Author: Vinny Messana

Adelphi lost 5-2 to AIC in Boca Raton, FL. The Panthers have now lost six straight since their season opening victory. Senior Stephen Bove suffered the loss despite throwing six innings, yielding two runs. Cliff Brantley stayed hot for the Panthers, smashing three hits and home run. He has been quite a find for the Panthers. The Panthers will look to avoid an 0-for-Florida today against AIC. Dowli...

Yesterday was another busy day for baseball team’s from Long Island. Here’s everything you need to know. Farmingdale State won a sloppy 16-7 game over William Patterson. Both teams committed five errors, but the Rams were able to capitalize on it. They broke it open with a five-run sixth inning and added four in the seventh. Anthony Alvino went 4-for-5 with four RBI, Ryan Levine with 3...

Photo Credit: Farmingdale Athletics This is a follow up of the last post. Here is a Q & A with Ram’s ace Mike Dolce, who is coming off a season in which he compiled a 0.57 ERA in 47.2 innings.It’s clear you made the right choice coming to Farmingdale, but where there other schools you were deciding on?1. I actually was not being recruited by any schools coming out of high school. F...

The hallmark of a dominant team is dominating pitching. Farmingdale State has been able to count on a steady ace for the past six years that they have won the Skyline Conference. This year is no different, as senior Mike Dolce is coming off leading the nation in ERA at 0.57. Difference between MLB and college, however, is that the ace is recycled every couple seasons until they graduate.  Her...

There was plenty of action yesterday between the teams on their Florida trip and those on Long Island still. Stony Brook defeated Iona 4-0 behind a combined shutout of three pitchers; Tyler Honahan, Bryan Tatelman and Connor Doyle. Honahan went the first six innings, allowing only three hits while fanning seven. Together, the pitchers only allowed three hits on the day. The offense was led by Case...

After three postponements to start the 2014 season, the St. Joseph’s Eagles opened their season on Saturday with a double header sweep of Plattsburgh State by the scores of 10-6 and 1-0. In the first game, they came back from a 5-run deficit that they were in after the top of the first. They swiped the lead right back after a run in their half of the first and five in the second, with the bi...

The Farmingdale Rams are off to a solid 4-1 start, in large part to their sweep of Plattsburgh State yesterday by the scores of 12-3 and 2-0. In Game One, the game was 4-3 heading into the sixth inning when the Rams broke it open with eight runs. Anthony Alvino drove in three runs with Mike Marino adding two RBI. Mike Dolce went five strong innings and Matt Fick tossed the final two innings. The s...

The Old Westbury Panthers have gotten off to an uncharacteristic 0-8 start. They lost both games this weekend against Southern Maine and Western New England at Baseball Heaven. They got out to a 2-0 lead on Saturday on a two-run HR by Kevin Licul. They were not able to hold the fort, however, with So. Maine scoring eight unanswered runs. Chris Vitale suffered the loss, allowing six earned runs in ...

The CW Post season has gotten off to a nice 2-1 start in Lantana, Fla. They annihilated Post University 21-3 on Friday night, narrowly edged Assumption 7-6, before losing 3-1 against Wilmington University. They scored an unbelievable 17 runs in the fifth inning. Even if you subtract that inning, however, they still win the game. Rick Alessi drove in five runs, scored four and recorded three hits. ...

Photo Credit: Dowling Athletics The Golden Lions of Dowling are off to a nice 7-4 start to their season. They split the weekend against a difficult opponent in Franklin Pierce. They won the first two games on Saturday. They won 1-0 in a seven inning game. Tom Bamman fired the shutout, allowing six hits and striking out four. The lone run came across on a double by Ian Schneider in the fifth inning...

Adelphi was not the only Long Island team to suffer in Florida this weekend. The Molloy Lions, an old ECC foe, also dropped three this weekend to Wilmington, Lynn and Southern Connecticut. The loss to Wilmington was a 10-4 final. Senior Max Schonfeld suffered an uncharacteristic rough day, allowing 10 runs (three earned) on 10 hits in four innings. He was sabotaged by three errors by his defense. ...

Hoping to get away from the dreary northeast weather, the Adelphi baseball team traveled to beautiful Boca Raton, FLA for their annual trip. Ironically, the first game was cancelled due to inclement weather. They have dropped their first three games in sunny Florida to Dominican on Friday and a pair to No. 19 ranked Wilmington on Saturday and Sunday. On Friday the Panthers were in position to win ...