Division-I
St. John’s lost the middle game of their three-game set against Villanova by the score of 7-3 to fall to 18-21 on the season. The game was tied 1-1 in the seventh before Villanova broke it open with a three-spot and then tacked on four in the 9th to open it up. Long Island-native Tyler Arella went 7 innings, allowing just 1 ER on six hits to earn his third win of the season. The Johnnies were held to just seven hits, with no player notching more than one. Tim Cunningham was tagged with the loss. They will look to avoid the sweep today at 1pm.
Stony Brook stayed red-hot with a double header sweep over Binghamton. They clinched the America East Regular Season title. The Seawolves are now 28-16 on the season and 24-9 in America East play. In Game 1, Jared Milch was staked to an early 5-0 lead and he made it stand out. The senior southpaw went six innings, allowing 1 run (no earned) on four hits with three strikeouts. Kyle Johnson threw a scoreless 7th to close it out. Evan Fox led the offense with three RBI and two hits. John LaRocca had two hits as well.
First collegiate hit for Idris!
He laces a RBI triple to left-center.#BelieveInTheSeawolves | #AEBASE pic.twitter.com/RHd6q4vicz
— Stony Brook Baseball (@StonyBrookBASE) May 21, 2021
In Game 2, they crushed the Bearcats 15-3 with Nick DeGennaro earning his eighth win of the season. He struck out 11 over 5 innings, needing just 73 pitches. The Seawolves notched 15 hits and drew 8 walks. Stanton Leuthner had three RBI, John Tuccillo, John LaRocca and Brett Paulsen each had two. Most of the freshmen got at bats – including Idris Carter who notched his first hit of the season. These teams will play another DH today, wrapping up the regular season.
Fordham split with St. Bonaventure in two games that couldn’t be any more polar opposites. In Game 1, senior ace Matt Mikulski did what he does, and that’s throw complete games with double-digit Ks. This time he set the program single-season record and career record for Ks. So he can add that to his growing list of accolades. The only blemish on his day was a solo shot in the first inning. The Rams got it back in the second on a fielder’s choice. They took the lead in the 4th on an RBI single by CJ Vazquez. Mikulski struck out 12 and yielded just three hits. He is now 9-0 on the season.
The final out pic.twitter.com/oGjKFCFtHq
— Fordham Baseball (@FordhamBaseball) May 21, 2021
They lost 12-11 in Game 2 in 10 innings. The Rams had scored two in the top of the 10th to take the lead but Pierce Hendershot cleared the bases with a double to left center to win it for St. Bonaventure. Jack Popolizio was tagged with the loss.
After winning a 16-inning thriller on Thursday, LIU won in 10-innings on Friday over Merrimack by the score 3-2. They improved to 20-12 on the season. Anthony Warneke’s hit the walk-off RBI single to drive in E.J. Exposito. Kevin Small earned the win in relief. Alec Huertas started and went five effective innings but did not factor in the decision. Cade Biddle was the lone Sharks batter to notch a multi-hit game.
Division-II
Molloy defeated St. Thomas Aquinas, 4-3, in Game 1 of the ECC Championship. The go-ahead run scored in the 9th on a wild pitch that sent home Thomas Brady. AJ Verga earned the win. Tim Panetta started and went 7.1 innings, striking out 11 batters against a tough Spartans lineup. Jake McCarthy, Matt Overton and Garrett Scavelli accounted for six of the 8 hits. McCarthy’s solo shot in the 4th gave the Lions the 1-0 lead. He also hit an RBI double in the 6th. They will look to capture the ECC Championship today.
Adelphi‘s season is over after losing both game of the best-of-three NE-10 Championship against Southern New Hampshire. They were shut out 10-0 in Game 1 and lost 9-3 in Game 2. They finished with a record of 19-15 on the season.
Nic Luc and Jack Ryan were named to the NE-10 All-Championship team for their postseason performances.
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Suffolk stayed hot, running their winning streak to 15 games with a 13-1 run-rule win over Nassau. They will look to capture the Region XV Championship today. Tyler DiRocca allowed just two hits over six innings with six strikeouts to earn the win. Peter Montana went 2-for-4 with an RBI, Chad Pike went 2-for-4 with two doubles, Anthony Amato went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI and Alec Maag hit a bases clearing triple to break the game wide open.
