John Bellock
LIU Post Splits With Bridgeport
Photo Credit: LIU Post Athletics The LIU Post Pioneers salvaged a series split with Bridgeport by winning 11-4 in the series finale. They scored nine of their 11 runs in the final two innings to turn defeat into triumph. The Pioneers trailed 4-2 in the seventh inning but they broke through with four runs thanks to two runs on a single by Kenny Daley and a two-run error off the bat of Anthony Brunetti. In the eighth inning, they scored five more runs. The first came on another costly error by Bridgeport to bring the Pioneers’ seventh run home. Vinny Iacono‘s RBI double and Daley’s RBI single brought the score to 11-4.Dan Jagiello, who threw eight innings and struck out eight while allowing four ER, received his fourth victory of the season. Dillon Burke closed it out with ...
Jake DeCarli, Pioneers Cruise Past St. Thomas Aquinas
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWZXbvS75t0]Pitching against the reigning regional champs proved to be no obstacle for LIU Post‘s ace Jake DeCarli. The 6’0″ sophomore boosted his resume with seven strong innings, allowing one run on five hits, two walks while striking out six to improve his record to 3-1 and actually increased his ERA to 0.76, as the Pioneers cruised past the Spartans 9-3.His fastball-slider combo was too much for the Spartan offense.“You gotta throw sliders when they’re an aggressive hitting team,” said DeCarli. “You want to establish it early,” he added.The offense supported him as well. They opened up the scoring on a wild pitch in the bottom of the first that brought in Kenny Daley. They opened it up with three-sp...
March 24 Recap
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana Division-I: Hofstra: The Pride defeated Manhattan 4-2. They trailed 2-1 in the seventh but they scored three runs–highlighted by Ryan Donovan‘s two-run single. Brad Witkowski tied the game at 2 with an RBI double. They compiled only four hits in the game, but it did not matter. Brian MacDonald got the start for Hofstra–he threw six inning, allowing one ER on seven hits while striking out six. He received the no-decision. Chris Weiss saved his first game of the year with a clean ninth. The Pride are now 6-11. Division-II: Dowling defeated Adelphi 12-1. You can read the recap here. Molloy defeated St. Thomas Aquinas 5-2 to split the four-game series. Ron Bauer was absolute nails–he struck out 15 over 8 dominant innings. He walked three and ...
