Division-I
St. John’s lost to UCONN, 4-3, to open up their weekend series. They led 3-1 in the 7th, but the Huskies scored on a squeeze to cut the deficit to two and then in the 8th, a two-run go-ahead double by Kyler Fedko (3-for-5), gave them the lead. Carson Bartels drew a walk in the 9th but they were unable to get him around to score. Austin Peterson earned his sixth win of the season. Joe Joe Rodriguez was tagged with the loss. The Johnnies had 10 hits but struck out 13 times and stranded 8 runners on base. They fell to 14-16 on the season and will play a DH today beginning at 12.
Hofstra lost to Northeastern, 13-1, as they have now allowed 35 runs over the past two games. Jack Jett was tagged with the loss, he allowed 7 ER over 6 IP, yielding 11 hits and 3 walks. Ryan Morash and Santino Rosso each had two hits for the Pride. They dropped to 15-16 on the season.
The Pride will look to turn things around today in their DH beginning at 11.
LIU defeated Mount St. Mary’s, 5-0. The Sharks scored all of their runs in the fifth inning – RBI singles by Chris Wasson, Gio Ciaccio, Andy Camilo and Cade Biddle (3-for-4). Alec Huertas went the distance, firing a six-hit shutout with eight strikeouts and no walks. He needed just 106 pitches. They are now 15-12, and will be off until next Friday when they travel to face Farleigh-Dickinson.
Division-II:
Adelphi ran their win streak to 5 games, as they improve to 15-12 on the season. They swept Pace by the scores of 13-12 and 7-2. In Game 1, they erased an early 5-0 deficit. Mike Draskin‘s grand slam in the 8th inning was the difference. Michael Storms was awarded his 3rd win of the season. Steven Murphy notched his first save of the season. Draskin had two hits, drove in six runs. Jack Ryan had three hits and drove in two runs. Matt Alifano and Tim Feliz each had two hits as well.
In Game 2, Max Steele went the distance, going seven innings, allowing two runs on six hits and five strikeouts. Jack Ryan‘s three-run HR in the first inning was all he needed. Kyle Olson and Matt Alifano each had two hits. Adelphi will close out the regular season today with another DH against Pace at 12.
Queens split with College of Staten Island. They won game one, 7-5, but losing game 2, 17-5. In the win, they trailed 3-0 in the fifth inning but Brad Sakellarides hit a two-run single and Jayson Rodopoulos hit a two-run double to give them a lead in which they would not relinquish. Dean Fazah went 5.1 IP, allowing three ER with five strikeouts. They will close out their regular season today on Senior Day with another DH against CSI.
Molloy split with Mercy, dropping the first game but winning the second game, 1-0. In the victory, the lone run scored on an RBI double by Thomas Brady to score Matt Overton. Charlie Cucchiara continued his terrific season with a complete game shutout, allowing just five hits, walking none and striking out five. He needed just 89 pitches, he improved his record to 3-2 and dropped his ERA to 1.95.They will play Mercy again today at home beginning at noon.
Division-III:
USMMA defeated Maritime, 9-2, in the opening round of the Skyline Conference tournament. The game was essentially put the bed in the first inning when they scored four runs in the top half with ace Joe Raab on the mound. The senior southpaw would not need much support today – coming off his no-hitter last week against Farmingdale. He went five innings, striking out 8, walking none and yielding 5 hits. My assumption is he would be available in a potential Championship situation. Jack McCann had 3 RBI which came on a bases clearing triple in the 3rd to break the game open. Ryan Ragone was tagged with the loss.
Old Westbury shut out St. Joseph’s, 3-0, behind a gem from Tim Woodford – who pitched for SJC the past three seasons. Woodford is now 4-0 on the season with a 0.79 ERA. Shaun Kaminski gave Old Westbury the lead with an RBI double to score John Dell’Olio and Oscar Fajardo opened it up with a two-run shot. They will face USMMA at 1pm in the winner’s bracket game. The loser will play an elimination game against Maritime right after.
Maritime won their elimination game against St. Joseph’s College – which they also did in 2019. St. Joseph’s led 2-0 until the top of the 7th when Maritime tied it up on an infield single by Xavier Cruz and an RBI single by Jake Bernardi. In the 9th, Jaden Shea executed a perfect suicide squeeze to score Adam Mosca and give the Privateers the lead. Matt Paghidas was nails in relief, firing 5.1 shutout innings to earn the win. Anthony Cinquemani was tagged with the loss for the Golden Eagles who had their season ended.
