PANTHER BASEBALL DROPS TWO IN CONFERENCE PLAY TO
FARMINGDALE STATE
APRIL 20, 2008
Boxscore (Game
1)
Boxscore (Game
2)
FARMINGDALE, N.Y.-The SUNY
College at Old Westbury Baseball team lost a double-header to
Skyline Conference opponent, Farmingdale State on Sunday afternoon
at on the road. Old Westbury drops to 8-6 in league play and
11-25 overall while Farmingdale State moves to 9-3 in conference
action and 16-13 on the season.
Panthers at the plate (Game 1): Ben Farmer
(2-for-3) was the lone Panther to register multiple hits in a close
loss to Farmingdale State. Farmer connected on a triple and
then scored as Joe Mazzarese (0-for-3) lifted a sacrifice fly to
center field. Thomas Butler (1-for-4) doubled and Ryan Blanco
(1-for-4), Emmanuel Mateo (1-for-4) and David Collado (1-for-4)
each singled while Collado was sat down on strikes twice.
Rams at the plate (Game 1): Luis Feliciano
(3-for-4) led all hitters with a trio of singles to lift
Farmingdale State to victory. Feliciano drove home Zak
Nersesian (1-for-4) in the seventh inning. Brian Benvenuto
(2-for-4) and Frank Innis (2-for-4) hit a pair of singles, while
Benvenuto scored in the first inning.
Panthers on the mound (Game 1): Robert
Whitenack suffered the loss after giving up two earned runs (3
runs) on 10 hits over seven innings. Whitenack struck out
four Rams before Fan Fordyce gave up two hits in a scoreless ninth
inning.
Rams on the mound (Game 1): Tom Heeman had a
strong performance after throwing eight innings to earn the
victory. Heeman gave up one earned run on sixth hits along
with five strikeouts before Billy Garofalo closed out the ninth
inning with two strikeouts to notch the save.
Game notes (Game 1): Old Westbury was out-hit
by Farmingdale State, 12-7 despite a 2-0 advantage in the extra
base hit department. On the base path, Old Westbury swept
three of four bases and stranded five Panthers while Farmingdale
State went 0-for-2 in stolen bases and left nine Rams on
base. In the field, Old Westbury committed the lone errors in
the game as Joe Mazzarese had two. On the mound, Old Westbury
struck out four Rams while Farmingdale State had seven
strikeouts.
Panthers at the plate (Game 2): Thomas
Butler (2-for-3) singled and doubled to lead the Panthers.
Josh Flett (1-for-3) and Ben Farmer (1-for-3) each singled while
Bill Campbell stole one base.
Rams at the plate (Game 2): Steve Campbell
(3-for-4) was one of three Rams to strike for multiple hits.
Campbell hit a trio of singles while Rich Gilli (2-for-3) hit two
doubles and scored two runs and Luis Feliciano (2-for-3) added one
run. Mike Labrozzi (1-for-3) drilled a three run home run in
the first inning to score Feliciano and Kevin Curtis
(1-for-3). Vinny Block (1-for-4, RBI) scored three runs and
Anthony Mazzilli (1-for-1) drove in three Rams.
Panthers on the mound (Game 2): George Pagan
was charged for four earned runs (8 runs) on seven hits over four
and two third innings. Pagan struck out one and walked three
before Frank Russo Jr. tossed one inning of relief work.
Russo was roughed up for six earned runs on five hits with two
walks as Jake Tauber recorded the final out after giving up one
hit.
Rams on the mound (Game 2): Rob Savarese earned
the victory with a solid five inning performance on the mound and
gave up three runs (0 earned) with five hits, two walks and one
strikeout. Alex Urgiles and Billy Garofalo combined for two
innings of work to close out the shutout victory.
Game notes (Game 2): Old Westbury was out-hit,
14-4 including a 4-1 advantage in the extra base hit
department. On the base path, Old Westbury swept one of two
bases and stranded six Panthers while Farmingdale State had one
stolen base and left six Rams on base. On the defensive
front, Old Westbury committed three errors as Farmingdale State had
zero. On the mound, Old Westbury struck out one and walked
five while Farmingdale State had one strikeout and three walks.
Old Westbury returns to the diamond for Senior Night on
Wednesday, April 23rd to host non-conference opponent,
New Paltz College. First pitch is slated for 6:00 p.m.
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