by Daniel Lopes
On Saturday, 12 teams on Long Island combined to play 15 games. In total, Hofstra, St. John’s, LIU, Fordham, Stony Brook, Molloy, Queens, Adelphi, St. Joseph’s, USMMA, Farmingdale, and Maritime played.
DIVISION I:
Hofstra 11, William & Mary 8
After William & Mary scored first on an RBI single by Cole Ragone, Hofstra responded with five runs in the top of the second inning. Ryan Morash started the scoring with an RBI single to drive in Kevin Bruggeman. After another RBI single from Michael Florides, Will Kennedy hit a three-run double to give Hofstra a 5-1 lead.
William & Mary didn’t back down, scoring the next five runs over three innings to re-take the lead. They scored three runs in the third inning without recording a run-scoring hit, scoring on a fielder’s choice, error, and wild pitch. They put up two more runs in the fifth inning on a sacrifice fly from Joe Delossantos and an RBI single by Adam Quintero to give them a 6-5 lead.
The lead remained until the eighth inning, when Hofstra rallied to take it back with four runs. Zack Bailey tied the game at six with a solo home run. Later in the inning, Anthony D’Onofrio hit a two-run double to give them the lead. Kennedy finished the inning with an RBI single.
Hofstra added two more runs in the top of the ninth inning on a two-run home run from Morash. William & Mary rallied in the bottom of the ninth, with Tyler Solomon and Max Winters hitting back-to-back solo home runs to make it an 11-8 game. However, Michael O’Hanlon shut the door for Hofstra, earning the save and giving Hofstra the win.
John Mikolaicyk got the win for Hofstra, and Randy Prosperi took the loss for William & Mary.
St. John’s 0, Villanova 4
It was largely a pitcher’s duel in this game, as all four runs for Villanova were scored in the bottom of the fourth. After an error to start the fourth inning, John Whooley and Jack O’Reilly walked to load the bases for Villanova. AJ Hansen provided the first run scoring hit of the day, hitting a two-run double. Right after him, Will Reiner followed up with a two-run single to give Villanova all the offense they would need to win.
Vincent Bianchi came in in relief for St. John’s and shut Villanova down the rest of the day, only allowing two baserunners on a hit batsmen and walk in 4.1 innings. He pitched mostly to contact, only striking out one batter.
Keeping the bats quiet for St. John’s was the combination of Tyler Arella and Devin Rivera for Villanova. Arella pitched eight innings, striking out six batters and only allowing four hits. Rivera came in in the ninth inning to close out the game, walking one batter and striking out one in a scoreless inning.
Arella got the win for Villanova, and Brandon Backman took the loss for St. John’s
LIU 6, Sacred Heart 9
Both teams traded runs early in this game, scoring in the first and third innings. Giovanni Ciaccio started the scoring in the first inning with an RBI double. Sacred Heart responded with two runs of their own in the bottom half of the inning, scoring on an RBI groundout and an RBI single from Robert Farruggio to make it a 2-1 game.
LIU got a run back when Seth Surrett scored on an error in the third inning, but Sacred Heart responded again, this time with three runs in the bottom of the third inning. Dante D’amore hit an RBI single, and Joey Skarad hit a two-run double to give them a 5-2 lead.
LIU scored two more in the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly from Colin Adams and an RBI single from Jack Power. But once again, Sacred Heart responded with two runs of their own in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI double from D’amore and an RBI single from Steven Schoen. They added another two runs in the seventh inning. Farruggio hit a solo home run, and Justin Levito hit an RBI single to make it a 9-4 game.
LIU rallied in the ninth inning, scoring two runs on a home run from Michael Edelman, but it wasn’t enough, as they took the 9-6 loss.
Jake McDowell got the win for Sacred Heart, and Jalen Wade took the loss for LIU
Fordham 2, Saint Joseph’s 4
After both teams went scoreless in the first two innings, Saint Joseph’s struck first in the third inning, scoring three runs. All three runs were scored on a three-run home run by Nate Thomas. They added another run in the top of the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Luca Trigiani to make it a 4-0 game.
Fordham got two runs back in the bottom of the fourth inning. Ryan Thiesse reached on an error from the shortstop, and Chris Genaro and Andy Semo came around to score on the play to make it a 4-2 game.
That would be all the offense in the game, as the combination of Luke Smith, Matt McShane, and Ryan Devine for Saint Joseph’s came in and shut down Fordham’s bats. McShane and Devine in particular dominated, not allowing a hit and combining to strike out eight batters in 4.2 innings. Joseph Quintal pitched the final three innings of the game for Fordham, allowing one hit and striking out five batters.
McShane got the win for Saint Joseph’s, and Devine got the save. Cameron Knox took the loss for Fordham.
Stony Brook 13, NJIT 7
Stony Brook scored early and often in this game, putting up eight runs in the first three innings. Matt Brown-Eiring started the scoring with an RBI single, and Stanton Leuthner followed him up with a two-run triple to give them a 3-0 lead in the first. They scored three more in the second inning on a two-run double by Evan Giordano and an RBI groundout by Evan Fox. Giordano added another two-run double in the third inning to give Stony Brook an 8-0 lead after three innings.
After two scoreless innings, Giordano continued his impressive day, hitting a solo home run in the top of the sixth inning. Fox followed him up on the next batter with a solo home run of his own, giving them the 10-0 lead. NJIT finally got on the board in the bottom half of the sixth inning on a sacrifice fly by Jared Donnelly.
Donnelly gave them another run in the bottom of the eighth on an RBI single, and David Marcano hit a two-run home run in the next at-bat to make it a 10-4 game. Stony Brook responded with three runs in the top of the ninth on a sacrifice fly, an error, and a wild pitch to make it 13-4
NJIT scored another three runs in the bottom of the ninth on an RBI single from Nick Hussey and a two-run home run by Kevin Putsky, but it wasn’t enough as they fell 13-7
Brandon Lashley got the win for Stony brook, and Jake Rappaport took the loss for NJIT.
DIVISION II
Molloy 17, Queens 7
Molloy took control of the game early, scoring six runs in the bottom of the first inning. Thomas Brady started off the scoring with an RBI double. He came around to score on a sacrifice fly by Garrett Scavelli. Patrick Hoffman hit an RBI single, and David Franchi scored on an error. To cap off the inning, Robby Keane hit a two-run single to give them a 6-0 lead.
They continued to add onto it, scoring three runs in the second inning. Scavelli hit an RBI single, Franchi added an RBI double, and he later came around to score on a balk to make it 9-0.
Queens broke the shutout in the fourth inning, scoring two runs on a two-run home run by Andrew Smith. However, Molloy responded back immediately, scoring five runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Hoffman started the scoring off with an RBI single. Vincent Pecora hit a two-run single of his own, but due to an error, he also came across to score on the play. Brady finished off the inning with an RBI double, making it 14-2.
Both teams scored three runs innings across the seventh and eighth, with Queens scoring three in the seventh and Molloy scoring three in the eighth. Queens scored on a bases-loaded hit batter and an RBI single from Marc Cisco. Molloy scored their three on a two-run double by Robert Iadanza and an RBI single by Nicholas DeMicco. Queens scored two more in the ninth inning, including an RBI triple by Joe Leone, but it wasn’t enough as they lost 17-7.
Mike Andreoli got the win for Molloy, and Rob Backus took the loss for Queens.
Molloy 10, Queens 4 (7 Innings)
Queens struck first, scoring two runs in the top of the first inning. After Jayson Rodopoulos singled to lead off the game, Marc Cisco drove him in with a two-run home run to give them the early lead. However, much like the first game, Molloy immediately responded with three runs in the bottom of the first inning. Garrett Scavelli tied the game with a two-run double, and David Franchi gave them a 3-2 lead with an RBI groundout.
They added another three runs in the bottom of the second to make it a 6-2 game. Anthony Manisero hit an RBI double, and Thomas Brady drove him in with a two-run single. Queens scored a run in the third and fourth innings to cut the deficit to two runs. Matt Filip hit a solo home run in the third innings, and Juan De La Rosa hit a solo home run to make it a 6-4 game.
Molloy put the game out of reach in the fifth inning, scoring four runs to make it a 10-4 game. Chris Einemann started the scoring with a two-run double, and he later scored on a throwing error. Manisero got his second RBI of the day on a single to finish the scoring for Molloy.
Billy Wildeman got the win for Molloy, and Liam Pulsipher took the loss for Queens.
Adelphi 11, Le Moyne 3
After Le Moyne scored the first run on a bases loaded walk, Adelphi broke through in the third inning, taking a lead they would never relinquish. Michael Draskin started the scoring with an RBI single, and Alec Maag added another RBI single to give them the lead.
They broke the game open in the fifth inning, scoring five runs to take a 7-1 lead. Cooper Johnson and Jack Wishner both had RBI singles, and Anthony Cipri provided the big hit of the inning, a three-run triple. Le Moyne got a run back in the sixth inning on an RBI single by Zach Brush, but Adelphi responded with an RBI single of their own from Maag.
Adelphi put the finishing touches on the offensive side in the seventh inning, scoring three runs on a three-run home run from Kyle Olson to give them an 11-2 lead. Le Moyne scored a run in the ninth inning on an RBI double from Wyatt Patchett, but it wasn’t enough, as they took the 11-3 loss.
John Rizzo got the win for Adelphi, and Max Parker got the loss for Le Moyne.
Adelphi 4, Le Moyne 3 (7 Innings)
Adelphi struck first in this game, scoring a run in the first and second innings. Matt Alifano started the scoring, stealing home when Kyle Olson stole second base. They took a 2-0 lead in the second inning after Jose Matos was hit with a pitch with the bases loaded.
Le Moyne answered back in the fourth inning, tying the game with a two-run home run by Michael Smith. Adelphi responded in the bottom half of the fourth inning with two runs of their own to re-take the lead. Jack Wishner broke the tie with an RBI single, and Alifano hit an RBi single to make it a 4-2 game.
That score held until the top of the seventh inning, when Le Moyne made it a one-run game on an RBI single from Derrick Miller. However, Nicolas Luc shut the door after this, getting a pop up and a strikeout to secure the save and the win for Adelphi.
Jacob Marshall was tagged with the loss for Le Moyne, and Michael Storms got the win for Adelphi.
DIVISION III
St. Joseph’s 7, Purchase 1 (7 Innings)
St. Joseph’s struck first, scoring three runs in the first three innings. John Lynch started the scoring in the first with an RBI single. He hit another RBI single in the third inning, on top of an RBI single from Ryan Decoursey to give them a 3-0 lead.
Purchase scored a run in the fourth inning on an error, but St. Joseph’s responded with four more runs in the bottom of the fifth to give them a 7-1 lead. Paul Gugliuzzo and Joe Sanguedolce hit RBI singles, Decoursey hit a sacrifice fly, and Lynch hit an RBI triple to put the game out of reach.
Part of the reason it was out of reach was because of the job Kevin Czeczotka and Ryan Foran did on the mound for St. Joseph’s. Czeczotka pitched six innings, striking out five batters and only allowing three hits. Foran finished out the game, pitching a scoreless seventh inning and striking out a batter.
Czeczotka got the win for St. Joseph’s, and Myles Scarry took the loss for Purchase.
St. Joseph’s 10, Purchase 3
The offense continued to roll for St. Joseph’s, this time starting the scoring with a seven run inning in the bottom of the third. Brian Forbes started the scoring with an RBI triple. After that, Ryan Decoursey, John Lynch, Nick Vicino and Joe Sanguedolce combined to hit back-to-back-to-back-to-back RBI doubles. Hermes Abreu capped off the scoring in the inning with a two-run home run.
They added two more runs in the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly from Forbes and a solo home run by Decoursey to make it a 9-0 game. Purchase broke the shutout in the fifth inning with a sacrifice fly by Jason Sebastiano, but St. Joseph got the run back in the seventh inning on a sacrifice fly by John Thatcher.
Purchase scored two runs in ninth inning on a groundout and an RBI single from James May, but Anthony Cinquemani finished the inning for St. Joseph’s, finishing up their second win of the day.
Charles Aurandt got the win for St. Joseph’s, and Cass Muller took the loss for Purchase.
Farmingdale 5, USMMA 4 (8 Innings)
After both teams went scoreless in the first two innings, Farmingdale struck first with three runs in the third inning. After an RBI groundout by Vincent Napolitano, Patrick Dallas and Jordan Lambert hit RBI singles. USMMA immediately responded with two runs of their own on singles from Tyler Reistetter and Jared Chambers to make it a 3-2 game.
In the fourth inning, Farmingdale added another run on a fielder’s choice to make it 4-2. USMMA tied it an inning later on a two-run double by Chambers, his third RBI of the game.
The game remained knotted until extra innings. Bobby Pollack broke the tie in the eighth inning, hitting a solo home run to give Farmingdale a 5-4 lead. Stephen Clancy finished his complete game in the bottom of the eighth inning, striking out two batters in a clean inning to end the win for Farmingdale.
Clancy got the win for Farmingdale, and Kole Register took the loss for USMMA.
Farmingdale 5, USMMA 2
Much like the first game, Farmingdale struck first in this game, this time on a fielder’s choice off the bat of Michael Iacobellis. USMMA responded in the bottom of the first inning with two runs on a two-run home run from Tyler Reistetter to take a 2-1 lead. However, these would be the last runs that USMMA scored in the game.
Farmingdale tied the game up in the fourth inning with an RBI single by Daniel Molina. They took a lead they wouldn’t relinquish with three runs in the fifth inning. Jordan Lambert hit a sacrifice fly, Justin DiMartino hit an RBI single, and Iacobellis scored on an error.
After allowing the home run in the first inning, Farmingdale went to the bullpen early. It worked out, as Christian Esperon and Joe Marino combined to throw 6.2 innings without giving up a run. They allowed five hits, striking out four batters and only walking one.
Marino got the win for Farmingdale, and Jacob Syversen took the loss for USMMA.
Maritime 5, Mount Saint Mary 11 (7 Innings)
Maritime scored first in this game, putting up three runs in the first inning. After Travis Zurita led the game off with a double, Freddy Forgione hit a two-run home run. Later in the inning, Adam Mosca hit an RBI double to give them a 3-0 lead.
While they didn’t score until the third inning, Mount Saint Mary’s offense exploded when they did, scoring all 11 of their runs in three innings. They started with two runs in the bottom of the third inning on a bases loaded walk and an RBI single from Dominick Marzigliano.
Their biggest inning was the fourth, when they scored five runs. Jack Goodwin hit a two-run double, and Marzigliano hit a three-run home run. They scored their last four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Cullen Roper scored on a passed ball, Goodwin hit an RBI groundout, and Anthony Franco hit a two-run double.
Maritime scored two runs in the top of the sixth inning on RBI singles from Jaden Shea and Anthony Madigan, but it wasn’t enough, as they took the 11-5 loss.
Matthew Borriello got the win for Mount Saint Mary, and Shane Sullivan took the loss for Maritime.
Maritime 6, Mount Saint Mary 7 (10 Innings)
Once again, Maritime struck first in this game, scoring two runs in the first inning on an RBI groundout from Austen Bishop and an RBI double by Logan Martinson. Mount Saint Mary’s responded, scoring three runs of their own in the bottom half of the first. Two runs scored on an error after a single from Dominick Marzigliano, and he came across to score later in the inning on a passed ball.
Maritime stayed active on offense, scoring three runs in the second and third innings and re-taking the lead. Ryan Rockhill hit a two-run single in the second inning, and Adam Mosca added an RBI double in the third inning. They took a 6-3 lead in the top of the seventh after Bishop hit an RBI single.
However, Mount Saint Mary rallied, scoring three runs in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game at six. Marzigliano hit an RBI single, and Brandon Nolasco hit a two-run single to tie the game.
The score remained tied at sixth until the bottom of the tenth inning. Anthony Franco broke the tie, hitting a walk-off single to give Mount Saint Mary’s a 7-6 win.
Michael Di Tullio got the win for Mount Saint Mary, and Eric Wenig took the loss for Maritime.
Overall, teams on Long Island finished 10-9 on Saturday.
