Tommy Zeigen
Ingram Throws 132 Pitches Over Eight Innings, 14 K Performance to Lead Old Westbury to 7-5 Victory
Photo Credit: Old Westbury Athletics After waiting nearly 2 hours to begin the game, Old Westbury took down No.2 Baldwin Wallace University 7-5 behind Tim Ingram‘s gutsy 132 pitch, 14-strikeout performance. “I was a little tired,” said the senior right hander. “I threw a lot of pitches and every pitch was max effort because I was throwing against a very good offensive team,” he added. Fortunately, the offense came to play today. Old Westbury took a 3-0 lead in the first inning on RBI singles by Dean Sheridan and Jonathan Pagan. Sheridan came around to score on a wild pitch. Ingram was downright nasty in the first four innings, striking out eight batters and allowing only two hits. The Panthers opened it up with three more runs in the fifth thanks to an RBI tr...
David Groeneveld Voted April’s MVP
Photo Credit: LIU Post Athletics The people have spoken! After a whopping 2.548 votes, LIU‘s first baseman David Groeneveld has been voted MVP of April. Last month, Dan Parisi of Dowling had the award bestowed upon him after receiving a majority of the 748 votes. This season, Groeneveld is batting .305 with a .407 OBP and .421 SLG percentage. He has nine extra-base hits. In April, however, he has taken his game to another level. He entered the month with a .219 average after their March 30 game against St. Thomas Aquinas. Since then, he has amassed 22 hits in 17 games and scored seven runs to become one of the most consistent forces in the Pioneers’ lineup. “I thought it was really good,” he said in regards to his April performance. “I made a few adjustments t...
Old Westbury Wins Eleventh Straight
Photo Credit: Old Westbury Athletics It’s always good to be entering the postseason on a hot streak. The Old Westbury Panthers are on fire, having won their eleventh consecutive game today against United States Merchant Marines academy 6-1. They fell behind 1-0 in the first inning but responded with six unanswered runs over the next eight innings to improve to 22-8. Dean Sheridan drove in Matt Taurisani with an RBI double in the fifth inning to give the Panthers are 2-1 lead. They never looked back after that.They compiled 10 hits–Sheridan, Tommy Zeigen and Jacob Coners all had two hits.Vinny Bieniek recorded the victory with a shutout inning of relief, he is now 2-0 on the season. Nick Dorcean recorded the save with two shutout innings while compiling five strikeouts. The Pant...
Tim Ingram and Caleb Olsen Throw Gems in DH Sweep of Purchase
Photo Credit: Old Westbury Athletics Old Westury flashed their arms in a DH sweep of Purchase by the scores of 7-2 and 6-0. Their top two starters, Tim Ingram and Caleb Olsen both threw gems. The Panthers are now 21-8.In the first game, Olsen went eight innings, allowed 0 ER and struck out six while walking one to improve to 5-2. Photo Credit: Old Westbury Athletics Through seven innings, it was 1-1 but the Panthers bats came to life. Tommy Zeigen hit a go-ahead sac fly to score Dean Sheridan. They opened it up with a two-run single by Jesse Matos. Nick Dorcean closed it out with a clean ninth inning.In the second game, it was all Tim Ingram. He threw a one-hit shutout, he struck out 15 and walked only one.His numbers are freakish–he now has 1.26 ERA through 50 innings, allowing onl...
Old Westbury Wins On Senior Night in 10 Innings
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana Senior Night is supposed to be a nice, easy victory. Old Westbury‘s win Tuesday night over the City College of New York was anything but. It took 10 innings, and it included eight errors and 17 hits but the Panthers won 5-4 on an RBI single by the red-hot Tommy Zeigen. Old Westbury starter Tyler Kapela was terrific–he allowed one ER in six innings, struck out three and walked one. He did not factor in the decision. Nick Dorcean came on in relief in the seventh and struck out six in four shutout innings. He allowed only one hit while walking two.The offense compiled 10 hits–Nick Yip had three, Zeigen and Dean Sheridan both had two.In the 10th inning, Yip led off with a double down the right field line. Christian Faust was intentionally walked,...
Old Westbury Sweeps the Weekend
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana The Old Westbury Panthers swept two teams this weekend on their way to improving to 17-8 overall and 8-4 in the Skyline Conference.On Friday, they swept Yeshiva University by a combined score of 33-6. While it is hardly an accomplishment to defeat them, it was what needed to be done. They benefited from 11 Macabees errors. In Game 1, Justin Mize recorded the win. He threw five innings, allowing two ER. Tommy Zeigen led the offense with three hits, three runs score and two RBI. In Game 2, Nick Schoen set a career-high with 13 k’s in a complete game shutout. He walked two and allowed four hits.Once again, Tommy Zeigen had three hits but he drove in four runs this time. Jake Schwartz had three hits and drove in three runs as well. Robinson Hernandez hit a ...
March 30 Recap
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana Division-I:Stony Brook split a DH with UMass-Lowell. They won the first game 2-1 on a walk-off two-run single by Robert Chavarria which scored Cole Peragine and pinch runner Billy McLean.Daniel Zamora threw a seven inning complete game. He allowed only one run, struck out nine, walked two and allowed four hits. It was his third win of the season. The offense was stagnant for six innings, but they came through when it mattered most. Jack Parenty added two more hits–he is off to a tremendous start this season with 29 hits already.Division-II:Dowling also split their DH with Wilmington to bring their record to 11-4. In the first game, Tyler Hardison got the Golden Lions on the board with a solo home run in the second inning. Wilmington tied it up in their hal...
Old Westbury Puts Up Three Touchdowns on Mount St. Vincent’s
Photo Credit: Old Westbury Athletics It’s hard to have a better offensive day than the Old Westbury Panthers did in their double header. They followed up a 10-run output with a 23-run onslaught against Mount St. Vincent’s pitching staff.They had three separate innings of scoring five or more runs. Sophomore Tommy Zeigen, normally known for his defense, hit two home runs–including a grand slam–while driving in six runs. In total, the Panthers hit four home runs. Robert Crocitto and Nick Yip also went deep–the former of which was a grand slam.The Panthers compiled 21 hits–Joey Walsh, Zeigen and Yip all had three.Tim Igram was the benefactor of the offensive juggernaut. He threw five innings, allowed one ER on three hits, one BB while striking out seven in ...
Six-Run Sixth Powers Old Westbury Past Mount St. Vincent’s
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana Tommy Zeigen broke a 3-3 tie in the sixth inning with an RBI double to right field to give the Old Westbury Panthers a 4-3 lead over Mount St. Vincent’s. The Panthers added five more runs to put the game away and improve to 7-2 on the season.Tyler Kapela recorded the win with five innings, allowing three ER, four hits and three walks while striking out four. He was relieved by Vinny Bieniek, Nick Schoen and Justin Mize who combined for four shutout innings.The offense compiled 14 hits–Eddie Hernandez, Jonathan Pagan, Christian Faust, Michael Cardino and Zeigen all recorded two hits.Faust and Nick Yip both drove in two runs.The teams will play again in the second game of the twin bill.
