Cam Alfano

by Zevan Shuster Game 1 The Farmingdale State Rams defeated the Keene State Owls in their season opener, and in game one of a doubleheader, on Saturday, March 7th. In a back-and-forth game, the Rams prevailed, thanks in large part to 5 ⅔ shutout innings to end the game by junior Joe Wolf, and senior Nicholas Rooney.  “It was something we learned last year, just keeping the zeros up on the board, even if someone goes out early,” Rooney said. “Even if someone goes out early, (our job is to) pick them up and let the team know that we’re going to keep them in the game, so that they can really grind through their at bats and make a comeback.” Farmingdale’s starting pitcher Thomas Messina did indeed struggle early, giving up three walks and a hit batter in the first inning, and more importantly,...