PANTHER BASEBALL SPLITS DOUBLEHEADER WITH MOUNT SAINT MARY

MARCH 28, 2009

Old Westbury at Mount Saint Mary (Game 1-Boxscore)
Old Westbury at Mount Saint Mary (Game 2-Boxscore)

NEWBURGH, N.Y.-The SUNY College at Old Westbury baseball team split a doubleheader with Mount Saint Mary on Saturday at Delano-Hitch Stadium in Newburgh, winning game one, 5-2 and dropping game two, 8-3.  Old Westbury moves to 10-6 overall and 6-1 in Skyline Conference play while Mount Saint Mary stands at 15-2 and 4-2. 

Panthers at the plate (Game 1): Sophomore Emmanuel Mateo (Brooklyn, N.Y.) went 3-for-4 with three doubles and scored two runs and drove in one to pace Old Westbury offensively.   Junior Albert Bevacqua (Staten Island, N.Y.) and freshman Ronnie Petito (Cape Coral, FL) each went 2-for-4, while Bevacqua scored one run and Petito singled home Mateo in the fifth frame to give the Panthers a 5-2 advantage.  Junior Joseph Manzella (North Babylon, N.Y.) clubbed a pair of singles to hit 2-for-5 with an RBI single in the fifth inning that scored senior Ben Farmer (Three Mile Bay, N.Y.) from second.   Junior Rob Moschetto (Massapequa, N.Y.) went 1-for-5 with a double and stole home after reaching on a fielders choice in the fifth inning.  

Blue Knights at the plate (Game 1): The Blue Knights received the biggest boost from Louis Peisel (1-for-4, SB, 2 K's), who singled home Brian Visconti (0-for-3, 2 K's) and Mike Umphlett (2-for-3,3B, BB) in the fourth inning.

Panthers on the mound (Game 1): Junior Robert Whitenack (North Massapequa, N.Y.) captured his fourth victory of the season after firing seven strikeouts in eight innings on the mound while allowing two runs on three hits and three walks. Senior David Collado (Copiague, N.Y.) shut the door on the Blue Knights in the ninth inning, going two thirds of an inning with two strikeouts to earn his first save.    

Blue Knights on the mound (Game 1): Starter Michael Redmond suffered the loss for Mount Saint Mary.  Redmond allowed eight hits and five runs, walked three and struck out three in six innings on the hill.  Ben Shortslef (2.0 IP, 2 K's, 1 H) and Greg Diamond (1 IP, 2 H, BB) came in for relief of Redmond, and teamed up to pitch three scoreless innings.   

Game Notes (Game 1): Old Westbury outslugged Mount Saint Mary in hitting, 11-4, including a 5-1 advantage in extra base hits.  On the base path, Old Westbury stole three bases and left nine on while Mount Saint Mary had one theft and stranded seven.  On the mound, Old Westbury tallied 10 strikeouts and five walks compared to Mount Saint Mary, who had five punch outs and four free passes. 

Panthers at the plate (Game 2): Old Westbury was led on the offensive end by freshman Alexander Villanueva (Brooklyn, N.Y.), who hit 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored.  Sophomores Emmanuel Mateo and Anthony Fernandez (Bethpage, N.Y.) each scored and stole one base.  Albert Bevacqua's 15-game on base streak ended after going 0-for-3. 

Blue Knights at the plate (Game 2): Rich DeRosa (1-for-3) swatted a 2-run big fly in the fourth inning off junior Dan Fordyce (Brentwood, N.Y.) to score Brian McNoble (1-for-1, 3B, 3 R's).  Brian Visconti led Mount Saint Mary by hitting 1-for-4 with a triple off sophomore reliever Jorge Hiraldo (Brooklyn, N.Y.) in the sixth inning drive home Mike Umphlett (2-for-3), John Conroy (1-for-1, 2 RBI) and Leandro Bautista. 

Panthers on the mound (Game 2):  Reliever David Collado took the loss for the Panthers when he gave up four runs on one hit in the sixth inning, going a third of an inning of work in addition to walking two.  Starter Dan Fordyce worked five innings on the hill allowing three runs on four hits with three strikeouts. 

Blue Knights on the mound (Game 2): Dan McCren earned the victory on the mound for Mount Saint Mary after recording one strikeout and one walk in six innings thrown to go along with three runs on six hits.     

Game Notes (Game 2): Old Westbury held the advantage in hits, 7-6, but were unable to outscore Mount Saint Mary due to a 3-0 Blue Knight margin in extra base hits.  On the base path, Old Westbury stole four bases and left three on while Mount Saint Mary had one stolen base and stranded four.  On the defensive front, Max Tecce committed the lone miscue for Mount Saint Mary.  On the mound, Old Westbury tallied three strikeouts and three walks while Mount Saint Mary registered two strikeouts and one free pass.

The Green and Ivory return to the diamond on Sunday, March 29^th to battle Skyline Conference opponent, Farmingdale State for a doubleheader in Old Westbury.  First pitch of game one is slated for 12:00 p.m. at the Jackie Robinson Athletic Complex.  Please visit www.oldwestburypanthers.com for more information on baseball or any of the other Panther athletic teams.