Author: Vinny Messana

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...

The Farmingdale Rams defeated New Jersey City by the score of 9-2 to improve to 15-9 on the season. Freshman Kevin Martinez pitched five shutout innings for his first collegiate win. Danny Paccione continued his hot hitting at he went 3-5 with a run scored and RBI. His average is now up to a lofty .480 on the season. David Zilnicki, Anthony Alvino, Ron Remi and Ed Bergmann all compiled multiple hi...

Photo is credited to goseawolves.org The Stony Brook Seawolves defeated Iona on Tuesday by the score of 12-3. Jack Parenty continued his torrent hitting with a 4-5 performance with an RBI and Brett Tenuto was 3-3 with two RBI. Chad Lee was awarded his first win of the season, as he tossed 4.1 scoreless innings. He was relieved by three Stony Brook pitchers who combined to toss the next 4.2 innings...

It had the looks of a lopsided affair in favor of CW Post after a two-run second inning which featured some sloppy defense. Additionally, the Panther starter, Nick Batas making his first collegiate start, was injured by a comebacker which forced him to leave the game. His replacement, sophomore Mike Cranston, did a commendable job keeping CW Post at bay and allowing the Panthers an opportunity to ...

Photo is credited to panoramio.com The Golden Lions of Dowling split a double header yesterday with the University of Bridgeport at the beautiful facilities of the Ballpark at Harbor Yard. Game one went to Bridgeport by the score of 6-2. They got out to a quick 4-0 lead in the first and tacked on runs on the second and third innings. From that point on, Dowling was forced to play catch up. They sc...

Farmingdale: The Rams cruised by Maritime both games of the DH by scores of 16-9 and 10-6. In the first game, Anthony Eilers relieved Chris Dragone, who lasted just 0.2 innings, and tossed the next 4.1 innings. The Rams bats came to play, with David Zilnicki, Danny Paccione and Anthony Alvino all going yard during a 13-hit performance. Paccione, Ron Remi and Rom Rydzewski all had three hits in the...

Photo is credited to AUPanthers.com The Panthers won two crucial games against Merrimack by the scores of 1-0 and 12-3. In the first game it was senior Jeff Andersen who dominated for 7.1 innings, allowing only six hits and one walk while striking out three. He left with a 1-0 lead, which was scored by junior John Campbell on a fielder’s choice. The run stood up as the Panthers gave the ball...

Farmingdale State: The Rams hosted Mount Saint Mary at Farmingdale for a Skyline Conference double header. Farmingdale had a 5-2 lead going into the bottom of the eighth, when David Zilnicki hit an inside-the-park grand slam to put any realistic comeback thoughts to rest. Mike Dolce was efficient today, going 6.1 innings with six K’s, three hits and only one earned run to keep his record a p...