Author: Vinny Messana
John Galanoudis Making Waves With His Bat and His Voice
Photo Credit: Molloy Athletics It’s rare that a player can make as much noise with his voice as his bat when he’s hitting .349 with a .433 OBP, 23 RBI and 23 runs scored through 35 games in the East Coast Conference. Molloy’s John Galanoudis is one of those rare cases. He has released two country albums on iTunes; “Between the Sound and Sea” and “Fire Still Burn...
Farmingdale State Creeps Back Into the Playoff Picture
Photo Credit: Farmingdale State Athletics After winning three of four this weekend, Farmingdale State is back in the mix in the Skyline Conference playoff picture. We covered the DH on Saturday in which they split with Mount St. Vincent’s. After losing the first game 19-8, they responded by winning the next three games this weekend. On Sunday afternoon, they shutout Purchase 10-0 in the f...
St. Joseph’s Improves to 16-12 After Winning Three of Four
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana It was another good weekend for St. Joseph’s, who swept Mount St. Vincent’s on Sunday and split with Mount St. Mary’s on Saturday to improve to 16-12.On Saturday, in their 7-2 victory–they committed three errors but out-hit the opposition 13-4. Joe Calabrese and Joe Lynn both had three hits and drove in a run. Brendan Sullivan and Anthony Bonil...
Old Westbury Sweeps the Weekend
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana The Old Westbury Panthers swept two teams this weekend on their way to improving to 17-8 overall and 8-4 in the Skyline Conference.On Friday, they swept Yeshiva University by a combined score of 33-6. While it is hardly an accomplishment to defeat them, it was what needed to be done. They benefited from 11 Macabees errors. In Game 1, Justin Mize recorded the win. He t...
LIU Post Splits With Bridgeport
Photo Credit: LIU Post Athletics The LIU Post Pioneers salvaged a series split with Bridgeport by winning 11-4 in the series finale. They scored nine of their 11 runs in the final two innings to turn defeat into triumph. The Pioneers trailed 4-2 in the seventh inning but they broke through with four runs thanks to two runs on a single by Kenny Daley and a two-run error off the bat of Anthony Brune...
Molloy Wins Three of Four from Queens
Photo Credit: Molloy Lions The Molloy Lions took three of four from the struggling Queens College this weekend to improve to 19-16 on the season.After winning the first game 11-1 on Friday night, which we recapped, they won Game 1 of Saturday’s DH 4-3. They were down 3-0 in the bottom of the seventh inning, but came to life in the bottom of the seventh.Kyle Van Duyne hit a sacrifice fly to...
Dowling Wins Three of Four From Mercy
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana Dowling stayed red-hot and won three of four games from Mercy College this weekend to improve to 21-9. We covered the win on Friday night, in which Cody McParland threw seven innings and the offense racked up 17 hits. They won the second game by the score of 10-5 on Saturday. Brendan Butler improved to 5-1, but it was not his most dominating effort of the season. He w...
Three Crooked Numbers is the Formula For Adelphi
Photo Credit: Michael Parchinsky The Adelphi Panthers split with Felician in their DH on Sunday. It brings their record to 13-14 on the season.In the first game, they fell behind 1-0 in the bottom of the first on a double play that allowed the run to score. It didn’t last long, as they responded in the next half inning.John Fogarty hit a sac fly which scored Robert Vani. In the fourth inni...
NYIT Salvages Series Finale at Northeastern
Photo Credit: NYIT Athletics The Bears of NYIT won a swift two hour 14 minute game against Northeastern 2-0 to avoid the three-game sweep.They scored both of their runs in the top of the sixth. The first run came on an RBI double to right center field by Joe Sebastian (2-for-4, one R, one RBI). That was followed by a double by Gerson Sotolongo. That was all that was needed by starter David Plotk...
Stony Brook Takes Two of Three From Georgetown
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana This weekend the Stony Brook Seawolves stayed hot and won two of three at Georgetown to improve to 19-12 on the season. By winning the first two games of the series they had extended their winning streak to nine-straight games but it was thwarted on Sunday with a loss.In Game One, Tyler Honahan continued his strong season by pitching six innings, allowing one ER, allo...
Farmingdale State Splits a Wild DH with Mount Saint Vincent’s
By Jesse Borek FARMINGDALE, N.Y.—–Much like the elongated winter within context of Saturday’s pristine conditions, whatever happened on Saturday afternoon between Farmingdale State and Mount Saint Vincent’s gives the brain permanent sunburn. In the opener of the doubleheader, the Dolphins from the Riverdale section of the Bronx laid a beating on the Farmingdale Rams, 19-8. If possible...
Dowling Smacks 17 Hits En Route to 19th Win
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana The Golden Lions put up four crooked numbers and received another dominant outing from Cody McPartland as they cruised to a 12-4 victory over Mercy. They improved to 19-8 on the season.Dowling scored two in the first on an RBI triple by Michael Richter and a run-scoring single by Tyler Piccolo. Mercy got on the board in the third on a sac fly, but the Golden Lions respo...
