(Photo Credit: Hofstra Athletics)
The big star of the day was Seamus Brazill of Hofstra firing the first no-hitter in program history in their 1-0 victory over Lamar. Regarding the historic performance he said “Today having a three-pitch mix was big. At times, I didn’t have all my pitches working at the same time but when I needed to make a big pitch I was able to rely on my catcher and pitching coach to call the right pitch and I trusted them. That’s my first ever no-hitter. I think this opening weekend is going to set the tone for us moving forward and we expect big things this year and we all know what we’re capable of, this was just the beginning. I’m very confident in every guy on this team.”
Here are the other highlights from the day.
Division-I
Hofstra: The Hofstra Pride took game one of a double header against Lamar 3-2. Hofstra’s juniors Vito Friscia and Parker Quinn came up with key RBI in the top of the ninth to make it 2-1. Lamar tied it in the bottom of the ninth. Sophomore Rob Weissheier knocked in the game-winning run for the Pride in the top of the tenth scoring freshman Devon Jeffreys. Junior Chris Weiss earned the win for Hofstra.
Hofstra junior Seamus Brazill threw the program’s first no-hitter to defeat Lamar 1-0 in game two. Brazill recorded five strikeouts over seven innings in the double header format. Redshirt Senior Teddy Cillis drove in the game’s only run on a sacrifice fly in the top of the fifth scoring freshman SS Austin Gauthier. The Pride next travel to Virginia to face Norfolk State from March 3-5 for a three-day, five-game series.
Fordham: A ninth inning solo shot was not enough as the Fordham Rams fall to the USF Bulls 3-2. Rams freshman Jake Mackenzie hit a solo home run in the ninth. Fordham finishes their series against USF Sunday at 1 p.m.
St. Johns: The Red Storm earn their fifth straight win as they defeat UMBC 12-0, including an eight-run top of the first. St. John’s has not allowed a run in 23.2 consecutive innings. Senior LHP Kevin Magee got the win for the Johnnies throwing six scoreless innings and striking out six. Senior OF Anthony Brocato who went 3-4 with two home runs and four RBI. It was the fourth career multi-HR game for Brocato. Graduate John Valente went 2-4 with a HR for St. John’s. The Red Storm’s game is Sunday, February 25 at 11 a.m. when they face Penn State in their final game of the North Carolina road trip.
Stony Brook: The Seawolves narrowly defeated the Sacred Heart Pioneers Saturday 7-6. Sacred Heart almost completed the comeback scoring four runs in the bottom of the ninth. Stony Brook improves to 5-1 on the season. Junior Bret Clarke earned his first win of the season after dealing five innings allowing two runs. Senior Bobby Honeyman tallied three RBI on two hits, including a triple. Stony Brook’s next game is Sunday at Norfolk State at 3 p.m.
Division II:
LIU Post: The LIU Post Pioneers fell to the Wilmington Wildcats 8-3 in game one of their double header on Saturday. Pioneers Seniors Joe Spitaleri, Ramger Iglesias, and Rob Andreoli each recorded two hits in the game. Andreoli knocked a two-run home run in the bottom of the first.
The Pioneers fell to Stonehill College Skyhawks 9-8 in LIU Post’s second game of the day. Four Pioneer players recorded at least two hits in the contest, including Andreoli, Spitaleri with three hits, and juniors Jimmy Mendyk and Dave Brehm.
LIU Post return to action tomorrow against Southern New Hampshire University at 9:30 a.m.
Molloy: The Molloy Lions lost to Franklin Pierce 6-5. Molloy senior Angelo Navetta recorded three hits driving in one run on a RBI triple. Freshman Matt Overton also tallied two hits. Molloy graduate student C.J. Schildt tossed five innings giving up five runs and ten hits while striking out eight. The Lions take on the Dominican Charges Sunday at noon.
Division-III:
Maritime split their season opening DH against John Jay at Baseball Heaven, which you can read about here.
