Photo Credit: Vinny Messana Don’t try to come into Dowling‘s kitchen and steal their cake. They won’t have any of it. They staved off Concordia’s ninth inning rally to hang on 5-4 for their ninth home win in 10 opportunities.David Montiverdi started for the Golden Lions and he was exceptional. He threw 8.1 innings, allowed three ER on 10 hits, walked nobody and struck out five. It was his first win of the season.After allowing an RBI double in the top of the first, Montiverdi settled down and was dominant.His offense backed him right away, tying it up in the bottom of the first and taking the lead in the second inning on an RBI single by Tyler Piccolo.RJ Going drove in two with a single in the fifth inning, scoring Anthony Ferrante and Rob Costanzo. They opened up t...
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana MLB wasn’t the only place to find action on the diamond today. There was some crucial games being played by Long Island teams. Division-II:Dowling defeated Queens by the score of 9-2, which means they took three of four in the series against the ECC foes. Dominick Danetti started and dominated–he threw seven shutout innings, allowed only two hits and four walks while striking out nine. He was relieved by Robert Rose, David DeJesus and David Montiverdi.They wasted no time in opening up a 1-0 first inning lead on a sac fly by Jon Cruz. They added two in the third on Cruz’s two-run single to score Anthony Ferrante and Adam Schuster. After being held scoreless for four innings, they broke it open with a five-spot in the eighth inning on a two-run d...
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana It was a slow, but action-packed day for college teams. Despite only three teams in action, there was an extra inning game and a terrific pitcher’s duel. Division-I:Hofstra was defeated by Villanova 3-1. The offense only mustered six hits against opposing starter Josh Harris, despite drawing four walks and striking out only once. The Pride’s starter, Chris Bonk, threw eight innings, allowing three runs on 11 hits while striking out three.Villanova got on the board in the first inning on an RBI single. They added two runs in the sixth inning to open up their lead. The Pride’s lone run came in the bottom of the ninth on a sac fly by Eric Ferguson.The Pride falls to 7-12. The two teams will be back in action tomorrow afternoon.Division-II:LIU Post...