BRIDGEWATER STATE SLIPS PAST OLD WESTBURY BASEBALL

MARCH 7, 2009

Old Westbury vs. Bridgewater State Boxscore

COCOA, FL.-The SUNY College at Old Westbury baseball team dropped a heartbreaker and were unable to pull off the come-from behind victory on Saturday evening as Bridgewater State defeated the Panthers, 6-5 at the Cocoa Expo Sports Center in Cocoa, Florida.  The loss moves Old Westbury to 1-2 overall while the Bears jump out to a 1-0 start.

Panthers at the plate: Sophomore Fernando Lopez (Bronx, N.Y.) led the Panthers at the plate (3-for-4), collecting a pair of singles and a double with an RBI and two runs scored.  Sophomore Emmanuel Mateo (Brooklyn, N.Y.) went 2-for-4 with a double, 2 RBI and scored the tying run (5-5) off a single by classmate Ryan Blanco (Ozone Park, N.Y.), who hit 2-for-3.   Juniors Robert Moschetto (Massapequa, N.Y.) and Albert Bevacqua (Staten Island, N.Y.) each scored one run. 

Bears at the plate: Bridgewater State led early in the game, scoring one run in the first and two more in the second off starter Dan Fordyce (Brentwood, N.Y.).  Kelly LaDow (2-for-5) singled home Brad Koneski (2-for-4, 2 SB, RBI) in the first.   David Kiloski singled in Brian Medairos (2-for-4, RBI) from third to score the go ahead run in the eighth.  J.T. Mooney (2-for-5, 2 Runs) and Jeff Poupolo (2-for-4, RBI, Run) led the Bears with a pair of hits. 

Panthers on the mound: After giving up three runs, Dan Fordyce retired the next 10 Bears leading in to the sixth inning, where he allowed two more runs before handing the ball off to the bullpen.  Fordyce registered five strikeouts over 6.1 innings of work with nine hits.  Junior Robert Hugli (New Hyde Park, N.Y.) closed out the final two outs in the seventh inning.  Freshman Alexander Villanueva (Brooklyn, N.Y.) suffered the loss after giving up one run on three hits in 2/3 innings to drop to 0-1.  Sophomore Jorge Hiraldo (Brooklyn, N.Y.) struck out two batters over the final 1.1 innings.    

Bears on the mound: Bridgewater State starter Sean O'Neill was tagged for five runs on 10 hits with two strikeouts over 5.1 innings on the mound in the no-decision.  Reliever Brian Guillotte was credited with the win (1-0) after striking out one and giving up one hit in 1.1 innings of relief. 

Game notes: Bridgewater State held the advantage in hits, holding a 14-11 margin, while Old Westbury had the 2-1 edge in the extra base hits department.  On the base path, Bridgewater State had 4 stolen bases and left eight on base as Old Westbury stranded four.  On the defensive front, each team had one double play.  On the mound, Old Westbury fanned nine Bears as Bridgewater State had three strikeouts and issued one walk.     

The Green and Ivory return to the diamond on Sunday for a double-header with non-conference opponent, Gettysburg College.  First pitch is slated at 10:00 a.m. at the Cocoa Expo Sports Center in Cocoa, Florida.  Please visit www.oldwestburypanthers.com for more information on baseball or any of the other Panther athletic teams.