College Recaps 2024

by Max Edelman Hofstra: The Hofstra Pride suffered a difficult defeat at the hands of the UNC Wilmington Seahawks 13-3 on the road on Friday. The Pride see their playoff hopes take a big hit, after struggling mightily against the Seahawks. Santino Rosso, Will Kennedy and Luke Masiuk each had one RBI for the Pride. After his best start of the year a week ago, Michael O’Hanlon failed to build off of that momentum. In only 22 innings, O’Hanlon allowed seven earned runs on seven hits and only struck out one. O’Hanlon was charged with his fourth loss of the season.  For the Seahawks, Kevin Jones led the way with 3 RBIs, and Jacob Shafer was the winning pitcher. The Pride are 20-29 with a 10-12 CAA record and will play the Seahawks again on Saturday. Stony Brook:  The Stony Brook Seawolves narro...

by Max Edelman Hofstra vs Stony Brook With his home run at Stony Brook today, #Hofstra senior Steve Harrington became the 12th player in program history to record 20 career home runs. #PrideOfLI pic.twitter.com/qpBdfeXYCM — Hofstra Baseball (@HofstraBaseball) May 4, 2024 The Hofstra Pride held off a late surge by their cross town rival Stony Brook Seawolves to take a narrow 3-2 road victory. The Pride used 10 hits, as well as a strong outing from starter Michael O’Hanlon to take down the Seawolves. For the Pride, they opened the scoring in the fourth inning with a home run by Steve Harrington. Later that inning, the Pride doubled their advantage when Penn Sealey singled in the second run of the game for Hofstra. The Pride wouldn’t score again until the seventh, when Dylan Palmer drove in w...

by Max Edelman Hofstra:  The Hofstra University Pride used a four run fifth inning to take down the North Carolina A&T Aggies at home 5-3 in the series opening matchup between the two teams.  The Pride, who were down 2-1 going into the fifth, used a Santino Rosso three run homer and a Michael Florides RBI single to take down the Aggies. Matt Pelcher brought in the only other run with an RBI groundout in the second inning. Michael O’Hanlon started the game for the Pride, tossing 7.2 innings, striking out seven and allowing three runs (two earned) on four hits. Mike McKenna picked up his sixth save in the victory. The Pride are 15-27 with a 6-10 league record and will take on the NC A&T Aggies again on Saturday. Stony Brook:  The Stony Brook Seawolves blew out the Monmouth Hawks 9-1 ...

by Max Edelman Division-I: Hofstra: The Hofstra University Pride used a seven run fifth inning to take down the Campbell Fighting Camels 11-7 at home in the first of a three game series between the two teams. The Pride, who were trailing by three entering the fifth, saw their offense explode en route to their fourth conference victory of the season. The offensive heroes for Hofstra were Steve Harrington, who had three RBIs including a solo home run, and Joseph Mennella who’s two RBIs came on a two run homer. Luke Masiuk also came up big for Hofstra with a pair of RBIs. Michael O’Hanlon recorded his third victory of the season on the mound. In 6.1 innings, O’Hanlon struck out six and allowed six runs (five earned) on nine hits. Mike McKenna recorded his fifth save of the season. The Pride a...

by Max Edelman Hofstra: The Hofstra Pride were defeated in the opening game of a three-game road series against the Elon Phoenix 17-6. The two teams combined for 23 runs, however, Hofstra’s pitching once again let them down, as they failed to keep the Phoenix off the scoresheet. Alex McCoy continued his hot streak, connecting on a solo home run in the contest. Matt Pelcher had three RBIs in the game as well. Will Kennedy, Michael Brown, and Steve Harrington each one RBI apiece. Michael O’Hanlon started the game for the Pride and struggled in what was his second loss of the season. Through just two and two-thirds innings, O’Hanlon allowed eight runs on eight hits. For the Phoenix, Kenny Mallory Jr. led the way with six RBIs. Sam Nomura was the winning pitcher. The Pride are 11-21 with a 3-7...