Author: Vinny Messana

Photo Credit: Adelphi Athletics The Adelphi Panthers have woken up. They are back on track after defeating Nassau County foe CW Post yesterday by the score of 4-0. The Panthers outplayed them so thoroughly that the held the Pioneers to two hits while they committed four errors. Mike Ceparano recorded his first collegiate victory, and he was dominant. The lefty tossed six spotless innings, allowing...

Farmingdale used to struggle in their trips to Florida. That seems to be a thing of the past. They concluded a 3-2 trip with a 7-6 victory over Nichols yesterday, who drop to 0-5. It was a back-and-forth affair and the score stood at 6-6 in the fourth. Starting pitcher for the Rams, Kevin Martinez, got hit around a little bit in his 4.1 innings of work. Kevin Cashman came on and relieved him and p...

Photo Credit: Courier Press Among the biggest obstacle in becoming a big league baseball player–aside from talent obviously– is overcoming the idea of traveling on long bus rides and putting yourself through the mental rigors of a long minor league season without the benefit of major league pay. Once you can accept that the journey is not always a quick linear path, those who truly lov...

Since starting their Florida trip with an impressive 2-1 victory over No. 10 ranked Marietta, Farmingdale St. has been inconsistent. They lost 13-8 to Baldwin Wallace, 11-5 to Mansfield prior to defeating New Paltz 7-5. In the last game, Mike Dolce won his second game of the season, although he wasn’t at his sharpest. He threw 6.2 innings, allowed 10 hits, two walks and five earned. Sophomor...

St. Joseph’s trip to Fort Myers has gotten off to a rough start. They lost 9-6 to Fredonia St and 6-5 to Southern VT. In the 6-5 loss, they were unable to hold a 5-2 lead in the sixth inning. Dan Diblasi suffered the defeat, he tossed 5.1 innings and allowed six runs (four earned). Joe Lynn drove in two runs for the Golden Eagles. They will return to action tomorrow against Mass-Boston.

After eight failed attempts, the Old Westbury Panthers won their first game of the season. They had a busy weekend, and finished 3-3 to bring their record to 3-11. They beat Yeshiva both games by a combined score of 51-0. Yeshiva is not known for their ability to win baseball games and the Panthers used it as an opportunity to bulk up. Nick Yip record six RBI, Alex Abanavas and Byron White added f...

Dowling lost in extra innings to Pace, beat Southern New Hampshire and had two games cancelled. In the extra-inning loss, Dowling didn’t help themselves by making three errors, the final one cost them the game against Pace. Tyler Badamo threw seven shutout innings but did not factor in the decision. The loss went to Robert Rose. Jon Cruz went 4-for-5 with a run scored in the loss. In their 4...

Molloy won one, lost one and had another game cancelled in North Carolina this weekend. They topped Merrimack College 3-2, before losing 6-1 to Southern New Hampshire. In the win, Molloy overcame a 1-0 deficit with a three-run eighth inning, highlighted by Kyle Van Duyne’s RBI single. In the ninth, Matt Castaneda allowed a run to cut the lead to 3-2 but closed the door for the save. Max Scho...

Although it got off to a dismal six-game losing streak, the Adelphi Panthers salvaged their annual Florida trip by winning their final two games against AIC and Assumption. In their 6-3 win against AIC, sophomore John Mulford fired a complete game, striking out 13 batters to record his first win of the season. The Massapequa native allowed only five hits and walked four. The Panthers knocked 10 hi...

The NYIT Bears had a rough weekend, getting swept by Mount Saint Mary’s. The scores were 18-7, 11-8,  13-4 and 7-0. They drop to 0-11 on the season. In the second game, they fought back hard from a 4-1 deficit and took a 6-4 lead in the top of the fourth. The bullpen was unable to hold the fort and allowed seven runs in the finals three innings. Joe Daru drove in three runs in the loss. They...

Hofstra University split a double header with Furman on Saturday in South Carolina. The Pride won the first game, 4-2, thanks to eight strong innings from Nick Kozlowski and a two-run double from Matt Ford. Kozlowski gave up six hits and two runs while striking out four. Brett Schreiber came on for the save. Furman won the second game, 5-4,  in the 10 innings on a walk-off single by Heath Burton. ...

This weekend the Sea Wolves lost two of three to UC Riverside in California. They won the first game before dropping the next two. They won 2-1 behind a great outing by Brandon McNitt in his homecoming. He yielded only five hits and one run while striking out four in seven innings. Cameron Stone saved it for him. Kevin Krause and Toby Handley drove in the runs in the second inning. They lost 3-2 i...