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Hofstra Tops LIU Post in Inter-Division Match Up
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana Today was a rare Division-I vs Division-II matchup. Hofstra fended off LIU Post, 12-9, despite getting outhit by six.The Pioneers started their ace, Jake DeCarli, who continued to do what he has all season–he threw three no-hit innings while needing only 27 pitches. Had it been a conference game he obviously would’ve pitched deep into the game but he was lifted in order to preserve him for the meaningful conference games.Reliever James Long came on and struggled, he yielded four ER in one inning of work. Dalton Rouleau hit an RBI single to score Brad Witkowski. Later in the inning, Brian MacDonald smacked his third home run of the season to score Rouleau and Jake Fallon.In the fifth inning, Hofstra broke it pen further when Fallon hit an RBI single a...
Hofstra Wins Slug Fest vs NJIT
Photo Credit: Hofstra Athletics It has not been a banner year for Hofstra to this point. But, when they get the offense going they are scary. They won 13-7 today on 14 hits against NJIT to improve to 14-22 on the season. The offense was led by the trio of Steven Foster, Brian MacDonald and Chris Weiss. Foster had a stat line that would make Jesus proud–he went 3-for-3 with three runs scored and three RBI. He hit his first home run and a double. MacDonald went 3-for-5 with four RBI and Weiss went 3-for-4, including a home run, with two RBI and two runs scored.Starter Chris Bonk went four innings, allowing four ER and was credited with his third win of the season. He was relieved by Luke Noone, who went two innings allowing one ER. Ryan Kieran came in, allowed two runs, and was remov...
Hofstra Cruises Past NYIT
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana In the battle of ‘516’ Division-I teams, the Hofstra Pride soared past NYIT for the ninth consecutive time by the score of 7-3 to improve. With the victory, the Pride improve to 10-16 on the season.The offense wasted no time in building a 1-0 lead on an RBI single by Brian MacDonald to score Eric Ferguson.They broke it open in the fourth inning, Ferguson hit a sac fly to left field to score Brad Witkowski. Ryan Donovan hit a sac fly to score Dalton Rouleau and MacDonald hit another RBI single to increase the lead to 4-0.NYIT got one back in their half of the inning on a solo home run by Joe Sebastian. The Pride answered with a run-scoring single by David Leiderman and a double steal later in the inning, in which Leiderman stole home. Adam Seibert won...
March 27 Recap
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...
Eric Ferguson Hits For the Cycle in Hofstra’s Victory
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana When a player hits a go-ahead grand slam and it’s not even the most impressive feat of the game, you know you have a wild game on your hands. Hofstra won a 12-7 thriller over Delaware, in which Eric Ferguson went 5-for-5 and hit for the cycle. The Pride were actually trailing 4-1 in the fourth inning after Tyler Powell hit an RBI double off Chris Bonk. Things looked bleak as the Pride was staring at the prospect of being swept by a conference opponent.Everything turned around in the fifth inning when Dalton Rouleau cut the lead to 4-2 with RBI double. Steven Foster sliced the lead to one with a run scoring single. Delaware extended the lead to 5-3 when Joe Giacchino hit a solo home run to right field. The Pride changed the complexion of the game in the six...
