This Saturday, a total of 11 teams on Long Island combined to play 18 games. In total, Hofstra, St. John’s, Stony Brook, LIU, Fordham, Molloy, Adelphi, Queens, Old Westbury, St. Joseph’s and USMMA played.
DIVISION I:
Hofstra 4, Delaware 5
B3 | Brian Morrell has left the yard! Solo shot makes it 2-0 in favor of the Pride. #Hofstra #RoarWithPride pic.twitter.com/m0IUE8DuCv
— Hofstra Baseball (@HofstraBaseball) April 16, 2022
Hofstra got off to an early lead in this game, scoring two runs in the first three innings. In the first inning, Kevin Bruggeman hit an RBI double to center field, driving in Sean Flaherty. In the third inning, Brian Morrell gave Hofstra a 2-0 lead with a solo home run.
In the middle innings, Delaware began to wake up, scoring their first run on an RBI groundout by Jake Dunion in the fourth inning to cut the deficit to 2-1. They had their biggest inning in the sixth, scoring four runs and giving them a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. The inning started with a game-tying solo home run from JJ Freeman. Joseph Carpenter gave Delaware the lead on the next batter, hitting a solo home run of his own. Later in the inning, Nick Vera and Jordan Hutchins both hit sacrifice flies to give Delaware two much-needed insurance runs.
Hofstra started to rally back in the eighth and ninth innings, cutting Delaware’s lead to one run. Santino Rosso hit an RBI double in the eighth inning, and Steve Harrington hit an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to cut Delaware’s lead to 5-4. However, Dom Velasquez settled down and got a groundout on the next batter, earning a three-inning save and the win for Delaware.
Joey Silan got the win for Delaware, striking out seven batters in six innings. Chris Keenan took the loss for Hofstra
St John’s 4, Creighton 5
B3 | Kevin Michaels hits a ROPE to right to get the Johnnies on the board! pic.twitter.com/Vo2DUk03Yh
— St. John’s Baseball (@StJohnsBaseball) April 16, 2022
St. John’s struck first in this game, scoring two runs in the first game on a two-run ground rule double from Nick Cirelli. Creighton responded in the third inning with two runs of their own, tying the game thanks to a sacrifice fly from Andrew Meggs and a solo home run by Alan Roden. St. John’s re-took the lead in the bottom half of the third on a sacrifice fly by Jayson Kramer.
Creighton bounced right back in the fourth inning, scoring two more runs to take a 4-3 lead. Jack Grace started the rally by hitting a solo home run, and Nolan Clifford gave them the lead back by scoring on a wild pitch.
In the fifth inning, Kramer kept St. John’s in the game, tying it back up with an RBI single to drive in Austin Machado. However, Creighton would take a 5-4 lead in the sixth inning with a sacrifice fly by Kyle Hess. After the single from Kramer, St. John’s were held hitless by the combination of Paul Bergstrom and Tommy Steier out of the Creighton bullpen. The two combined for six strikeouts over the last 4.1 innings of the game.
Bergstrom earned the win for Creighton, and Steier got the save. Vincent Bianchi took the loss for St. John’s out of the bullpen.
St. John’s 2, Creighton 4
Much like the first game, St. John’s scored first in the second game, putting up two runs in the bottom of the third. Both were scored on a two-run double by Kevin Michaels. Creighton got a run back in the fourth inning, when Alan Roden scored on a wild pitch to cut the deficit to 2-1
The score remained the same until the top of the sixth inning, when Creighton scored three runs to take a lead they would maintain for the rest of the game. Roden and Jared Wegner hit back-to-back solo home runs to give them the lead, and Kyle Hess added an RBI double to give them the 4-2 lead.
Aside from the two runs, both unearned, the pitching combination of Cade Lommel and Marc Lidd for Creighton kept the St. John’s bats in check for the whole game. Lommel struck out nine batters in 7.1 innings, and Lidd only allowed one hit and struck out two batters in 1.2 innings.
Lommel got the win for Creighton, and Lidd got the save. Chuck Sanzio took the loss for St. John’s
Stony Brook 4, Binghamton 8
Roselli goes DEEP over the batter’s eye. Wow! Bearcats grab early lead #BingPride pic.twitter.com/IXWbYjMtFp
— Binghamton Baseball (@BinghamtonBASE) April 16, 2022
Binghamton scored early and often in this game, putting up six runs in the first three innings before Stony Brook recorded their first run. Of the six runs, Nick Roselli drove in three of them, starting the scoring with a solo home run in the second inning and hitting a two-run double in the third inning. Kevin Reilly added a two-run single and Jake Evans hit an RBI single to give Binghamton the early 6-0 lead.
Stony Brook began to rally, putting up a three run inning in the bottom of the fourth to cut the lead in half. Shane Paradine drove in Evan Fox with a single, and then Matt Brown-Eiring hit a two-run home run to make it a 6-3 game. However, both teams began to go quiet at the plate after this, with neither scoring until the eighth inning.
Binghamton scored next, scoring a run in the eighth and ninth innings to give them an 8-3 lead. Roselli scored on a fielder’s choice in the eighth inning and Evin Sullivan drove in Connor Aoki with an RBI double in the ninth inning. Stony Brook scored a run in the bottom of the ninth on a Stanton Leuthner RBI single, but they couldn’t get the game any closer than 8-4.
Gabe Driscoll got the win for Binghamton, and John Lumpinski earned the save. Brandon Lashley took the loss for Stony Brook.
LIU 7, Wagner 10
LIU was in control for much of the game after putting up a four-run inning in the second inning to give them a 5-2 lead. Giovanni Ciaccio hit an RBI single to score their run in the first inning. In the second inning, Seth Surrett hit an RBI double, Michael Edelman and EJ Exposito both hit RBI singles, and Ciaccio hit a sacrifice fly to give them their lead.
Wagner scored runs in the fourth and sixth innings on a sacrifice fly by Quinn Mimnaugh and a solo home run by Cody Bey, but LIU responded both times, scoring runs of their own in the fifth and seventh innings. Exposito scored on an RBI groundout from Connor Price, and Edelman hit a home run to give them a 7-4 lead.
Wagner saved their best for last, putting up six runs in the ninth inning to take a 10-7 lead. Dante Faicchio started the scoring with a two-run home run. Bey followed him up with a game-tying RBI double. After LIU issued an intentional walk to load the bases, AJ Vigliotti provided the biggest hit of the inning, a bases-clearing three run double to give them a 10-7 lead that they would hold onto to earn the win.
Eric Crouse earned the win for Wagner, and Josh Gainer took the loss for LIU.
Fordham 8, Dayton 2
Fordham struck first in the bottom of the first inning, scoring a run on an RBI groundout from Richard Grund. Dayton responded immediately in the next inning, tying the game on a solo home run from Henry Strmecki.
After this, Fordham took control of the game, starting with a three run inning in the bottom of the second inning. Jason Coules started the scoring in the inning with a solo home run. Ryan Thiesse followed it up with an RBI double, and David Kale hit an RBI single to give them a four run lead. They added another run in the bottom of the fifth inning on an RBI single from Cian Sahler.
While Dayton got another run in the sixth inning on Strmecki’s second home run of the day, Fordham scored three runs in the seventh and eighth innings to put the game out of reach. Sahler hit an RBI double and Will Findlay hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning, and Chris Genaro put the finishing touches on the game, hitting a solo home run in the eighth inning to give Fordham the 8-2 lead.
Brooks Ey got the win for Fordham, and Joseph Quintal earned a three-inning save. Eli Majick took the loss for Dayton.
DIVISION II:
Molloy 15, Bridgeport 7
Molloy’s offense was on fire in the first game, scoring in all but two innings, including nine runs in the first four innings. After Bridgeport scored first on an RBI groundout by Jake Woods and an RBI single by Anthony Pascale, Molloy scored three of their own in the first inning. Chris Peralta started the scoring for Molloy, hitting an RBI single. David Franchi and Garrett Scavelli added on to it, hitting RBI singles of their own.
After Matt Overton added an RBI single in the second inning, Molloy scored three more runs in the third inning to take a 7-2 lead. Peter Theodorellis hit a two-run triple and Overton drove him in with an RBI single. Bridgeport responded with a pair of RBI singles to make it 7-4. Molloy got those runs back in the exact same way: a pair of RBI singles from Chris Einemann and Robby Keane to make it 9-4.
After a two-run double from Jeremy Rodrigues cut the lead to 9-6, Molloy put the game out of reach, scoring the next six runs to make it 15-6. Highlights include an RBI single from Theodorellis, an RBI double from Peralta, and home runs by Scavelli and Anthony Manisero. Bridgeport scored one more run in the ninth inning on a sacrifice fly, but Connor Huckemeyer shut the door after, earning a three-inning save.
Mike Andreoli earned the win for Molloy, and Andrew Francella took the loss for Bridgeport.
Molloy 4 , Bridgeport 3 (7 Innings)
Bridgeport scored first once again, scoring a pair of runs on a throwing error from Billy Wildeman. Molloy tied the game up in the second inning with two runs of their own. David Franchi started the scoring with an RBI double and was driven in on the next batter when Chris Einemann hit an RBI single.
Thomas Brady gave Molloy a 3-2 lead in the fifth inning, driving in Vincent Pecora with an RBI single. The lead was short-lived, however, as Conall Roberts scored for Bridgeport on an error to tie the game at three. Molloy responded in the bottom half of the inning, with Anthony Manisero scoring on a sacrifice fly from Pecora to give them the 4-3 lead.
After getting the lead, Wildeman finished off his complete game, setting down Bridgeport in the top of the seventh without allowing a run. He struck out five batters, and all three runs he allowed were unearned.
Wildeman got the win for Molloy, and Jason Burger got the loss for Bridgeport.
Adelphi 7, New Haven 5 (7 Innings)
Adelphi scored first, putting up two runs on a pair of sacrifice flies by Kyle Olson and Jack Ryan. New Haven bounced back in the second inning, scoring four runs to give them a 4-2 lead. Andrew Bianco started the scoring with a two-run home run to tie the game. Kenneth Franquiz gave them the lead later in the inning with a two-run single.
After Adelphi cut the deficit to 4-3 on another sacrifice fly from Ryan, Hunter Boag got the run right back for New Haven, hitting a solo home run. That would be the last run that New Haven scored in the game, as Adelphi stormed back in the fifth and sixth innings to take the lead.
They scored three runs in the fifth inning thanks to an outburst of power. Michael Draskin tied the game with a two-run home run, and Ryan added onto his impressive game with a solo home run to give Adelphi a 6-5 lead. Draskin added another run in the sixth inning, this time on an RBI double. After a leadoff walk in the top of the seventh inning, Adelphi brought in Kevin Glasser, who got three straight batters out to earn the save.
Jacob Pedersen got the win for Adelphi, and Thomas Eletto took the loss for New Haven.
Adelphi 7, New Haven 6
After both teams went scoreless in the first two innings, New Haven struck first, scoring two runs in the third inning. Tyler Wells hit a sacrifice fly, and Kenneth Franquiz scored on a passed ball. Adelphi responded immediately and took control of the game, scoring the next seven runs.
Cooper Johnson started the scoring for Adelphi in the bottom of the third, hitting an RBI double. Matt Alifano gave Adelphi the lead with a two-run home run in the fifth inning, and gave them insurance runs in the seventh with an RBI double. Kyle Olson added another run in the seventh inning with a sacrifice fly, and they scored another two runs in the eighth inning on a two-run double from Johnson to give them the 7-2 lead.
Adelphi wasn’t in the clear yet, however, as New Haven rallied to score four runs and cut the lead to one in the ninth inning. Hunter Boag hit an RBI single, and Franquiz cut the deficit to 7-6 with a three-run home run. This time, Adelphi turned to Nick Gavilla who got the last out, getting Wells to fly out for the save.
Jacob Dannenberg earned the win for Adelphi while striking out 12 batters, and Liam Carroll was tagged with the loss for New Haven, despite striking out 13 batters.
Queens College 9, Saint Thomas Aquinas 17
After Queens scored first with three runs in the first inning on a two-run triple by Colin Diez and an RBI single from Matt Filip, Saint Thomas Aquinas broke the game open with nine runs in the bottom of the second to take a 9-3 lead. Highlights included a pair of RBI singles from David Potenza and Billy Minett, a pair of RBI doubles by Danny Di Marzo and Kyle Lagrutta, and a grand slam from Gregory DiGiaro.
Queens didn’t back down, scoring six runs in the top of the fifth to tie the game. Filip and Juan De La Rosa ook bases loaded walks, Andrew Smith cleared the bases with a three-run double, and Marc Cisco tied the game with an RBI single. However, the tie was short-lived, as Saint Thomas Aquinas scored the next eight runs of the game to take the 17-9 win.
In the fifth inning, they took the lead back on an RBI single by Andrew Jemison. They scored four runs in the sixth on a two-run single from Potenza and a two-run home run by Nick O’Connor. Lastly, they scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth on a bases loaded hit by pitch and a two-run double by DiGiaro.
Yanni Orfanidis got the win in relief for Saint Thomas Aquinas, and Danny Gargano took the loss for Queens.
Queens College 10, Saint Thomas Aquinas 7 (7 Innings)
The bats for Queens were active early and often in this game, as they scored in all but one inning. Reed Hoskins started the scoring for Queens, driving in Jayson Rodopoulos with a sacrifice fly. Saint Thomas Aquinas responded with a run on an RBI double by Gregory DiGiaro, tying the game at one.
Queens kept the offense going, scoring runs in the next three innings to take a 5-1 lead. Marc Cisco hit a two-run double, Juan De La Rosa hit an RBI double, and Cisco scored on an error. Both teams traded runs back and forth for the next two innings until the seventh, when Queens scored four runs to take a 10-3 lead. Lou Antos hit a bases clearing three-run double, and Colin Diez hit an RBI single.
Saint Thomas Aquinas didn’t give up though, scoring four runs of their own in the bottom of the fourth inning. DiGiaro hit a two-run double, Kyle Lagrutta hit an RBI groundout, and Andrew Guerra hit an RBI single. Guerra made it to third, but couldn’t score, as Billy Minett struck out to end the game and secure a 10-7 win for Queens.
Liam Pulsipher got the win for Queens, and Dylan Hughes earned the save. Mark Barillas took the loss for Saint Thomas Aquinas.
DIVISION III:
Old Westbury 8, Mount Saint Mary 7 (8 Innings)
Mount Saint Mary was the first to score in this game, putting up four runs in the first two innings. After the first two batters of the game reached, Dominick Marzigliano hit a three-run home run to give Mount Saint Mary the early lead. They added another in the second inning on an RBI single from Jack Goodwin.
Old Westbury got back into the game in a big way in the fourth inning, scoring five runs and taking a lead. After Jamie Barrios hit an RBI double and Charlie Eisele hit an RBI single, Jamal Ritter tied the game with a bases clearing, two-run triple. Jacob Taormina gave Old Westbury the lead with an RBI single.
Mount Saint Mary responded in the fifth and sixth innings, scoring three runs to retake the lead. Coleman Barnes tied the game with a solo home run, and Devin Tait and Anthony Franco added RBI singles to take a 7-5 win.
Old Westbury immediately began to rally in the bottom of the second inning, starting with an RBI single by Oscar Fajardo. Ritter tied the game in the bottom of the seventh with an RBI single, sending the game into extra innings. Lastly, Jacob Ford gave Old Westbury the walk-off victory with an RBI single.
Justin Aviles got the win for Old Westbury out of the bullpen, and Michael DiGiovanni took the loss for Mount Saint Mary.
Old Westbury 5, Mount Saint Mary 14 (7 Innings)
Coleman Barnes got the scoring going for Mount Saint Mary’s in the first inning, driving in two runs with a single. Later in the inning, Liam Merlin added another run with an RBI single. Old Westbury got two runs back in their half of the first inning on and RBI single from Shaun Kaminski and an RBI single from Oscar Fajardo.
After both teams scored another run to make it 4-3, Mount Saint Mary broke through, scoring seven runs in the top of the fourth inning. Much like the first inning, Barnes and Merlin started the scoring with a single and bases loaded walk, respectively. After that, they got a pair of RBI singles from Devin Tait and Michael DiGiovanni, a two-run double by Robert Brust, and an RBI double by Anthony Franco.
They scored the last three runs of their day in the seventh inning, with a two run home run from Barnes and another RBI single by DiGiovanni to make it 14-3. Old Westbury scored a pair of runs on a fielder’s choice and an error to make it 14-5, but they couldn’t get it any closer.
Matthew Borriello got the win for Mount Saint Mary, and Eddie Guzman took the loss for Old Westbury.
St. Joseph’s (Long Island) 1, St. Joseph’s (Brooklyn) 3 (7 Innings)
Both teams got all of their scoring early in the game, as all four runs were scored within the first three innings. Louis Lombardi got the scoring started for Brooklyn, hitting an RBI single in the first inning. They scored two more in the bottom of the second inning. Thomas Airey gave Brooklyn a 2-0 lead with an RBI triple. He came around to score later in the inning on an RBI single from Chris Leary. In the top of the fourth, Long Island got a run back after Paul Gugliuzzo scored on an error to make it 3-1.
After this, however, the pitching for both sides took over. Both starters went the distance for their teams, with Kevin Czeczotka starting for Long Island. Aside from the three runs allowed, he struck out six batters and walked two in six innings. On top of driving in a run with a single for Brooklyn, Lombardi pitched a complete game on the mound. He only allowed one unearned run, striking out nine batters. He did struggle with control, walking four batters and giving up four hits, but he kept Long Island’s bats in check for the whole game.
Lombardi got the win for Brooklyn, and Czeczotka took the loss for Long Island.
St. Joseph’s (Long Island) 12, St. Joseph’s (Brooklyn) 2 (7 Innings)
Brooklyn got on the board first in this game, scoring their only two runs in the first inning on an RBI double from Louis Lombardi and an RBI single by Kevin Reyes. After that, Long Island took complete control, scoring 12 runs in three innings. The scoring started with a six-run fourth inning. Joe Sanguedolce started the scoring with a two-run single, tying the game. After taking the lead on an RBI single by Phil Krpata, Paul Gugliuzzo broke the game open with a three-run home run to give Long Island a 6-2 lead.
They added three more runs in the fifth inning on a double from Nick Vicino and a pair of RBI singles by Sanguedolce and Krpata. Their final three runs were scored in the top of the sixth inning. John Lynch hit a two-run double, and John Thatcher put the final touches on their offensive output with an RBI single to make it a 12-2 game.
Charles Aurandt kept Brooklyn’s bats down over five innings, only allowing two hits and striking out three batters. Ryan Foran finished off the game on the mound for Long Island, pitching the last two innings, allowing one hit and striking out two batters.
Aurandt got the win for Long Island, and Mike Santoriello was tagged with the loss for Brooklyn.
USMMA 5, Purchase 0 (7 Innings)
USMMA didn’t score until the fourth inning of this game, but they had a big inning when they did, putting up four runs. Noah Herdman got them on the board with an RBI single. After another RBI single by Travis Leatherwood, Garrett Clapsaddle put them up 4-0 with a bases clearing, two-run triple. They put up another run in the sixth inning, as Leatherwood hit another RBI single to put them up 5-0.
However, they could’ve won with just the first single from Herdman, as Tyler Resitetter was dominant for USMMA. He pitched a one-hit shutout, walking three batters and striking out six. After a scoreless first three innings, he got the run support he needed, cruising to his fourth win of the season.
Ryan Castrataro took the loss for Purchase.
USMMA 9, Purchase 0
Once again, USMMA didn’t score until the middle innings, this time scoring for the first time in the fifth inning. They did so in a big way, putting up eight runs. In total, Tyler Reistetter hit a sacrifice fly, Travis Leatherwood drew a bases loaded walk, Matthew Novakowski hit an RBI single, Derek Vanasse and Noah Herdman hit RBI doubles, and Garrett Clapsaddle added the biggest hit of the inning, a three-run triple. They added their ninth run in the sixth inning, on an RBI single from Leatherwood.
Once again one run would’ve gotten them the win, as the USMMA pitching staff threw another shutout. This time, it was a group effort, as Kole Register, Jacob Syversen and Tommy Payton combined for the shutout. Register did the bulk of the work, pitching seven innings and striking out five batters. Syversen and Payton both only pitched an inning, but each only allowed one hit.
Register got the win for USMMA, and Drew Stabinsky took the loss for Purchase.
Overall, teams on Long Island went 10-8 on Saturday.
