Nick Kozlowski
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...
David Leiderman Wins it For Hofstra in 13th Inning
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana In another low-scoring game for the Pride, David Leiderman provided the go-ahead two RBI single in the top of the 13th to give his team a 3-1 lead that would stand up.Freshman starter Adam Heidenfelder (MacArthur ’14) threw six shutout innings against Villanova, allowing two hits, five walks while striking out two.He did not factor in the decision due to the Pride not being able to muster anything on offense. Opposing starter Ryan Doty was very difficult and held the Pride off the board until the eighth inning. In the top of the eighth, Brad Witkowski (3-for-6, 1 RBI) tripled down the right field line to score Steven Foster and give the Pride a 1-0 lead.Converted starter Nick Kozlowski set down the side 1-2-3 in the eighth but ran into trouble in the ninth...
March 25 Recap
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana Division-I: Stony Brook topped Sacred Heart 8-4, you can read the game coverage here. NYIT edged LIU-Brooklyn 8-7. They did most of their damage in the fifth inning. Joe Daru walked with the bases loaded to tie the game at 4. Thomas Joannou followed suit by doing the same to give the Bears the lead. Josh Canabal added insurance with an RBI single and Nick Sebastian opened it up with a two-run double. LIU didn’t go down without a whimper, they put up two in the bottom of the ninth to make it close. Canabal, Sebastian and Anthony Martelli each compiled two hits. It was their third win of the season. Hofstra pulled off an upset at St. John’s with a 6-4 victory. They used a four-run second inning off Alex Katz to get all the offense they needed. Brad Wit...
Kozlowski Leads Pride over Tribe
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_p9775XzI4] After a 21 day layoff, the Hofstra Pride came out sharp against the College of William & Mary with a 6-4 victory against the CAA foe. Senior ace Nick Kozlowski rebounded from a rocky start to complete six innings, allowing three ER while striking out five. “It’s awesome,” he said. “It’s amazing coming back and facing actual hitters instead of our guys in the cages like we did for two weeks. It’s good to see difference faces out there,” he added, Kozlowski walked five and initially looked like it would be an early day, but he settled down and began blowing fastballs by the Tribe. Bowie Matteson came in relief, and after allowing the first three runners to get on and a run crossing the plate...
