NCAA Division II Baseball Result
Saturday, March 29, 2008
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Craig Ross |
Mavericks Take Two from Bridgeport, 8-7 and 6-1
DOBBS FERRY, NY - The Mercy College baseball team took both ends of a home doubleheader versus Bridgeport on Saturday, winning the opener 8-7 and game two by a score of 6-1. The Mavericks are now 7-13 overall and 3-3 in East Coast Conference (ECC) play, while the Purple Knights fall to 4-8 overall and 2-4 in the league.
Senior Craig Ross (Bellmore, NY) went 2-for-4 in each game, driving in a pair in the opener, including the game-winning run. Junior Chris Pannullo (Dix Hills, NY) and freshman Matt Walsh (Staten Island, NY) each went 3-for-5 with two RBI in game one. Senior Steve Summer (East Meadow, NY) had three hits on the day, including a 2-for-4 performance with three RBI in game two. Senior Dominick Callegari (Kings Park, NY) also went 3-for-4 in the second game.
Freshman Anthony DiCarlo (Red Hook, NY) took a no-decision in the first game, allowing four earned runs on five hits and striking out six in 6.1 innings. Freshman Alex Rodriguez (Miami, FL) picked up his first win with 1.2 innings of hitless relief and junior Matt Moreno (Harrison, NY) notched his second save with a scoreless ninth.
Freshman Steve Marsar (Seaford, NY) continued his hot streak on the mound in game two, allowing just one earned run on four hits in six innings, improving his record to 4-0 on the year. Moreno came on for a scoreless seventh.
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Steve Marsar |
Mercy opened up the first game with three runs in the first frame, getting runs batted in from Pannullo, Summer, and Ross. After Bridgeport pushed across a run in the second, the Mavericks got it back on an RBI single from Walsh in the bottom of the inning, and added a run in the third on a Ken Mundy (Valley Stream, NY) single.
After the two teams traded runs in the sixth and Mercy led 6-2, Bridgeport tied the game in the seventh taking advantage of a Maverick error and a three run home run off the bat of Peter Barrows (Old Saybrook, CT).
The Purple Knights went ahead 7-6 in the top of the eighth, but the Mavericks responded with two runs to regain an 8-7 edge in the bottom half on run scoring singles from Pannullo and Ross. Moreno then came on in relief and after allowing a leadoff single he retired the next three batters, including a game-saving catch by Pannullo into the right center field fence.
Game two saw the Mavericks jump out to a 1-0 lead with an RBI double from Summer in the bottom of the first inning. While Marsar was holding Bridgeport to one hit through four innings, Mercy added two more runs in the bottom of the fourth on base hits from sophomores Marc Dern (Valley Stream, NY) and Vinnie Tesoriero (Glen Head, NY).
The Purple Knights cut the margin to 3-1 in the fifth on an RBI single from Nate Leva (Cambridge, MA), but the Mavericks added three insurance runs in the sixth, getting two on a single by Summer. Marsar gave way to Moreno who set Bridgeport down in order in the seventh.
Mercy and Bridgeport will complete their three-game series on Sunday, March 30, with a single game at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard. First pitch is set for 1:00 p.m.
