Author: Vinny Messana
Adelphi Falls to Stonehill, 2-1, Face Elimination Tomorrow
Photo Credit: Stonehill University Just two days after pulling off an upset of No. 1 ranked Pace, Adelphi was defeated, 2-1, by Stonehill and now face elimination in the Northeast-10 conference playoffs.Staring pitcher Jonathon Mulford entered the game unblemished at 7-0 but allowed a first inning run on an RBI single. In the second inning, Stonehill increased their lead to 2-0 on a sac fly to rig...
Jake DeCarli and the No. 4 LIU Post Travel to Uniondale to Take on No. 1 Dowling
Today is the first round of the ECC tournament with No. 4 LIU Post taking on No. 1 Dowling. Those rankings can be thrown out in a match up like this. The team’s are very familiar with eachother, having played a four-game series less than one month ago. The Pioneers won three of four including a 7-2 victory with today’s starter, Jake DeCarli, on the mound. Here’s a quick rundown o...
Stony Brook Wins Wild One over NYIT
What makes Stony Brook a dangerous team is they can play to any team’s strength. On Tuesday they were in a slugfest and scored 18 runs on 18 hits against NYIT.They held a 5-0 lead in the top of the third with Aaron Pinto on the mound, but he struggled mightily in the third inning. NYIT took a 7-5 lead with the big knock coming on a three-run home run by Louis Mele (3-for-6 four RBI), who now...
Who Should’ve Won the Skyline Conference Pitcher of the Year?
Debating awards will always be a hot topic. It’s just the nature of the beast. Does the player with the best statistics win, or do you consider the quality of opponents, conference stats, run support? This year was no different when Tim Ingram was named Pitcher of the Year by the coaches yesterday. While Ingram is a phenomenal pitcher that had great numbers, he was not the only deserving pit...
Adelphi Pulls Off the Upset over Pace
Photo Credit: Adelphi Athletics Adelphi knocked off No. 1 ranked Pace, 6-2, to move past the single-elimination round and officially entered the Northeast-10 tournament this weekend.The offense came to play today against Pace’s ace, Josh Garran, who entered the game with a 2.08 ERA but was tagged with five ER in 4.1 innings. The big blow was Tyler Murphy‘s two-run double in the fifth i...
Ben Brown Improves to 5-0, Ward Melville Clinches League 1 with 10-3 Victory
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuduALfP5Rg]They say league games are the most intense, and this one lived up to the billing.Ward Melville clinched the League I title with a 10-3 win over Pat-Med in a wild and contentious game that featured both player and fan ejections from confrontations.Sophomore starter Ben Brown was above the chaos– he improved to 5-0 with a complete game victor...
Adelphi-Pace Preview
Pace will host Adelphi today at 1 pm in the first round of the Northeast-10 playoffs. The Setters (21-17, 12-8) are the No. 1 seed in the southwest division of the conference. The two teams met on March 25 and the Setters were victorious 11-1. Since then, the Panthers are a much improved team. Additionally, they are very dangerous team with Jonathon Mulford on the mound. He last pitched on Saturda...
Nick Fanti Overwhelms Kings Park, Strikes Out 14 in 6-0 Shutout
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Tz4mhtBrfY] It’s nice to have a stud pitcher that consistently fires fastballs by the opposition. Hauppauge has that luxury this year with LHP Nick Fanti–who continued his absurd season with a two-hit shutout of Kings Park with 14 strikeouts. He is now 6-0 on the season and will most likely get drafted in next month’s Rule IV MLB draft. &#...
Northeast-10 Playoff Field Set
The Northeast-10 playoff field is set and the Adelphi Panthers have earned the No. 4 seed in the southwest division. They will take on No. 1 seed Pace on Tuesday at 2 pm. Jonathon Mulford is expected to be the starter for the Panthers and he is undefeated at 7-0. We will have more coverage tomorrow including a deeper look into the match up. Should the Panthers advance in the tournament, they will ...
ECC Playoff Field Set
Dowling has been crowned co-regular season champions with a 15-9 record in conference play. They tied with Bridgeport. On Thursday, Dowling will be the home team against LIU Post in the first round of the playoffs, which will be held at Molloy College. On paper, it would seem the Golden Lions are the superior team, but on April 11 they faced Pioneers’ ace Jake DeCarli and were defeated 7-2. ...
Farmingdale Forces Deciding Game
What a game! Trailing 4-3 in the 10th inning against likely Skyline Conference Pitcher of the Year, Tim Ingram, the Farmingdale Rams mounted a two-run rally and won on a walk off error to force a do-or-die championship game.It was a back-and-forth game that was ultimately decided on Old Westbury‘s third error of the game.Farmingdale took a 2-0 first inning lead on an RBI double sliced down t...
