Concordia Defeats Mercy Baseball,
17-2 
BRONXVILLE, NY - Concordia College defeated visiting Mercy by a score of 17-2, in a New York Collegiate Athletic Conference (NYCAC) baseball game on Wednesday, May 3. Mercy's record now stands at 5-34 overall and 3-21 in NYCAC action, while Concordia improved to 24-23 overall and 12-12 in league play.
Junior shortstop Craig Ross (Bellmore, NY) belted his team-leading third home run of the season as part of a 2-for-4 day for Mercy. Senior first baseman Joe DeMuria (Islip, NY) and junior centerfielder Joe Mercado (Orlando, FL) collected Mercy's two other hits on the day.
Jason Lewandowski and Matthew Shelley each went 3-for-4 to lead Concordia's 17-hit attack. Joe Walentin went the first six innings, allowing two runs as he improved to 6-4 on the year.
Concordia struck early as Lewandowski led off the bottom of the first with a double to right center. Three batters later, Michael Gagliardi drove him in with a sacrifice fly.
After a scoreless second inning, Mercy took a 2-1 lead in the third frame when sophomore designated hitter Louis Bido (Bronx, NY) was hit by a pitch with two out and Ross followed with his round-tripper over the right centerfield fence.
Concordia quickly regained the lead though, batting around in the bottom of the third and taking advantage of a pair of Mercy errors to push across five runs that made the score 6-2.
The Clippers added two more runs in the fourth before erupting for six more in the fifth and three more in the seventh to put the game away.
Mercy returns to action on Thursday, May 4, with another NYCAC contest versus the University of Bridgeport at the Ballpark at Harbor Yard, beginning at 4:00 p.m.
