Author: Vinny Messana
Who Is Baldwin Wallace University?
Photo Credit: Baldwin Wallace University Athletics Tomorrow night the Old Westbury Panthers will take on No. 2 ranked Baldwin Wallace University of Ohio in their first appearance in the NCAA Division-III Regionals since 2001. Where are they from? If you haven’t heard of Balwin Wallace–you are not alone, because neither have I. They went 31-10 this season in the Ohio Athletic Conferenc...
Six-Run Fourth Inning Powers Mount Sinai Past Glenn 7-4
Brandon Bonnano delivering a pitch in the seventh inningPhoto Credit: Vinny Messana Trailing 2-0 in the fourth inning against Glenn, the Mt. Sinai Mustangs strung together four straight hits and eight hits in total against starter Tyler Arella to take a commanding 6-2 lead.It was a lead they would not relinquish.“We had a better approach at the plate,” said Mt. Sinai Head Coach Eric Re...
Power Ranking No. 3
The third and final installment of the weekly Power Rankings… 10. NYIT (14-30)They won 10 more games this year than last season, thanks in large part to the emergence of Louis Mele and Josh Canabal at the plate but the pitching compiled a 7.53 ERA and it was just not enough to creep towards .500. 9. Hofstra (19-29)Steven Foster, Chris Hardardt and Brad Witkowski all hit over .300 (with Foste...
Jonathon Mulford Ready for Next Phase of His Career
Photo credit: Adelphi Athletics Prior to his first collegiate start on March 9, 2013, Jonathon Mulford was sitting in the dugout preparing himself to face a St. Thomas Aquinas team that is a perennial powerhouse.Starting a freshman against them could be a risky move, you would think. It’s easy to tell when they’re overwhelmed–you can see the deer-in-the-headlights look or lots of...
Hofstra Closes Out Season
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana The book is closed on Hofstra’s 2015 season. They finished by losing two of three to James Madison University.The bright spot of today’s 23-7 loss was Brian MacDonald‘s three hits and Steven Foster‘s 2-for-2 performance with two RBI and two runs scored.Unfortunately, the pitching staff was not effective–allowing 15 hits and 10 ER. Thirteen ...
Stony Brook Clinches No. 1 Seed in America East Tournament
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana Thanks to a 16-4 conference record, Stony Brook has clinched the No. 1 seed in the America East tournament.They finished up a three-game sweep of UMass-Lowell today with a 9-0 shutout. Ryley MacEachern threw seven shutout innings, allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out five. Nicholas DiEva closed the door with two shutout innings of relief. They wasted no...
Dowling Earns No. 5 Seed in East Regional
Hold your phone–it’s not over yet! For the second straight year the Dowling Golden Lions have earned a spot in the East Regional despite not winning the ECC Conference due to their strong 27-15 record. They will take on No. 2 Stonehill in the first round, who is currently 33-13. Last season, Dowling won the first three games of the tournament behind complete game by Tyler Badamo, Tom B...
Stony Brook Lowers Magic Number to 2
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana Stony Brook swept a DH by the scores of 5-3 and 9-3 and have lowered their magic number to clinch the America East to 2. They lead UMBC by 3.5 games in the standings so any combination of Sea Wolve victories or UMBC losses that add to two will result in Stony Brook getting the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament. There are four more regular season games to go. In th...
Austin Mars Throws 3-Hit Shutout, Andrew Purcell Collects 100th Career Hit
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QhVp9-Sx5c] Despite 2015 being a rebuilding season, May 8 was a terrific day for Hicksville. Sophomore Austin Mars threw a three-hit shutout with nine strikeouts while senior Andrew Purcell collected his 99th and 100th career hit in a 7-0 shutout of Bethpage. “He had impeccable control,” said Head Coach Frank Ciaramitaro. “He used a four-s...
Disappointing Day for Three Division-II Teams
Photo Credit: Michael Parchinsky Friday was a bitter day for Adelphi, LIU Post and Dowling, who all had their seasons end prematurely in the conference tournament. After upsetting the No. 1 seed Pace, Adelphi was defeated on Thursday and faced elimination on Friday. They staved off elimination with a 7-2 victory against New Haven in which John Thompson threw 6.1 strong innings to record his second...
Another Gem by DeCarli Leads LIU Post Past No. 1 Seed Dowling
The LIU Post Pioneers defeated No. 1 seed Dowling with an 8-0 shutout. It’s hard to call it an upset when they handled them three of four during the regular season and had the ECC Pitcher of the Year on the mound.Jake DeCarli threw a CG five-hit shutout with seven strikeouts to lower his conference-leading ERA to 0.76. He allowed hits in the first, second, fifth and eighth inning but never m...
