PANTHER BASEBALL TAKES TWO FROM MOUNT SAINT
VINCENT
MARCH 21, 2009
Old
Westbury vs. Mount Saint Vincent Boxscore - Game 1
Old Westbury vs.
Mount Saint Vincent Boxscore - Game 2
OLD WESTBURY, N.Y.-The SUNY College at Old
Westbury baseball team posted a double-header sweep of Skyline
Conference opponent, Mount Saint Vincent, in Old Westbury at the
Jackie Robinson Athletic Complex on Saturday, as the Panthers
followed up a 1-0 win with a 5-3 victory in game two. Old
Westbury is now 6-4 on the year and 3-0 in conference action while
the Dolphins fell to 4-7 and 0-2.
Panthers at the plate (Game 1): Sophomore Ryan Blanco (Ozone Park, N.Y.) delivered the big blow off a double in
the second inning to drive home classmate Emmanuel Mateo (Brooklyn,
N.Y.) from third for the game winner. Sophomore Steven
Henriquez (N. Babylon, N.Y.) stroked a pair of singles and went
2-for-3 at the plate.
Dolphins at the plate (Game 1): Mike
Ruckdaschel paced the offense for Mount Saint Vincent, going
2-for-3 at the plate. Nick Triolo went 1-for-3 with a
double.
Panthers on the mound (Game 1): Junior Robert Whitenack (N. Massapequa, N.Y.) did the job on the hill for the
Panthers, going the distance in nine scoreless innings en route to
his third victory of the season. Whitenack (3-1) registered
11 strikeouts and allowed three hits and handed out two free
passes.
Dolphins on the mound (Game 1): Corey Kirsh
took the loss in a complete game outing, allowing one run on six
hits. Kirsh had four strikeouts and six walks.
Game Notes (Game 1): Old Westbury edged Mount
Saint Vincent in the hitting department, 6-3 and drew even (1-1) in
extra base hits. On the base path, Old Westbury stole four
bases out of five and Mount Saint Vincent was gunned down in their
lone attempt. On the mound, Old Westbury fanned 11 batters
and walked two as Mount Saint Vincent had four strikeouts and
issued six walks.
Panthers at the plate (Game 2): Junior Robert
Moschetto (Massapequa, N.Y.) singled home classmate Albert Bevacqua
(Staten Island, N.Y.) and sophomore Anthony Fernandez (Bethpage,
N.Y.) to give the Panthers a 4-0 advantage in the second
inning. Bevacqua recorded three walks and scored twice to
provide some offense for the Panthers. Junior Joseph Manzella
(N. Babylon, N.Y.) drove in one run on two hits, helping the club
pick up the win.
Dolphins at the plate (Game 2): Carrying the
team on his bat, Josh Cuozzo went 1-for-3 with two RBI. Joe
Blackford (1-for-3) singled home Mike Ruckdaschel (0-for-2, 2 BB. 2
R) from second in the seventh inning.
Panthers on the mound (Game 2): Lasting five
innings, junior Dan Fordyce (Brentwood, N.Y.) scattered three hits
and struck out one to earn his first win of the season.
Sophomore Jorge Hiraldo (Brooklyn, N.Y.), who entered the game in
the sixth inning, notched his first save, picking up the slack for
freshman Biondis Vasquez (Elmont, N.Y.). Hiraldo was called
on with the bases loaded, struck out the first two Dolphins and
retired James Labartino to get out the jam.
Dolphins on the mound (Game 2): Anthony
Mongelli was tagged with the loss, going the first six and a third
innings while surrendering five runs (4 earned) on seven hits with
five strikeouts and four walks.
Game Notes (Game 2): Old Westbury held the
advantage in hits, holding an 8-6 margin. On the base path,
Old Westbury had two stolen bases out of four attempts while Mount
Saint Vincent was 0-for-1. On the defensive front, Old
Westbury committed two errors (Albert Bevacqua, Ryan Blanco) and
Mount Saint Vincent had three ( John McManus, Brendan Russo,
Anthony Mongelli). On the mound, Old Westbury registered
three strikeouts with five walks as Mount Saint Vincent had five
strikeouts and four walks.
The Green and Ivory return to the diamond on Monday, March
23rd for a Skyline Conference double-header with SUNY
Maritime. First pitch is slated for 4:00 p.m. at the Jackie
Robinson Athletic Complex in Old Westbury. Please visit www.oldwestburypanthers.com for more information on
baseball or any of the other Panther athletic teams.
