Ferrante’s Three Hits Help Mercy Defeat C.W. Post, 4-3
Ferrante’s Three Hits Help Mercy Defeat C.W. Post, 4-3
Junior infielder Michael
Ferrante (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach) collected three
hits, drove in a run and scored another as Mercy came from behind
to defeat C. W. Post 4-3 in an East Coast Conference game on
Tuesday. Six other Mavericks players collected hits in the
victory.
Senior Matt Mareno (Harrison, N.Y./Harrison) got the start for Mercy and pitched five strong innings. He scattered three hits and allowed a lone run in his outing. The game was scoreless until the fifth when Mercy scored twice. With one out and no one on base, Justin Muscarella (Plainedge, N.Y./Island Trees) singled and stole second. He came in to score the first run on a single from Marc Dern (Valley Stream, N.Y./Valley Stream North). Dern later came around courtesy of a Ferrante base hit. The Pioneers scored a run in the bottom of the fifth to make the score 2-1.
In the sixth, Tom Cummings (Coatesville, Pa./Bishop Shanahan) relieved Mareno and C.W. Post pushed the game-tying run across. The Pioneers scored again in the seventh to take a 3-2 lead in the game. Mercy came from behind to grab the lead in the eighth.
Ferrante led off the inning with a single. Two batters later, pinch hitter Michael Grassano (Valley Stream, N.Y./Valley Stream South) ripped a double that pushed Ferrante in and leveled the score at 3-3. Freshman Eric Fazio (Levittown, N.Y./Island Trees) ran for Grassano and scored the go-ahead run on a clutch single from senior Julio Torres (Harlingen, Texas/Harlingen South).
In the ninth, Billy Dring (Mahopac, N.Y./Lakeland) came in and pitched a scoreless frame to record the save. With the win, the Mavericks improve to 13-21 overall (8-13 ECC) and the Pioneers own a 22-11-1 mark (16-5 ECC). Mercy returns to the diamond on Friday, April 23, as C.W. Post travels to Dobbs Ferry for a game. The first pitch is scheduled for 1pm.
