(Photo Credit: Stony Brook Athletics)<\/p>\n
Despite the season technically starting last weekend with a four-game set between LIU Post<\/strong> and Limestone, today feels more like Opening Day with\u00a0two\u00a0teams kicking off their season and two more tomorrow..<\/p>\n
I am writing this from College Station, TX in preparation to Hofstra’s 6:30 PM (7:30 ET) first pitch against No. 4 ranked Texas A &M. The Pride will throw Alec Eisenberg<\/strong> (5-4, 5.83 ERA last season)\u00a0and the Aggies will counter with senior Kyle Simonds<\/strong> (3-2, 2.39 ERA last season).<\/p>\n
Other Games:<\/p>\n
Stony Brook vs Dayton<\/strong>: 12:00 PM-<\/p>\n
This game will take place in Spartanburg, S.C. Dayton is coming off a 16-38 record last year. The Sea Wolves are\u00a0fresh off winning the America East conference and finishing third in the regionals. They will have senior Tyler Honahan on the bump, backed by a terrific offense led by reigning Baseball on the Island’s<\/em> MVP Jack Parenty, Johnny Caputo, Andruw Gazzola,\u00a0Casey Baker<\/strong> and a number of others.
\n(Saturday Feb. 20) NYIT vs Coppin State<\/strong> DH 10:30 AM, 2 PM-<\/p>\n
It was a tough year in 2015 for Coppin State, they won only three games. NYIT will have a chance to start the year off on a positive note. Look for the Bears to start transfer Frank Valentino in Game 1 and rely on their leadoff man Joe Daru to set the table for their boppers–Louis Mele<\/strong> and Jake Lebel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
(Saturday Feb. 20) Molloy vs Pfeiffer University DH\u00a0 12:00 PM, 3 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n
Molloy will be counting on a potent offense led by Deilyn Guzman, Kevin Podell, Angelo Navetto, Michael Rahn<\/strong> and a host of others. The pitching staff will be counting on boun<\/a>ce back years from Bobby Kelly<\/strong> and Ron Bauer<\/strong>. They\u00a0will be looking for Anthony Catinella<\/strong> to tap into the potential that enabled him to go undefeated his senior year in high school.\u00a0Pfeiffer is off to a 1-6 start this season, but five of the six losses were extremely close games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"