and Chris Stewart produced the team’s only hits. They scored three of their four runs in the third and remained quiet until the ninth after one more run crossed the plate on an error.
With Hilbert plating 13 runs on 19 hits, it’s easy to say that the pitching was not at its best in this one. Brady Dolan struggled this time out allowing seven runs on nine hits in 4.1 innings. Alex Poliwoda and Anthony D’Ancona struggled out of the pen surrendering a combined six runs on ten hits in only 3.2 innings.
The Privateers come back to Long Island on Wednesday looking to bounce back against John Jay.
Farmingdale splits doubleheader with Brockport
Farmingdale had a back and forth series with Brockport winning game one big and losing game two big. The Farmingdale pitchers threw a combined one-hitter in game one leading to their 6-0 victory. David Otero Jr., Ryan O’Connor, Ryan Mallon, and Darien Poveda were brilliant in their outing shutting out Brockport only allowing a base hit.
Nick Osburn had the only multi-hit game recording two hits and an RBI while also crossing the plate twice. Vincent Rice, Dalton McCarthy, Kenneth Johntry and Tyler Schrimpf also had hits in the game.
The Rams struggled to put runs on the board in the game two 7-1 loss despite having seven hits. Ryan Osborne plated the only Farmingdale run on an RBI from Chris Reilly in the third. Justin Norcini had the only two-hit game without being responsible for a run in the game.
Kenneth Simco got the start for the Rams earning the loss in a short appearance. He surrendered two run on two hits in two innings. The back end of the bullpen struggled giving up five runs in the sixth on five hits.
Farmingdale will play a doubleheader on Sunday against Westfield State.
