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By Daniel Lopes

It was a wild day of college baseball for teams on Long Island, as 13 schools combined to play 17 games. There were multiple wild endings in these games, as multiple ended in walk-offs

DIVISION I:

St John’s 2, University of San Francisco 13

St. John’s got out on top early in this one, taking a 1-0 lead in the top of the 1st inning after Nick Cirelli drove David Glancy in with a single. However, it was short-lived, as San Francisco came out of the gates swinging in their half of the first. Mario Demera tied the game with an RBI single, then Harris WIlliams III broke the game open with a grand slam to give San Francisco a 5-1 lead. 

San Francisco only continued to build on their lead, as Gabe Giosso hit an RBI double in the 3rd inning. In the 5th, they had another big inning, scoring four runs to push their lead to 10-1. Giosso added another RBI with a single and then with the bases loaded, San Francisco added three more runs on a walk, sacrifice fly, and hit by pitch.

San Francisco continued their impressive offensive day with three more runs in the 7th inning, as Demera hit a two-run home run and Lane Oliphant hit an RBI double. St John’s scored their final run of the game in the 9th inning, as Max Shabestari hit a solo home run, but they could not cut the lead down anymore.

Ben Adams took the loss for St. John’s, allowing five earned runs in four innings. Weston Lombard was the winning pitcher for San Francisco, only allowing a run in five innings of work.

Hofstra 5, Saint Peter’s 4

Saint Peter’s started off this game emphatically, as Collin Jensen opened the scoring with a solo home run to left field. Hofstra bounced back in their half of the first inning, as Brian Morrell drove Will Kennedy in with a double to tie the game at one.

The game remained quiet until the fifth inning, when Saint Peter’s began to open up a lead against Hofstra. Jensen continued his impressive day, hitting an RBI double in the fifth inning to give him a multi-hit day. He later advanced to third base on a wild pitch that scored Anthony Abbatine, and then he scored on a single from Sam Haney, giving Sant Peter’s a 4-1 game. 

Kyle Mahady continued to keep the Hofstra bats quiet, as he only allowed the one run through the first eight innings of his start. However, Hofstra began to figure him out in the bottom of the 9th, rallying and eventually scoring a run as Morrell hit a sacrifice fly to cut their deficit down to two. Mahady was taken out of the game with two runners on and the winning run at the plate. His replacement, Ryan Wappaus, only faced one batter, as Steve Harrington hit a walkoff three-run home run to give them their third win of the season. This was Hofstra’s second consecutive walk-off win.

Mark Faello started for Hofstra, allowing three runs in 4.1 innings. Garrett Sullivan got the win for Hofstra, getting one batter out to get the Pride to the bottom of the 9th.

Long Island University 4, Saint Peter’s 2

Saint Peters’ day wasn’t over, as they had another game against Long Island. Once again, they struck first, scoring two runs in the 3rd inning. Jack Eichler hit an RBI single and Collin Jensen stayed red-hot on the day, getting an RBI single of his own. 

In their half of the third inning, Long Island scored three runs, giving them a lead they would not relinquish for the rest of the game. Jack Power hit an inside-the-park home run, Giovanni Ciaccio hit an RBI double, and Christopher Wasson hit the go-ahead RBI single to give Long Island a 3-2 lead.

Long Island would add another insurance run in the 4th inning, as Power hit an RBI double to center field, driving in Carlton Harper, pushing their lead to 4-2.

They didn’t need the extra run, however, as Joshua Loeschorn was dominant on the mound for Long Island. He only allowed two earned runs, striking out 10 batters in seven innings. He earned the win for Long Island, with Nick Torres getting the save. Matthew Dubois took the loss for Saint Peter’s.

Stony Brook 8, Western Carolina 9 (10 innings)

Both teams went back and forth early in this game, as Stony Brook scored two runs in the first inning as Stanton Leuthner scored on an error and Evan Giordano drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. Western Carolina retaliated by scoring four runs in the first and second innings to give them a 4-2 lead. Will Prater started the scoring off in an exciting fashion, with a steal of home. Drew Needham added onto the momentum, hitting a two-run home run and Tom Brosnahan drove in a run on an RBI single. 

Stony Brook immediately bounced back, taking the lead back with three runs of their own in the 3rd inning. Brett Paulsen and Matt Brown-Eiring hit back-to-back RBI doubles, and Cole Durkan gave them the lead with an RBI single. Giordano drove in two more RBIs with a double.

After Paulsen hit an RBI single in the 6th to give Stony Brook the 8-4 lead, Western Carolina bagan their comeback. They scored two in the sixth on a single and a sacrifice fly, cutting their deficit to two runs. 

Western Carolina scored three runs in the last three innings of the game to give them the win. Pascanel Ferreras hit an RBI double in the 8th, and Nate Stocum pushed the game into extra innings with a sacrifice fly. After Stony Brook went scoreless in the 10th inning, Bryson Parks gave Western Carolina the win with a walk-off RBI single. 

Tristen Campbell got the win for Western Carolina after pitching a clean 10th inning, and Kyle Johnson took the loss for Stony Brook.

Fordham 10, Florida Atlantic 15

Despite a total of 25 runs being scored in this game, neither Fordham nor Florida Atlantic scored in the first two innings. Fordham started the scoring in the third inning, as Sebastian Mexico hit an RBI single and Any Semo drove in two runs with a single to give Fordham a 3-0 lead.

This was short-lived, however, as Florida Atlantic scored seven runs in the 3rd and 4th innings to give them a lead that Fordham couldn’t overcome. Highlights of this rally included a two-run home run from Nolan Schanuel and a two-RBI single from Gabriel Rincones Jr. Fordham cut the lead to one run after Zach Selinger hit a sacrifice fly and T.J. Wachter hit a two-run home run, but Florida Atlantic kept adding on.

Florida Atlantic scored eight more runs over their last four innings, including a five-run 7th inning. Rincones Jr. added two more RBIs on a double, Jackson Ross hit an RBI double, and Steven Loden hit a two-run home run. 

Fordham attempted a 9th inning comeback, scoring three runs in the top of the 9th off of a wild pitch and pair of RBI singles from Diego Prieto and Selinger, but it was too little, too late, as Florida Atlantic shut the door and took the win. 

EY Brooks took his third loss of the season for Fordham, and Tibur Rivero earned the win for Florida Atlantic. 

DIVISION II:

Molloy 10, Adelphi 9

Adelphi started this Long Island battle off with two run in the top of the 1st inning. Michael Draskin got the scoring starting with an RBI double, and Jack Ryan drove him in with a single. While Draskin only had one RBI, he was a consistent problem for Molloy’s pitching staff, as he went 4-5.

Molloy got back into the game in one swing, as Matt Overton hit a three-run home run to give them the lead back. The teams continued to go back and forth in the middle innings, as each team scored three runs and Molloy led 6-5 heading into the 9th inning. 

The 9th inning delivered plenty of intense moments, as Adelphi scored four runs in their half of the inning. Tim Feliz opened the scoring for Adelphi with a game-tying single. Then, with the bases loaded, Ryan took a walk to give Adelphi the lead. They added two more in the inning with a pair of sacrifice flies from Anthony Cipri and Alex Rende, giving them a 9-6 lead.

Their lead was short lived, as Chris Peralta hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the 9th inning to tie the game. They loaded the bases once again, and Peter Theodorellis hit a ground ball that the third baseman couldn’t handle, allowing Vincent Pecora to score the game-winning run.

On top of driving in the game winning run, Theodorellis also took the win on the mound, as he got Molloy out of the jam in the 9th. Kevin Glasser took the loss for Adelphi.

Queens College 1, Bloomfield 5 (7 innings)

Bloomfield opened the scoring up in the top of the first inning, as Javell Barnes scored on a throwing error from a pickoff by Liam Pulsipher. Raymon Sarza kept Queens’ bats quiet in this game, striking out five batters and only allowing one run in 5.1 innings of work.

That run came in the fourth inning, as Queens tied the game up when Andrew Smith drew a walk with the bases loaded, bringing Marc Cisco across to score. They struggled to string together a big inning, as they left 13 runners on base. 

Bloomfield took the momentum of getting out of the inning while keeping the tie and scored three runs in the 5th inning to take a 4-1 lead. Tyree Bradley drove in a run with a single, and Christian Cruz scored when Queens had a throwing error on the play. Elvis Lopez capped off the scoring in the 5th with a sacrifice fly. They added on an insurance run in the 6th inning, when Jonas Espinal hit an RBI single. 

Queens threatened to make a comeback, loading the bases in the 6th inning and getting a runner to third in the 7th inning, but they couldn’t get runners across in either inning. 

Pulsipher took the loss for Queens, though he struck out five batters and only one of the four runs he gave up was earned.

Queens College 5, Bloomfield 3 (6 innings)

Queens got off to a better start in the second game of the doubleheader, as Cisco scored on an error by the center fielder. Justin Rivera retaliated for Bloomfield, hitting an RBI single in the 3rd inning to tie the game at one.

Queens continued to improve on the offensive end, as Cisco gave them the lead back, driving in Justin Ventura with a sacrifice fly in the 3rd inning. They added even more in the 4th inning, as Joseph Cornielle scored on a throwing error by Bloomfield catcher Elvis Lopez. It was a rough inning for Lopez, as Reed Hoskins scored on a wild pitch and Ventura scored on a passed ball to give Queens a 5-1 lead.

Bloomfield almost came back, as Jonas Espinal and Tyree Bradley both hit RBI singles off of Julien Arcos to bring the lead down to two. Dean Fazah came in for Arcos and locked down the save, getting the last out to secure the win for Queens.

Arcos was credited with the win for Queens, and Alex Medina took the loss for Bloomfield.

DIVISION III:

Farmingdale State 3, Keene State 2

Farmingdale got the scoring going early, scoring two runs in the first three innings. Vincent Napolitano scored on a sacrifice fly from Tony Figliuolo in the 1st inning, and Figliuolo scored in the 3rd inning from a sacrifice squeeze bunt by Nolan White.

They held onto a two-run lead for five innings, as Joe Marino was solid on the mound. He pitched 5.1 innings, allowing two earned runs and striking out nine batters. The two runs came in the top of the 6th inning, as Marino’s day came to an end when Trent Mayer hit a two RBI double to tie the game at 2-2.

From there, the pitching on both sides continued to keep eachother quiet, as both bullpens combined for 10 innings and only two earned runs allowed. Both sides struggled to bring anything across until the bottom of the 9th inning. 

Matthew Flood opened the inning with a pinch hit single and advanced into scoring position on a groundout from Napolitano. Bobby Pollock brought the game to a close, driving Flood in with an RBI single to give Farmingdale the walk-off win. 

Stephen Clancy got the win for Farmingdale after pitching three shutout innings out of the bullpen and Patrick McKeighan gave up the walk-off single. 

Farmingdale State 2, Keene State 1 (8 innings)

The pitcher’s duel continued into the second game of the doubleheader, as the teams combined for only three runs in the second game. Keene State struck first in this game, as Joe Barter hit a home run in the 4th inning to give them a 1-0 lead. 

That was the sole blemish on Jordan Lambert’s outing for Farmingdale, as he only allowed two hits in four innings, striking out three batters. Keene State went quiet again, as Thomas Messina came out of the bullpen for Farmingdale and only allowed one hit in the last four innings of the game. 

Farmingdale once again began to come back late in the game, as they used small-ball to tie the game up. With runners on first and second, Daniel Molina moved them into scoring position with a sacrifice bunt. Napolitano tied the game with a sacrifice fly, driving in Richard Apollo Jr. 

After Keene State couldn’t score in the top of the 8th inning, Pollock was hit by a pitch and advanced to second base on a wild pitch. Justin Dimartino drove in Pollock with an RBI single, giving Farmingdale their second walk-off of the day. 

Messina earned the win for Farmingdale, and Will Dolaher took the loss for Keene State.

Old Westbury 1, Ithaca 10

Ithaca got the scoring going early and often, scoring five runs in the first two innings. Louis Fabbo opened up the scoring with an RBI single, and then Matt Fabian drove in two runs with a single. Old Westbury put up a run in the bottom of the first on a double from Drew Robertson, but Ithaca pushed the lead to 5-1 in the top of the 2nd. Fabbo drove in another run with a double, and Nicholas Cutaia added another RBI with a double of his own. 

Both offenses quieted down in the middle innings, as no runs were scored between the 3rd and the 5th inning. When the scoring opened up again, it was all Ithaca.

Fabbo continued his great day at the plate, driving in a third run with another RBI double in the 6th inning. They put the game completely out of hand an inning later, as Colin Shashaty hit a pinch-hit grand slam to give Ithaca the 10-1 lead.

Buzz Shirley was solid in the win for Ithaca, striking out eight batters in five innings of work. Patrick Quinn got the loss for Old Westbury.

Old Westbury 4, Ithaca 17

Ithaca picked up right where they left off, scoring 11 runs over the first four innings, headliend by a seven-run 4th inning. Old Westbury’s pitching staff continued to have no answer for Louis Fabbo, as he had an RBI single and an RBI double in the first four innings. In both games, Fabbo went 6-8 with five RBIs and three doubles. Other highlights from this outburst included an RBI double from Colin Shashaty and a two-run double from Gil Merod.

Old Westbury’s offense got going in the 4th inning, when Jamie Barrios hit an RBI single to break the shutout. Jamal Ritter added a solo home run in the 5th inning, and Drew Robertson hit a two-run home run in the 7th inning. However, the four runs weren’t enough, as Ithaca continued to pile it on, scoring six runs in the last three innings.

Ryan Laubscher hit a solo home run in the 7th inning, and Matt Fabian added an RBI single in the 8th. The last major blow happened in the 9th inning, when Jason Sabrubbi hit a three-run home run to give Ithaca a 17-4 lead. 

Kyle Lambert got the win for Ithaca, and Joseph Bekios took the loss for Old Westbury.

St. Joseph’s College 11, #2 Cortland 9

St. Joseph’s used two big innings to earn their first win of the season over the #2 ranked team in Division III. The scoring got going in the first inning, as Phil Krpata scored on a wild pitch from Cortland’s Ryan Flansburg. Paul Gugliuzzo scored on an error from Cortland, and Nick Vicino drove in two runners with a double, giving St. Joseph’s a 4-0 lead out of the gate. 

Cortland responded a couple of innings later, getting on the board in the fourth inning and breaking through with a big six-run 5th inning to give them a 7-4 lead. Danny Coleman provided the big hit for Cortland, hitting a grand slam in the 5th inning. Adam Mieczkowski kept the scoring going in the inning, hitting a two-run home run. They added another insurance run in the 8th inning on an RBI double from Matthew Kraft, giving them an 8-4 lead.

The insurance wasn’t enough, as St. Joseph’s had another big inning, scoring seven runs in the bottom of the 8th to give them the lead back. James McAleavey scored on a hit batsmen, and Krpata cut the deficit to one with a two-run double. The biggest hit came from Ryan Decoursey, as he hit a grand slam to give St. Joseph’s an 11-8 lead.

Cortland threatened a comeback, as James Varian scored on a groundout, but it wasn’t enough as St. Joseph’s escaped with the upset. 

Anthony Cinquemani got the win for St. Joseph’s, Michael Manzolillo earned the save, and Matt Funk took the loss for Cortland. 

St. Joseph’s College 3, #2 Cortland 9

Cortland’s offense stayed fresh heading into the second game, as they scored the first nine runs of the game. Hunter Holiday opened the scoring up with a bases-clearing three RBI double, giving them an early 3-0 lead. 

They added two more runs in the 3rd inning, as Andrew Michalski drove in two runners with a single. They scored their last three runs in the 6th inning, as Nick Chemotti hit a sacrifice fly, Michalski got another RBI with a bunt single, and Luke Schartner cleared the bases with a three-run triple. 

St. Joseph’s didn’t go down quietly, scoring three runs in the last three innings, but they didn’t have anymore big innings left in them. Paul Gugliuzzo took a bases loaded hit-by-pitch in the 5th and a bases loaded walk in the 9th. They scored their last inning on another bases loaded walk, this time from Charles Rainone. They couldn’t get a big hit out of either of these situations, leading to the final score of 9-3.

Will McCarthy pitched six innings and only allowed one run, getting the win for Cortland, and Ryan Foran was on the hook for the loss. 

USMMA 2, Skidmore 3 (8 Innings)

Skidmore got the scoring going early, as Jackson Hornung drove in Danny Melillo with a sacrifice fly after Melillo opened the game with a triple. USMMA got themselves in the scoring column two innings later, tying the game at one with an RBI single from Jared Chambers. 

After this early scoring, the game turned into a pitchers duel, as neither team would score until extra innings. Both Jack Clark and Tyler Reistetter went seven innings in their start and only allowed one run. Clark struck out eight batters for Skidmore and Reistetter had four strikeouts for USMMA. 

In extra innings, Skidmore finally broke through, scoring two runs. William Snyder broke the tie with an RBI single, and Trey Bourque added an insurance run, taking a walk with the bases loaded. That walk turned out to be necessary, as USMMA got a run of their own in the bottom of the 8th with an RBI double from pinch hitter Garrett Aichele. However, he was thrown out trying to extend his double into a triple, ended the game and USMMA’s comeback attempt. 

Clark took the win for Skidmore, and Ethan Calazza got the save. Grant Corb got the loss for USMMA.

USMMA 7, Skidmore 16

The second leg of the double header was much more high-scoring, as both teams got going early. USMMA was the first to get on the board, as Noah Herdman hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the 1st inning. Skidmore got those two runs back in the top of the second inning when Anthony Petersen hit a two-RBI triple. The teams continued to go back and forth, with USMMA taking a 6-4 lead by the top of the 5th.

However, the top of the 5th is when Skidmore blew the game open, scoring 10 runs to give them a 14-6 lead. Lack of control and poor fielding hurt USMMA, as they allowed three bases loaded walks and a run from a fielding error in the outfield. Other highlights from that inning included a two-run double from Briston Maynard and a pair of two-run singles from Jaden Torrado and Trey Borque.

Skidmore added even more in the 7th inning, as Andy Pelc and Sean Lang scored on wild pitches. USMMA got a run back on an RBI groundout from Jack Millen, but it wasn’t enough as they fell 16-7

Kole Register took the loss for USMMA, and Ethan Barnett got the win for Skidmore. 

SUNY Maritime 3 , Wilkes 14

In total, three of the games today went into extra innings and four of them ended in a walk-off.

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Vinny is the President of Axcess Baseball. He is a 2013 graduate of Adelphi University and he is currently the Long Island area scout for the San Diego Padres

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  1. Beautiful coverage of all these local colleges. I enjoy reading about our home town teams. Well done, Axcess Baseball reporting team! Keep up the fine work!

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