Ryan Donovan
Bowie Matteson Wins First Career Start
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana As we mentioned in the scouting reports, Bowie Matteson is dominant when he spots his fastball. That was the case on Saturday in his first career start, when he went seven dominant innings, allowed six hits, struck out five and walked none. Chris Weiss came in for the save with a clean ninth inning.It was an old fashioned pitcher’s duel against Villanova’s Hunter Schryver. He went eight innings, struck out eight and allowed only one run while getting tagged with the tough-luck loss.The Pride’s lone run came in the third inning when freshman Steven Foster singled home Ryan Donovan to give the Pride the early lead. Sure enough, that run was enough.Foster, a 2014 graduate of Sachem North HS, is making his case to be named Baseball on the Island...
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 ...
