Farmingdale, N.Y. – The Mount Saint Mary College Baseball team took to the road Saturday afternoon, splitting a Skyline Conference doubleheader at Old Westbury. The Knights suffered a tight 8-7 loss in game one in eight innings before rebounding for an impressive 14-5 game two triumph.
Saturday's split moves Mount Saint Mary to 11-15 overall on the season and 6-8 in conference play, while Old Westbury stands at 8-20 overall and 6-10 in conference action.
Game 1: Old Westbury 8 – Mount Saint Mary 7 – (F/8)
How It Happened
- The Knights got off to a quick start in the opener, grabbing a 3-0 lead after one at-bat. Following singles from Anthony Franco (Franklin Square, N.Y.) and Jack Goodwin (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) to start the inning, Dominick Marzigliano (Highland Mills, N.Y.) connected on a three-run home run.
- The Mount Saint Mary lead grew by a run in the second when Goodwin chased home Devin Tait (Staten Island, N.Y.) with a two-out single.
- The four-run advantage stood until the bottom of the fourth when the Panthers plated five runs to grab a 5-4 advantage.
- Jamal Ritter tripled home two runs to knot the score at 4-4 before Jacob Taormina drove in Ritter with a single to give Old Westbury its first lead of the day.
- The Knights got the game tied at 5-5 in the fifth when Coleman Barnes (New Hampton, N.Y.) homered with two outs in the inning.
- Mount Saint Mary plated two more runs in the sixth inning to regain a 7-5 lead. Tait singled home Ryan Lutinski (Easton, Conn.), who doubled to start the frame, and Franco singled home Tait with the inning's second run.
- Old Westbury got a run back in the sixth on an Oscar Fajardo infield single and knotted the score at 7-7 in the bottom of the seventh when Ritter shot a single to center field that delivered Jamie Barrios.
- After the Mount went down in order in the eighth, Old Westbury got a two-out single from Jacob Ford to rally the Panthers to the game one victory.
For The Knights
- Franco, Goodwin and Marzigliano all finished game one with two hits a run scored and an RBI.
- Marzigliano doubled and homered and drove in three runs.
- Barnes homered, scored and drove in one run.
- Lutinski doubled and scored a run.
- Tait recorded a hit, scored two runs and drove in one for the Mount.
- Liam Horan (Stony Point, N.Y.) made the start and worked 3.2 innings, allowing five runs on eight hits.
- Mike Scotto (Putnam, N.Y.) allowed one run in 2.1 innings of relief work.
- Michael DiGiovanni (Shirley, N.Y.) suffered the loss, allowing one earned run in 1.2 innings. He allowed two hits, walked two and struck out a pair of Panthers.
Game 2: Mount Saint Mary 14 – Old Westbury 5
How It Happened
- The Knights started quickly again in game two, plating three runs again in their first at-bat.
- Barnes singled home two runs in the opening frame and Liam Merlin (Reading, Mass.) delivered Marzigliano on a run scoring groundout.
- After Old Westbury got two runs back in the home half of the first, the Knights plated a run in the second before erupting for seven runs in the top of the fourth.
- DiGiovanni scored on a wild pitch in the second to give the Knights a 4-2 advantage.
- In the big fourth, the Mount totaled six hits, including three for extra bases.
- Franco started the inning with a triple and later drove in a run with a double.
- Barnes added another run scoring single in the inning with Merlin driving in his second run of the game with a walk.
- DiGiovanni and Tait singled home runs in the frame with Robert Brust (Shirley, N.Y.) delivering a pair of runs with a double.
- Mount Saint Mary piled on three more runs in its final at-bat. Barnes connected on his second home run of the day, a two-run blast, with DiGiovanni singling home a run with two outs in the frame.
For The Knights
- DiGiovanni went a perfect 5-for-5 in the game with two runs scored and two RBI.
- Franco finished up 3-for-4 with a double and a triple, adding two runs and an RBI.
- Goodwin collected two hits and scored twice.
- Barnes closed his big day 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs and five RBI.
- Brandon Nolasco (Chester, N.Y.), Merlin and Tait all finished with a hit and a run scored. Merlin drove in a pair of runs.
- Brust went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI.
- Matthew Borriello (Montgomery, N.Y.) moved to 4-2 on the season after working 6.0 innings. He allowed four earned runs on 10 hits and struck out one.
- John Morehead (Highland Mills, N.Y.) threw a scoreless inning of relief.
What's Next
- Mount Saint Mary is off until April 24 when it travels to USMMA.
- Old Westbury heads to NJCU on Tuesday.
