Author: Vinny Messana

After five consecutive Skyline Conference championships, it would actually be more of a surprise if somebody defeated the Farmingdale Rams in a playoff game. They took the first step in capturing their sixth straight as they shutout Maritime 5-0 behind Anthony Eiler’s six shutout innings. The senior left hander improves to 4-2 on the season. David Zilnicki got Farmingdale on the board in the...

It wasn’t quite New York Giants defeating New England Patriots in the Super Bowl, but Maritime upset St. Joe’s in the first-round of the Skyline Conference playoffs with a 4-0 shutout. It comes as a surprise considering the track record of the teams leading up to this point. The loss means that the Golden Eagles season ends at a disappointing 16-22 record. Maritime starter Chris Meyers...

After a short hiatus, Baseball on the Island returns. Not a moment too soon either. The playoffs are right around the corner for some teams–and already upon us for some–and Long Island teams are gearing up. St. Josephs begins the first-round of the Skyline tournament today as they face Maritime in a win-or-go-home matchup. Here is where the rest of the teams stand as May begins: Adelph...

Farmingdale State: The Rams took both games of a doubleheader Saturday against Purchase, clinching the #1 seed in the Skyline playoffs with a 15-1 conference record. In game one, the Rams won 4-2, who were led on offense from catcher Eric Weiner, who went 3-4 with two RBI and a run scored. Anthony Eilers dominated in game two, throwing a complete game shutout in seven innings, allowing only four h...

Photo is credited to LIUPostPioneers.com The Adelphi Panthers took a commanding 6-0 lead after three innings, but ultimately CW Post kept chipping away and won on a walk-off single in the ninth by Angel Pimental. The victory sent CW Post to 13-17 on the year, and drops the Panthers to 17-17-1. In the top of the first the Panthers scored four runs, thanks to a three-run triple by Rich Mejia and an ...

Adelphi: The Panthers were nearly no-hit by Jonathan Chudy of Pace, who held them hitless into the eighth inning. They defeated Adelphi 3-0 to improve their overall record to 24-9 while the Panthers drop to 17-16-1. John Mulford took the tough luck loss for the Panthers, allowing three runs in seven innings as he drops to 3-1 in his freshman year. Dillon McNamara came on in the relief to toss a sc...

Photo is credited to GoSeawolves.com Despite an otherwise disappointing season thus far, Tim Knesnik has become the fourth Stony Brook player to be named Rookie of the Week. The award bodes well for the future of the team as they clearly have the makings of a solid core group of players. The previous winners were Daniel Zamora, Jack Parenty and Austin Shives. Knesnik tossed eight innings on the we...

Photo is credited to GoHofstra.com Bryan Verbitsky of Hofstra delivers a pitch during an April 14 game. Verbitsky tossed the final three innings.

Farmingdale State:The Rams swept NYU-Poly in a doubleheader on Sunday, 3-0 and 16-0. The pitching led the way mainly with a combined no-hitter from Kitt Cameron, Kevin Martinez and Dominick Morelli in the second game. The first game was a combined shutout by six different pitchers. The Rams are on a 10-game winning streak as they improve to 19-9 and 11-1 in conference play. Old Westbury: The Panth...

Farmingdale: The Rams won two huge games over rival St. Joseph’s. In Game One, Mike Dolce continued his incredible season with eight strong innings, yielding only one run to lower his ERA to 0.72. First baseman Ron Remi drove in two runs and Dalton McCarthy drove in the other, which was more than enough for Dolce. Alex Weingarten shut the door in the ninth for his second save of the year as ...

Photo is credited to AUPanthers.com Yes it is only April 14, but Adelphi’s Dillon McNamara has broken the single-season record for saves in a season with 10. The Panthers have 17 wins, which means when they get a lead within three runs late in the game they have a huge advantage with No. 19 looming in the pen. Head Coach Dom Scala has not been afraid to use him in multiple innings, in fact, ...

Photo is credited to AUPanther.com The Panthers once dormant offense is on now on fire. They defeated Southern Connecticut State University by the score of 7-3 thanks to their third straight 14-hit effort. Kevin Hutzel stayed hot with a career-best 5-5 performance with three RBI and two runs scored. The junior catcher is now hitting .341 on the season. Freshman John Mulford improved his undefeated...