By Daniel Lopes
Almost every college team on Long Island played today, as 12 schools combined to play 16 games today. In total, Hofstra, St. John’s, LIU, Stony Brook, Fordham, Molloy, Adelphi, Queens, St. Joseph’s, Maritime, and USMMA played today.
DIVISION I:
Hofstra 12, Towson 5
T9 | Santino Rosso makes it an even dozen for #Hofstra as he leaves the yard for a 3-run shot that makes it 12-5 in favor of the Pride. #RoarWithPride pic.twitter.com/RWvn9dejfE
— Hofstra Baseball (@HofstraBaseball) April 23, 2022
Towson struck first in this game, putting up a run in the bottom of the first inning on a solo home run by Jack McLaughlin. However, Hofstra immediately responded, scoring the next nine runs of the game. Jake Liberatore hit an RBI double to tie the game, and Ryan Morash gave them a 2-1 lead with an RBI single.
Hofstra broke the game open in the top of the third inning, scoring seven runs. The scoring started with a pair of solo home runs by Will Kennedy and Steve Harrington. Santino Rosso and Morash followed that up with RBI singles of their own to make it 6-1. The biggest blow of the inning happened when Michael Florides came up with the bases loaded and hit a bases-clearing double to make it 9-1.
Towson battled back in their half of the third innings, scoring four runs to bring the game within four. Elijah Dickerson walked with the bases loaded, Nolan Young hit a two-run single, and Burke Camper added another RBI single. After this, both offenses went quiet for five innings, with neither scoring. Tristan Nemjo pitched the bulk of those innings for Hofstra, striking out three batters and only allowing one run in four innings of work. Andalo Santangelo and Teddy Blumenauer held Hofstra scoreless through this stretch for Towson.
Hofstra added some insurance runs in the ninth inning on a three-run home run to make it a 12-5 game. Steven Kaenzig finished out the game on the mound for Hofstra, getting the save.
Nemjo got the win for Hofstra, and Nate Nabholz took the loss for Towson.
St. John’s 8, Butler 7 (10 Innings)
Colin Wetterau walks it off!!!! That’s a series win for the Johnnies! 8-7 final!!! #SJUBase pic.twitter.com/spRtB81P2e
— St. John’s Baseball (@StJohnsBaseball) April 23, 2022
It took a while for both offenses to get going, as Cory Bosecker and Brandon Backman kept the game scoreless for the first four innings. Butler was the first to strike in the fifth, putting up two runs on a bases-loaded walk and a wild pitch. St. John’s got a run of their own on a wild pitch in the bottom of the fifth inning, making it a 2-1 game.
Butler stormed ahead in the bottom of the sixth, scoring four runs to give them a 6-1 lead. Nick Ortega started the scoring in the inning by drawing a bases loaded walk. On the next batter, James Gargano put the exclamation point on the inning with a three-run bases-clearing triple.
St. John’s wasted no time getting back in the game, putting up five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to tie the game. Chris Coniff started off the scoring with a sacrifice fly. Jackson Tucker hit an RBI single, and David Glancy had a two-run single of his own. He came around to score later in the inning on a passed ball to tie the game.
Travis Holt gave Butler a late 7-6 lead in the top of the ninth with a solo home run. However, Glancy came up clutch once again for St. John’s, sending the game to extra innings with a solo home run of his own. After Tim Cunningham held Butler scoreless in the top of the 10th inning, Colin Wetterau sent St. John’s home with the win, hitting a walk off RBI single.
Cunningham got the win for St. John’s, and Lukas Galdoni took the loss for Butler.
LIU 6, Merrimack 2
Merrimack got on the board first in this game, when Jake Macchi scored on an error. However, LIU responded in a big way, scoring the next five runs over three innings. In the third inning, Seth Surrett tied the game with a solo home run.
They took a 3-1 lead in the top of the fourth inning, scoring a pair of runs on an RBI single by Carlton Harper and an RBI groundout by Colin Adams. They continued to extend their lead in the fifth, scoring two more runs on a wild pitch and a solo home run from Christopher Wasson to make it 5-1.
Merrimack got a run back in the fifth on another error, but they couldn’t put anything else together. Giovanni Ciaccio stole home to make it a 6-2 lead for LIU, and the combination of Nick DeSalvo and Josh Gainer shut the door on Merrimack to secure the win.
Jalen Wade got the win for LIU, and Justin Butera took the loss for Merrimack.
Stony Brook 3, UMBC 10
He knew it off the bat!
Deficit is cut to 8-3.
🌊🐺 x @ShaneParadine pic.twitter.com/DH03j1fhNi
— Stony Brook Baseball (@StonyBrookBASE) April 23, 2022
Despite starting off the game scoreless in the first three innings, UMBC broke through in the middle innings, scoring six runs between the fourth and sixth innings. Luke Trythall broke the scoreless tie in the fourth with an RBI single. Their biggest inning happened in the sixth inning, when they scored five runs. Both Luke Johnson and Drew Roberts hit two-run singles, and Logan Doran hit a sacrifice fly.
Stony Brook finally got on the board in the seventh inning when Brett Paulsen hit an RBI single, but UMBC kept up their offensive attack. They scored two more runs in the bottom of the seventh on a two-run home run by Tony Krueger to make it 8-1.
Shane Paradine hit a two-run home run of his own in the top of the eighth, but UMBC once again responded, this time with a two-run home run by Justin Taylor to make it a 10-3 game.
Nick Remy got the win for UMBC, and Brandon Lashley took the loss for Stony Brook.
Fordham 7, George Mason 8
While George Mason scored first on a sacrifice fly, Fordham responded in the third, taking a 2-1 lead after scoring on an RBI groundout and a wild pitch. They added another run in the fourth inning on a solo home run by Will Findlay.
The teams began going back and forth after this, starting with a two run inning for George Mason to tie the game. Craig Miles Jr. hit a sacrifice fly, and Brett Stallings hit an RBI single to tie the game at 3. Fordham took the lead back on a sacrifice fly from Andy Semo, but George Mason took the lead right back with a three run inning in the fifth.
Connor Dykstra tied the game with a bases-loaded walk and Alex Knapp hit a two-run single to give them a 6-4 lead. After both teams scored another run to make it 7-5, Fordham tied the game with a two run inning in the top of the eighth. Ryan Thiesse started the scoring with an RBI single, and David Kale drove him in with a double to tie the game.
However, they couldn’t keep the tie to send the game into extra innings, as Dykstra hit a walk off RBI single to give George Mason the win.
Mason Posey got the win for George Mason, and Jack Popolizio took the loss for Fordham.
DIVISION II:
Molloy 15, College of Staten Island 9
Molloy started out the game hot on offense, scoring four runs. Matt Overton started the scoring when he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. After Anthony Manisero scored another run on a wild pitch, Thomas Brady scored a run on an error. Chris Peralta gave them the 4-0 lead, driving in Overton with a sacrifice fly.
After Staten Island got on the board with an RBI single by Nick Cippoelitti, both teams didn’t score for two innings. However, after this the bats for Molloy exploded, scoring 11 runs in the last five innings. They started the run with three runs in the top of the fifth inning. Brady hit an RBI single, Overton hit an RBI double, and Chris Einemann capped off the inning with another RBI single.
After Molloy scored two more runs on an RBI single from Brady and an RBI groundout, Staten Island cut into the deficit with a five run inning. John Castiglione started the scoring with a two-run single, and Allen Morel made it a 9-6 game with a three-run home run.
Molloy responded by scoring six more runs in the last two innings to put the game out of reach. Vincent Pecora scored on a fielder’s choice and Theodorellis and David Franchi hit RBI singles in the eighth inning. In the ninth inning, Manisero hit an RBI single, Pecora scored on another fielder’s choice, and Franchi hit a sacrifice fly to make it 15-6. Staten Island scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth, but couldn’t get any more runs across, taking the 15-9 loss.
Mike Andreoli took the win for Molloy, and Pat Gardner got the loss for Staten Island.
Molloy 5, College of Staten Island 1 (7 Innings)
Molloy once again got the scoring going in the first inning of the second game, scoring two runs on an error by Staten Island. Staten Island got a run back in the third inning on a passed ball, but other than that, they couldn’t get anything going on offense.
Molloy added three more insurance runs in the fifth and sixth innings to make it a 5-1 game. Anthony Manisero scored on another error after stealing second base, and David Franchi hit an RBI single in the fifth inning. Vincent Pecora capped off the scoring with a solo home run in the sixth inning.
The reason that Staten Island couldn’t get anything going offensively was the pitching performance by Molloy’s Billy Wildeman. Wildeman pitched a complete game, only allowing two hits and striking out four batters. His sole run given up, the passed ball, was an unearned run.
Wildeman took the win for Molloy, and John Esposito took the loss for Staten Island
Adelphi 7, Assumption 4
Adelphi scored all of their runs in bunches, putting up three runs in the second inning and four runs in the fourth inning. Matt Alifano opened the scoring in the second inning with a three-run home run to right field.
He continued his impressive day with an even bigger hit in the fourth inning: a grand slam to give Adelphi a 7-0 lead. Assumption couldn’t figure out Alifano, as he went 3-5 with the two home runs, driving in all seven runs for Adelphi.
Assumption began to rally back in the eighth inning. Owen Podolec hit a three-run home run of his own, and Eric Preston hit a pinch-hit RBI double to make it a 7-4 game. However, Jacob Pedersen came in the game in relief for Adelphi and shut the door, pitching the last 1.1 innings and getting the save.
John Rizzo earned the win for Adelphi, and Patrick Harrington took the loss for Assumption.
Queens 15, Bridgeport 2
Queens scored early and often in this game, scoring 12 of their 15 runs in the first five innings. Lou Antos sparked the first rally in the first inning, hitting an RBI double and later scoring on a passed ball. Queens added five more runs in the second inning on a pair of bases-loaded walks and a bases-clearing three-run double from Andrew Smith to make it a 7-0 game.
They added three more runs in the fourth inning on a two-run single by Matt Filip and an RBI single by Colin Diez before Bridgeport got on the board in the top of the fifth inning. Alex Rauso and Anthony Pascale hit back-to-back RBI singles to make it a 10-2 game.
Queens got those runs back immediately in the bottom of the fifth, scoring two runs on a wild pitch and RBI single from Reed Hoskins. They finished their scoring in the first game in the eighth inning with a three-run home run by Filip to give them the final score of 15-2.
Liam Pulsipher got the win for Queens, and Dylan Hughes got a four-inning save. Jason Burger took the loss for Bridgeport.
Queens 13, Bridgeport 1 (7 Innings)
The offense kept going in game two for Queens, as they opened up the game with a three run first inning. Lou Antos opened the scoring again, this time with a two-run triple. Andrew Smith added an RBI single.
Their biggest inning came in the fourth, when they scored eight runs. Antos and Smith once again got the scoring going, this time with RBI singles for both. Matt Filip followed them up with a three-run double, and Collin Diez drove him in with a single. Juan De La Rosa put the finishing touches on the inning with a two-run home run to make it an 11-0 game.
They added two more runs in the fifth inning on a pair of RBI singles from Filip and Diez before Bridgeport broke the shutout in the seventh inning with an RBI single from Craig Leonard. After allowing this run, Rob Backus finished the complete game for Queens, allowing six hits and striking out ten batters.
Backus got the win for Queens, and Justin Hafele took the loss for Bridgeport.
DIVISION III:
Farmingdale 9, St. Joseph’s (Brooklyn) 4 (8 Innings)
Farmingdale came out of the gates hot in the first game, scoring in each of the first five innings. Jordan Lambert started the scoring in the first inning with an RBI single. They scored two more in the second inning. Vincent Napolitano hit an RBI single and later came across to score on an error to make it 3-0.
They scored four more runs to make it 7-0 before St. Joseph’s scored their first run. They scored on a fielder’s choice, an error, a sacrifice fly by Michael Iacobellis, and Lambert hit another RBI single.
St. Joseph’s and Farmingdale traded runs in the fourth and fifth innings to make it a 9-2 game. Nolan White was responsible for both of Farmingdale’s runs in this stretch, hitting a pair of RBI singles.
St. Joseph’s began to rally in the bottom of the seventh inning, scoring two runs on an RBI triple by Anthony Hernandez and a sacrifice fly from Kevin Reyes. They couldn’t put together anything more, however, eventually taking the 9-4 loss.
Danny Wolf got the win on the mound for Farmingdale, and Mike Santoriello took the loss for St. Joseph’s.
Farmingdale 3, St. Joseph’s (Brooklyn) 7
St. Joseph’s got on the board first in this game, scoring on a fielder’s choice off the bat of Lucas Collet in the bottom of the third inning. Farmingdale immediately responded with an RBI double from Jordan Lambert, but St. Joseph’s got the run back in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI single by Mike Medina Jr.
St. Joseph’s added four runs in the fifth and sixth innings to push their lead to 6-1. Michael Gardener started the scoring in the fifth inning with a two-run single. Anthony Hernandez hit an RBI double in the sixth inning, and Collet hit another RBI fielder’s choice.
They traded runs in the eighth inning, as Vincent Napolitano hit an RBI single for Farmingdale and Collet hit a sacrifice fly for St. Joseph’s. Farmingdale got another run in the top of the ninth inning on a sacrifice fly from Louis Annunziata, but couldn’t put together enough of a rally to get back into the game.
Andrew Monda got the win for St. Joseph’s, and Thomas Messina took the loss for Farmingdale.
St. Joseph’s (Long Island) 10, Maritime 3
St. Joseph’s opened the scoring in this game on a two-run home run from Ryan Decoursey. In the bottom of the first, Maritime responded with a run of their own on a double by Ryan Rockhill. However, St. Joseph’s took over the game after this, scoring the next eight runs of the game and taking a 10-1 lead.
Brian Forbes and Decoursey hit back-to-back home runs in the top of the fourth to give St. Joseph’s a 4-1 lead. They scored three runs in the top of the sixth inning on a two-run double from Nick Vicino and an RBI single from Joe Sanguedolce. In the seventh inning, Vicino and Sanguedolce reversed roles. This time Vicino hit the RBI single and Sanguedolce hit the two-run double to make it 10-1.
Maritime rallied in the bottom of the seventh inning, scoring two runs on a Travis Zurita RBI single and a bases loaded walk from Xavier Cruz. However, Cruz was thrown out at second on a fielder’s choice on the next play to end the rally for Maritime and complete the 10-3 win for St. Joseph’s.
Kevin Czeczotka got the win for St. Joseph’s, and Shane Sullivan took the loss for Maritime.
St. Joseph’s (Long Island) 14, Maritime 9
Maritime got on the board first in this game on a bases-loaded walk by Adam Mosca in the first inning. After this, both teams would go back and forth, combining for 11 runs in the third and fourth innings.
St. Joseph got the scoring started for this stretch, scoring three runs in the third inning on an RBI single from Brian Forbes and a two-run single from Ryan Decoursey. In the bottom half of the inning, Logan Martinson and Mosca both hit RBI doubles for Maritime to tie the game up at 3.
Hermes Abreu gave St. Joseph’s a 5-3 edge in the top of the fourth inning on a two-run home run. However, it was short lived, as Maritime responded with a grand slam from Austen Bishop to give Maritime the lead.
St. Joseph’s answered back in a big way, scoring nine runs in the fifth and sixth innings to take 14-7 lead. They took the lead in the fifth inning with three runs on RBI singles from Nick Vicino and Abreu and a sacrifice fly from Joe Sanguedolce. Their biggest inning was the sixth, when they scored six runs to put the game out of reach. Paul Gugliuzzo started the scoring with a three-run home run, and John Lynch added a two-run single later in the inning. Abreu capped off the rally with an RBI single, his fourth RBI of the day.
Maritime scored in the seventh and eighth innings on a solo home run from Bishop and an RBI single from Anthony Madigan, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the deficit.
Michael Manzolillo got the win for St. Joseph’s, and Jack Kelly earned the save. Frank Santeramo took the loss for Maritime.
USMMA 0, Mount St. Vincent 2 (7 Innings)
This game was a pitcher’s duel from both teams, as the only two runs were scored in the fourth inning. Mike Grisanti hit a two-run home run, giving Mount St. Vincent all the scoring they would need to get the win.
Aside from the home run, Tyler Reistetter was solid on the mound for USMMA. He pitched six innings, allowing four hits and striking out seven batters. He had some control issues, walking a batter and hitting five, but he navigated around almost all of those miscues. Only one of the hit batsmen came across to score on the home run.
Humberto Vela was more efficient, only striking out two batters, but facing 24 batters in a complete game shutout. He pitched to a lot of weak contact, as 12 of the outs he received were on groundouts.
Vela got the win for Mount Saint Vincent, and Reistetter took the loss for USMMA.
USMMA 6, Mount St. Vincent 5
This game featured more scoring than the first, with Mount St. Vincent striking for the first three runs in the first three innings. In the first inning, Jake Blinstrub scored on an error after stealing second base. In the third inning, they scored two runs on a double from Tyler Paulino to take a 3-0 lead.
USMMA responded, scoring the next five runs to take the lead. Garrett Clapsaddle started the scoring in the fourth inning with an RBI single. In the fifth, Noah Herdman tied the game with a two-run home run. Joey Zanetti gave them the lead in the sixth with an RBI single, and Herdman made it a 5-3 lead in the seventh with his second home run of the day.
Mount St. Vincent responded in the seventh inning, scoring two runs of their own to tie the game up at 5. Eric Zimmerman hit a sacrifice fly, and Blinstrub tied the game after scoring on an error.
The tie stood until the ninth inning, when Jared Chambers hit a go-ahead RBI single to make it a 6-5 game. Tommy Payton came in in the ninth inning to face two batters, getting both out and earning the save.
Grant Corb earned the win in relief for USMMA, and Andrew Geiger took the loss for Mount St. Vincent.
In total, teams on Long Island went 12-6 today.
