PANTHER BASEBALL DROPS TWO AGAINST RICHARD STOCKTON
MARCH 15, 2008
COCOA , FL.-The SUNY College at Old Westbury dropped two games to non-conference opponent, Richard Stockton College on Saturday afternoon at the Cocoa Expo Sports Center. Old Westbury lost game one 3-1, followed by a tough 16-14 defeat. Old Westbury falls to 1-11 overall while Richard Stockton moves to 6-2 on the season.
In game one, Robert Whitenack threw a complete game, six hit and five strikeout performance but was unable to receive enough offensive support. The Panthers drew first blood in the second inning when Emmanuel Mateo singled to left center. Mateo then stole second and third before scoring on a throwing error by the catcher, putting Old Westbury up 1-0. Richard Stockton responded in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings by posting a run in each inning to take hold of a 3-1 advantage. The Panthers threatened in the bottom of the seventh when Emmanuel Mateo struck out but reached first on a passed ball to set the stage for Ivan Tineo. Tineo stepped in as a pinch-hitter but was unable to deliver as he was jammed and grounded out to the pitcher to end the game.
Old Westbury was led by Emmanuel Mateo, who went 1-for-4 with the lone run along with two stolen bases. Joe Mazzarese singled and finished game one, 1-for-4. Old Westbury dominated Richard Stockton in the stolen base department with a 5-2 advantage (Emmanuel Mateo-2, Joe Mazzarese-1, Kevin Reynolds-1, Bill Campbell-1).
In game two, Old Westbury responded in the bottom of the first inning to a 1-0 deficit with eight runs, taking an 8-1 lead heading into the second inning. Old Westbury tallied six hits in the inning as Joe Mazzarese led off with a single to right field followed by a Ryan Blanco single and both advanced on an error by the leftfielder. Thomas Butler then delivered with a two run double to bring around Mazzarese and Blanco to take a 2-1 lead. Ivan Tineo reached first on an error by the catcher after striking out as Butler came around to score. Emmanuel Mateo connected on a double to drive in Tineo for the score. Bill Campbell slapped a single through the left side to advance Mateo to third. Matt Gelormino reached base on an error by the shortstop to move Campbell to second and bring home Mateo. Old Westbury then added two stolen bases as Gelormino and Campbell completed the double-steal. Joe Mazzarese cleared the bases with a three-run round tripper over the left center wall to give Old Westbury an 8-1 lead. Kevin Reynolds led the second off with a single and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Butler followed with a single and advanced to second on an error by the shortstop along with Reynolds moving onto third. Tineo lifted the ball to center field to bring home Reynolds from third and as Butler tagged up to third. Mateo singled to drive in Butler from third as Bill Campbell doubled to score Mateo from first, giving the Panthers an 11-1 lead at the end of two. David Collado struggled on the mound in the third inning despite giving up two earned runs. Richard Stockton added six runs in the third inning on four hits and ended Collado's day after three innings of work. Dan Fordyce pitched the fourth inning where Richard Stockton pilled on two more runs to cut the deficit to two runs, down 11-9. Richard Stockton took a 15-11 lead after the fifth inning due in part to six runs and four hits off Fordyce and Jorge Hiraldo. Frank Russo Jr. pitched two innings of relief where he allowed one run in the sixth inning, giving Richard Stockton a 16-11 lead. Old Westbury added two runs in the sixth as Emmanuel Mateo and Anthony Fernandez moved to second and third, respectively off a double-steal. Fernandez came across to score on an error by the third baseman followed by Mateo scoring on a wild pitch. Old Westbury once again had a chance to tie the game in the final frame as Ryan Blanco reached on a single through the right side. Blanco then stole second and advanced to third on an error by the catcher. Thomas Butler grounded out the pitcher for the final out and stopped any chance of a comeback, falling 16-14.
Five Panthers recorded multi hits in the game, led by Joe Mazzarese, Emmanuel Mateo and Thomas Butler. Mazzarese went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and scored twice. Mateo went 2-for-3 with three runs scored, two runs batted in and a double while Butler finished 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and two runs batted in. Bill Campbell went 2-for-3 with one run scored and one run batted in and Ryan Blanco finished 2-for-5 with one run scored. Ivan Tineo finished the game, 1-for-3 with two runs batted in.
Old Westbury returns to action on Monday afternoon at the Cocoa Expo Sports Center in Cocoa, Florida to take on Bridgewater State (Ma.). The double-header is slated to start at 11:30 a.m. For more information about the Old Westbury Panthers, or to follow your favorite Panther sports and events, log onto http://www.oldwestburypanthers.com/.