David Palmer
New Haven’s Ninth Inning Walk Off Pushes Them Past Adelphi in First Round
A ninth inning PJ Contreras walk with the bases loaded helped give No. 2 ranked New Haven a 3-2 victory over No. 3 Adelphi in round one of the Northeast-10 Championship. Both teams came into the ballgame well acquainted with each other, with the season series split 2-2. The Chargers held a conference best 34-8 record, while Adelphi maintained a respectable 26-18-1 record. New Haven struck first with two runs in the bottom of the second. A Dylon Grzenda groundout would bring home Jack Zagaja. The very next batter, second baseman James Myers would deliver a squeeze bunt to third base, plating Andrew Garcia and giving the Chargers an early 2-0 lead. After that the starters began to settle in. For Adelphi, Daniel Taggart would go five solid innings, giving up just two runs and five hits. His ...
David Palmer Ready to Carry the Load for New Haven
Coming off a strong freshman season at New Haven University, former East Islip star pitcher David Palmer is ready to take the next step and lead the Chargers to the NE-10 championship. The 6’5″ hurler threw 42.1 IP and compiled a 6:1 K/BB ratio over eight starts. He and fellow Long Island native, Vincent Aprea, both held their own as freshman starting pitchers in an uber-competitive environment. With that valuable learning experience now under his belt, he is ready to step up next year. I had the chance to speak with him and here’s what he had to say… Do you come from an athletic family? I do. All my siblings play sports and my parents come from an athletic background. I also am cousins with Ryan Steffans from Commack. Pitching runs in our family. You had a very dec...
