NEWBURGH, N.Y. – The Mount Saint Mary College baseball team sweeps St. Joseph's Brooklyn as
Kaleb Morgan breaks program single-season home run record.
Game 1
The Basics
Score: Mount Saint Mary College 5, SJBK 4
Records: Mount Saint Mary College (9-22, 4-11 Skyline) | SJBK (3-22, 1-12)
Rapid Recap
Mount Saint Mary hosted St. Joseph's University Brooklyn for a weekday doubleheader.
Dominick Cusumano took the mound for the Knights in game one, as he has emerged as one of the team's top pitchers during his freshman campaign.
Christian Parisa got the first hit for the Mount in the bottom of the first as part of his 3 for 3 game. The Knights would load the bases after a singles from
Kaleb Morgan and
Anthony Voss and a couple of mistakes from the Bears. Unfortunately they were unable to come away with any runs after a double play. Brooklyn took advantage of three walks in the top of the 3rd, scoring four runs to take a 4-0 lead. Singles from
Christian Parisa and
Noah Anderson helped to load the bases for the Knights for the second consecutive inning.
Kaleb Morgan would launch a grand slam home run to deep left field that would not only tie the game 4-4, but also break Head Coach
Trevor Purcell's single-season home run record that has lasted since 2001 with his 7th of the season.
Dominick Cusumano would settle down after the 3rd, allowing just a single hit for the remainder of the game and no base runners in the final three innings. Singles from
Aidan Marshall and
Kaleb Morgan in the bottom of the 5th put runners in scoring position. With two outs,
Anthony Voss would hit a clutch double to left center field to score Morgan and give the Mount a 5-4 lead. This run would give Mount Saint Mary just what they needed as they defeated St. Joseph's Brooklyn 5-4 in game one behind a complete game from
Dominick Cusumano as he earns his first career win.
Notes and Numbers
Game 2
The Basics
Score: Mount Saint Mary College 19, SJBK 4
Records: Mount Saint Mary College (10-22, 5-11 Skyline) | SJBK (3-23, 1-13)
Rapid Recap
The Knights looked to sweep the Bears in game two, as
Peter Pappalardo got the ball for the Mount to start the game. Mount Saint Mary would get off to a great start in the 1st inning, with three runs on four hits including RBI singles from
Aidan Marshall and
Richard Lamping. The Knights continued to let their bats fly with another five runs off RBI singles from
Gregory Harrison,
Aidan Marshall, and
Stephen Volk to extend their lead to 8-0. Brooklyn managed to get on the board in the top of the 3rd with a couple of runs after loading the bases. A six-walk inning for the Mount in the bottom of the 4th helped them to score a monstrous nine runs including a bases-clearing triple from
Justin Stella, who tripled twice in this game.
A double from the Bears in the top of the 5th tallied another two runs for them, but the Knights still held a commanding 17-4 lead. The Mount added another two runs in the bottom of the 6th inning to extend their lead to 19-4.
Ben Keil and
Joseph Moratori would come in to relieve
Peter Pappalardo in the 6th and 7th innings, combining for just one base runner and no hits. Mount Saint Mary would complete the sweep of St. Joseph's Brooklyn with a 19-4 win in game two.
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