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Photo Credit: ESPN The Duke Blue Devils knocked off Wisconsin last night by the score of 68-63, behind Tyus Jones clutch shooting, for their fifth National Championship.There are some baseball players with Long Island connections that either attended, or root unabashedly, for Duke University and they were justifiably excited after that victory. Game over. My TEAM wins. Back to campus in 3 weeks! @DukeU— Marcus Stroman (@MStrooo6) April 7, 2015 Proud to be a Duke Blue Devil! Big s/o to my roommate @marshallplumlee! No better way to go out senior year!! #champs #DDMF #DukeFam— Remy Janco (@RemyJanc09) April 7, 2015 I’m definitely getting a Duke Championship Hat and T-Shirt! Those are nice!— Jim Ferch (@Ferch13J) April 7, 2015 In tyus jones we trust #MVP #national champs #5 #DukeNation—...

Photo Credit: Vinny Messana We’re starting to see the cream rise to the top as we head into the middle of April, while others are in danger of falling into obscurity. This will be crucial, as there are many conference double headers that will go a long way in determining the standings. Here’s what’s going on this week. Division-I: Stony Brook: They will travel to Iona tomorrow for a 3:30 game. On Wednesday this will host Manhattan at 3:30. This weekend they will host a three-game series against UMBC with a DH on Saturday and a single game Sunday. NYIT: The Bears will host their Nassau County neighbors, Hofstra, on Tuesday at 3:30. They will have off the middle of the week before taking on Siena in a four-game series beginning on Saturday with a DH. Hofstra: The Pride will...

Photo Credit: Vinny Messana The power has suddenly gone out for the Hofstra offense. They were swept this weekend in South Carolina and have now lost four in a row.They have scored five runs in their past four games. After getting shutout in consecutive games to Fairfield and College of Charleston, they were able to put up four runs today, but they couldn’t capitalize when they had runners in scoring position, This was going to be a tough series regardless,playing on the road against a team that entered with a 18-7 record is a tall order, but not they have fallen to 9-16 and their season is at a crossroads.Today Chris Weiss was the lone member of the Pride to collect two hits. Yesterday, Brett Johnson was the only player. On Friday, it was Steven Foster. Speaking of Foster, the fresh...

Photo Credit: Vinny Messana Today will be the first day with a full slate of games. Last Saturday would’ve been, but everyone was rained out.Division-I:Stony Brook will take on America East rival Maine in Orono, Maine at noon today. Last night, the Sea Wolves swept them by the scores of 8-5 in 13 innings and 3-1. In the night cap, reliever Cameron Stone recorded the three-inning save, striking out eight of the nine outs.NYIT will continue their series at NJIT with a DH beginning at noon. Last night, the Bears were trounced 14-6.Hofstra will play the middle game of a three-game set at the College of Charleston. The game will begin at three. They were shutout last night, with Chris Bonk suffering the loss. Steven Foster had two of the Pride’s six hits.Division-II:Adelphi will hos...

Written by Michael Parchinsky Adelphi survived the steady rain and five hits from Brian Cox to win their afternoon contest against the LeMoyne Dolphins by the score of 8-4. Robert Vani hit his first home run of the season in the ninth inning to provide the Panthers with some cushion and Mike Cranston recorded his third save of the season to slam the door. The game started under immense cloud cover and a continuous stream of rain. With Adelphi as the away team on their home field, the first inning went quite quickly as both starting pitchers, TJ Santiago, for the Panthers and Damian Powers, for the Dolphins, made quick work of the top of the opposing teams line up. The Panthers got the scoring started in the second inning. After a single by Nick Zito, Donato Signore hit a line drive down th...

Photo Credit: Vinny Messana  The Farmingdale–St. Joseph’s double header that was originally supposed to be played on March 28, will now be played on Monday April 6. It will be a crucial match up for the Skyline Conference rivals, with each team currently under .500 for the season, but with a 2-0 conference record. The Golden Eagles are trending up, however, they are on a four-game winning streak. The Rams are coming off a double header sweep too (of Yeshiva), with an aggregate score of 29-0, but they will have a tough test today with a double header at Keystone Stone. The teams last faced in the 2011 Regionals in Cortland, and the Rams were defeated 6-2. They are currently 10-6.

Photo Credit: Dowling Athletics March 31 was the best day of Dan Parisi’s life, he stated. It had nothing to do with being named the MVP of March.  He experienced the birth of his first born, Giavanna. “Truly the best day of my life,” said Dowling’s senior catcher. “I never thought it was possible to love someone as much as I love Giavanna,” he added. Parisi has a lot to be proud of right now–on-and-off the field. On the field, he has led the Dowling Golden Lions to a great start. Through 13 games, he is leading the team with a .435 AVG, 20 hits, 11 RBI and a .500 OBP. For good measure, he is 3-for-4 in stolen bases. Parisi was, of course, part of Dowling’s tremendous run last season in which they came within one victory of qualifying for the...

Photo Credit: Farmingdale State Athletics Great news for Long Island baseball fans. After 14 straight years of being held in Appleton, WI, the Division-III College World Series has a new location and it will be right here at SUNY Farmingdale, according a source with knowledge of the subject. “Farmingdale is right in the center of the baseball universe”, said an NCAA spokesperson. “We figured why not reward their fans with the crown jewel of events”, he added. It was just six years ago that the Farmingdale State Rams shocked the New York region by winning the tournament with a defeat of heavily favored Cortland and RPI. Farmingdale’s Tom Heeman was named MVP of the tournament. The 2015 Rams have gotten off to a slow start, but this might be just the remedy they...

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Photo Credit: Vinny Messana College teams had the spotlight for over one month, and now they will have to split the attention with the high school teams. Some publications completely ignore college during this time. We are not one of those publications. Here is the schedule for this week. Division-I: Stony Brook: They will host UMass-Lowell in a DH today beginning at 12. They will travel to Marist tomorrow for a single game at 3. This weekend they will take on Maine in a three-game set beginning Friday and concluding with a DH on Saturday. Hofstra: They will host Fairfield today at 3:30 pm. They will travel to South Carolina to take on the College of Charleston in a three-game set with single games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. NYIT: They will travel to Farleigh-Dickinson tomorrow for a ...

Photo Credit: Vinny Messana We dodged a bullet this past weekend when teams were able to get in a couple games despite another snowstorm on Friday. This week should allow for every school to get in their scheduled games. Division-I: Stony Brook: The Sea Wolves will host Sacred Heart tomorrow at 3 p.m. They will also host UMass-Lowell in a three-game series beginning Saturday. Hofstra: The Pride will host Manhattan today at 3:30 pm, before traveling to Queens to take on St. John’s tomorrow. This weekend they will play Villanova in a three-game set beginning Friday. NYIT: The Bears will travel to Brooklyn to take on LIU-Brooklyn tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. Thursday they will host Farleigh-Dickinson and will play Wagner in a four-game series this weekend. Division-II: Adelphi: The Panthers wi...

Photo Credit: Vinny Messana A little cold weather wasn’t going to stop Brendan Butler today. The senior went five innings, allowing three ER for his first win since transferring from Farleigh Dickinson, in Dowling‘s 5-3 victory over Bridgeport.He was relieved by Dominic Danetti, who threw four dominant innings out of the ‘pen for his first save–he allowed only two hits.Bridgeport took an early 1-0 lead in the second inning, but the Golden Lions quickly responded with two of their own in the second. Rob Costanzo drove in a run with a ground out to second base. Tyler Piccolo gave Dowling the lead with an RBI double. Bridgeport did tie it up in the fourth with a run-scoring single, but again the Golden Lions wouldn’t allow them to enjoy prosperity. Adam Schuster ...