12 Teams went to work on a beautiful Friday the 13th. Take a look at those who stepped up:
Division-I:
Hofstra: Hofstra was defeated by Elon 2-1. John Rooney continued his amazing junior season by going seven innings, giving up zero runs and five hits. Hofstra tallied only two hits on the afternoon. A Garrett Stonehouse two-run double in the eighth proved to be the deciding factor in the loss. Hofstra drops to 14-12 on the season and 4-6 in conference play.
Stony Brook: Stony Brook fell to Albany, 5-4. Albany jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the first inning but the Sea Wolves fought back in the third, scoring three runs in the inning, one of them courtesy of a Michael Wilson single. Albany would gain the lead back in the following inning, and later padded on another run in the fifth and seventh inning. The Sea Wolves struggled with the bats all day, totaling only 4 hits with zero players having more than one hit. The loss puts them at 19-13 on the season.
Fordham: Fordham was defeated by La Salle, 6-5. After gaining a 3-0 lead in the first and later extending it to 5-1 in the fifth, the Rams choked away 5 runs to lose their 11th game of the season. Jake Mackenzie had a career day, notching 2 homeruns, totaling 5 RBIs. Justin Machado was productive as well, going 2-for-3 on the afternoon with 2 scored runs.
St. John’s: A solid pitching effort from Sean Mooney helped lift St Johns over Creighton, 6-2. Mooney went 6.2 scoreless innings, giving up just one hit and striking out 8. The red storm banged out a total of seven hits and it proved to be enough. Anthony Brocato hit his sixth homerun of the season, a two-run shot in the second inning to help extend the lead. St Johns is now 20-10 on the season.
Division II:
Molloy: Molloy improved to 21-13 and 13-0 in conference play with their 6-5 victory over NYIT. The Lions overcame an early 5-0 deficit in big part to Angelo Navetta, who tallied five hits on the day. In the ninth Navetta knocked the game-tying hit to send it into extras. In the 11th, Nick Marino scored the go-ahead run on a throwing error by third baseman Dominic Paolo.
Queens: Queens fell to Mercy, 2-1, in 13 innings. John Mooradian scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the 13th off a Nick Luciano throwing error. Starter Michael Lamneck was impressive, going 8 strong innings and giving up just two hits. On the offensive side, shortstop Kevin Kessolar continued his hot season, grabbing two hits and swiping two more bags as well.
LIU Post: LIU Post defeated Southern Connecticut State 2-1. Starter James Valera was lights out, going the full nine innings and giving up 3 hits and one run. It took till the ninth inning for the Pioneers to grab their first runs of the game. A Rob Andreoli double and a Zach Fritz double helped secure two runs and the win for the Pioneers.
Adelphi: Adelphi defeated Saint Rose, 7-4. The Panthers led for the entire game, starting with a Lucas Terwilliger sac fly in the second. Three players notched multiple hits for the day, with first baseman Thomas Columbo having the most impressive performance out of everyone. He went 2-for-3 with three runs scored, two RBIs, and two walks. The win puts the Panthers at 16-11-1 on the season.
NYIT: NYIT jumped out to a 5-0 lead but could not hold on, as they were defeated 6-5 by Molloy. In the first inning they had four different hitters register an RBI, including Ryan Kuskowski, who had a two-run double. The bears had 8 hits but were burned by 2 errors and 9 runners left on base. The loss puts them at 5-17-1 on the season.
Pace: Pace defeated American International, 9-3. Two players clubbed at least 3 or more hits for the Setters. DH Michael Barbato went 4-for-5 on the day with two RBIs and 2 runs scored. Matt Bass had three hits as well, including a triple. Pace was able to bang out 13 hits to give Kyle Cashman his second win of the season.
Division-III
Farmingdale: Farmingdale defeated Yeshiva, 17-3 in seven innings in game one of the double header. The Rams pounded out 20 hits, with seven players having at least two or more hits. Joseph Roche went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and three RBI. Second baseman Tyler Schrimpf contributed with two hits and four RBI on the afternoon. The damage could have been even worse for Yeshiva, as Farmingdale left 12 runners on base to go along with their 17 runs.
In game two the Rams defeated Yeshiva, 10-3. Farmingdale did heavy lifting in the fifth and sixth innings, scoring three runs in each. Nicholas Soriano had two hits on the afternoon to go along with two runs and an RBI. The double header sweep pushes Farmingdale to 15-9 on the season and 7-3 in conference play.
Juco:
Nassau: Nassau defeated Monroe, 14-4. There was no box score available.
