PANTHER BASEBALL SWEEPS AWAY GOLDEN EAGLES
APRIL 5, 2009
Old Westbury at St.
Joseph's-L.I. Boxscore (Game 1)
Old Westbury at St. Joseph's-L.I. Boxscore (Game 2)
PATCHOGUE, N.Y.-The SUNY College at Old
Westbury baseball team swept both games of Sunday's Skyline
Conference doubleheader against the St. Joseph's-L.I. Golden Eagles
at Gregg Alfano Field. The Panthers rallied from a one-run
deficit en route to a 9-8 win in nine innings in game one before
pounding out 10 hits in a 4-0 shutout in the second game.
With the two victories, Old Westbury improves to 13-8 on the season
and 8-3 in conference play while St. Joseph's-L.I. slips to 9-8 and
5-2.
Panthers at the plate (Game 1): Junior Albert Bevacqua (Staten Island, N.Y.) stroked a single to right field to
score freshman Steve Atan (Islip, N.Y.) to tie the game in the
ninth inning. Bevacqua went 3-for-5 with a double, two runs
scored and two RBI. Sophomore Fernando Lopez (Bronx, N.Y.)
delivered the big blow, drilling a two-run single down the left
field line to give the Panthers an 8-6 advantage, scoring seniors
Ben Farmer (Three Mile Bay, N.Y.) and John Taglienti (Shirley,
N.Y.). Lopez hit 2-for-5 with three RBI while Farmer
(1-for-4, RBI) and Taglienti (1-for-4) each scored two runs.
Sophomore Ryan Blanco (Ozone Park, N.Y.) was called on to pinch hit
with one out in the ninth and delivered a sacrifice fly to center
field, sending home Albert Bevacqua for the ninth run of the
game. Sophomore Steve Henriquez (North Babylon, N.Y.), who
singled to start the rally in the ninth inning, went 2-for-4 at the
dish.
Golden Eagles at the plate (Game 1): In the
ninth frame, St. Joseph's-L.I. pushed across two runs including a
double by Matt Timmons (2-for-3, 3 RBI, 2 Runs) that scored Ryan
Carroll (0-for-4, 2 Runs, RBI) followed by a single up the middle
by Frank DiPresso (2-for-3, 3 RBI), scoring Timmons. Mark
Cisek went 2-for-4 with one run scored while Mike Lanza (1-for-5)
belted a homerun to right in the fourth inning off starter Robert Whitenack (North Massapequa, N.Y.).
Panthers on the mound (Game 1): Coming into a
6-5 deficit, junior Robert Hugli (New Hyde Park, N.Y.) hung around
long enough to get the win, throwing one inning while allowing no
runs and one hit in relief of Robert Whitenack. Whitenack
went seven innings on the hill, but was touched for six runs on
seven hits and three walks while striking out seven. Senior
David Collado (Copiauge, N.Y.) was unable to close the door in the
ninth, allowing two runs, one hit and a walk before sophomore Jorge Hiraldo (Brooklyn, N.Y.) recorded three outs on two strikeouts to
earn save number three on the season.
Golden Eagles on the mound (Game 1): Starter
Joe Beakert went the first seven and two third innings, holding Old
Westbury five runs (4 earned) on eight hits and one walk with four
strikeouts, Reliever Justin Maravegias was saddled with the loss
after tossing the final inning and a third with three hits and a
walk on four runs (3 earned) allowed.
Game Notes (Game 1): Old Westbury edged St.
Joseph's-L.I., 11-10 in hitting, while both teams had three extra
base hits. On the base path, Old Westbury stranded six
compared to St. Joseph's-L.I., which left seven on and stole four
bases. Defensively, Old Westbury turned one double-play while
St. Joseph's-L.I. had two and three errors. On the mound, Old
Westbury tallied nine punch-outs and four walks matched up to the
Golden Eagles, which had four strikeouts and two walks.
Panthers at the plate (Game 2): Carrying
the team on his bat, sophomore Anthony Fernandez (Bethpage, N.Y.)
went 2-for-2 with two RBI, including a double and a stolen
base. Classmate Ryan Blanco banged out two hits in three
at-bats including doubling, scoring and stealing a base.
Junior Joe Manzella (North Babylon, N.Y.) clubbed a triple for his
lone hit of the game, going 1-for-2 with two runs scored and
driving in one run. Fernando Lopez (2-for-4) hit a pair of
singles and classmate Steve Henriquez (1-for-3) drove in one run
and scored one.
Golden Eagles at the plate (Game 2): Jon Welsh
hit the lone extra base hit for the Golden Eagles, doubling to go
1-for-3 with two strikeouts. Ryan Carrol (1-for-3), Matt
Timmons (1-for-3) and Mike Hernandez (1-for-2) each singled to
round out the offense.
Panthers on the mound (Game 2): Junior Dan Fordyce (Brentwood, N.Y.) snared the victory, his second of the
season, firing seven innings for the shutout, allowing four hits
while sitting down six on strikes.
Golden Eagles on the mound (Game 2): Frank
Tucker was charged with the loss, after throwing four innings,
surrendering four runs on seven hits and one walk with three
strikeouts. Reliever Chris Patronaggio worked three innings
and allowed three hits.
Game Notes (Game 2): Old Westbury dominated St.
Joseph's-L.I. offensively, capturing a 10-4 advantage, including a
3-1 margin in extra base hits. On the base path, Old Westbury
left six Panthers on base and stole 2-of-5 bases compared to St.
Joseph's-L.I., which stranded four on base. On the defensive
front, Old Westbury played flawless defense while the Golden Eagles
had one miscue. On the mound, Old Westbury had six strikeouts
measured up to the Golden Eagles' three strikeouts and one walk.
The Green and Ivory return to action on Tuesday, April
7th against #24 Ithaca College for a non-conference
contest on the road at Freeman Field. First pitch is
slated for 4:00 p.m. in Ithaca. Please visit www.oldwestburypanthers.com for more information on
baseball or any of the other Panther athletic teams.
