Harrison, N.Y. – The Mount Saint Mary College Baseball team continued Skyline Conference play Saturday, splitting a road doubleheader at the College of Mount Saint Vincent. The Knights dropped game one 1-0 before rebounding for a convincing 13-1 game two victory.
Saturday's split moves Mount Saint Mary to 9-12 overall on the season and to 5-5 in Skyline Conference play, while Mount Saint Vincent stands at 15-10 overall and 5-5 in league play.
Game 1: Mount Saint Vincent 1 – Mount Saint Mary 0
How It Happened
- The opener featured just six hits, with each team recording three safeties.
- The only run in the game came in the bottom of the first when Jake Blinstrub scored on a wild pitch.
- The Dolphins recorded two of their three hits in the opening frame and loaded the bases with one out following an error.
- The Knights would get a runner to scoring position four times in the game, but would not advance a runner to third.
For The Knights
- Ben Crowley (Highland Mills, N.Y.), Dominick Marzigliano (Highland Mills, N.Y.) and Robert Brust (Shirley, N.Y.) all singled in the game.
- Liam Horan (Stony Point, N.Y.) suffered the tough luck loss, allowing just one run on three hits in 5.0 innings. He struck out eight against just one walk.
- Michael Di Tullio (Montgomery, N.Y.) worked a scoreless inning of relief, striking out one.
Game 2: Mount Saint Mary 13 – Mount Saint Vincent 1 (F/7)
How It Happened
- After being stifled in the opener, the Knights pounded out 12 hits in game two and broke the game open with eight runs in the fourth inning.
- The Mount fell behind again in the bottom of the first, but responded in the second when Coleman Barnes (New Hampton, N.Y.) drew a bases loaded walk delivering Liam Merlin (Reading, Mass.) with the tying run.
- The Knights broke the 1-1 tie in the fourth with eight tallies on four hits.
- Cullen Roper (Stratford, Conn.) singled home two runs with Marzigliano delivering a run on a sacrifice fly.
- Brandon Nolasco (Chester, N.Y.) pushed the Knights in front 5-1 with a run scoring double.
- Ryan Lutinski (Easton, Conn.) closed out the big inning, clubbing a grand slam with two-outs to give the Knights a 9-1 advantage.
- Mount Saint Mary got back to work in the sixth, plating its final four runs on three hits.
- Devin Tait (Staten Island, N.Y.) drove in a run with a single with Nolasco adding a bases loaded hit by pitch to close out the scoring in the game.
For The Knights
- Lutinski finished up game two 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs and four RBI.
- Merlin collected two hits and scored three runs.
- Tait wrapped up the win 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI.
- Nolasco doubled and drove in two runs.
- Roper drove in two runs and scored a run.
- Michael DiGiovanni (Shirley, N.Y.) and Marzigliano each had a hit and an RBI.
- Matthew Borriello (Montgomery, N.Y.) earned the win and moved to 3-2 on the season after working 6.0 innings. He allowed one run on six hits, fanning one.
- Anthony Caminitti (Mahopac, N.Y.) working a scoreless inning of relief, striking out one.
What's Next
- Mount Saint Mary travels to Manhattanville for two on Sunday.
- Mount Saint Vincent travels to Drew on Tuesday.
