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@OW_Panthers Baseball comeback attempt falls short against New Jersey City

| By: Courtesy of Old Westbury Sports Information (written by Harris Rappel)

Old Westbury loses fifth straight heading into Skyline Conference opening weekend

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JERSEY CITY, NJ (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) - The SUNY College at Old Westbury baseball team took an 8-6 loss to the New Jersey City Gothic Knights in non-conference action Thursday afternoon from Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex in Jersey City, New Jersey.  Old Westbury loses for the fifth straight game, dropping to 3-7 on the season, while New Jersey City improved to 7-4 with their fourth consecutive win. 

New Jersey City broke a scoreless tie in the third frame, scoring four runs, highlighted by Andrew Niech's two-run double to end Old Westbury starter Tyler Kapela's day.  

Old Westbury answered back with solo runs in three straight innings and New Jersey City countered with two more in the fifth as the Panthers sliced the deficit to 6-3 after six. 

Jonathan Pagan led off the third with a triple and scored off a Kevin Licul RBI ground out. 

Paul Valerio led off the fifth with a walk, advanced to second on a bunt, stole third and scored on a throwing error by second baseman Pete Senyszyn. In the bottom of the inning, Old Westbury reliever Matthew Andress allowed an Alex Weinstein RBI single followed by hitting Matthew Wagner with the bases loaded to score Andrew Rivera. 

In the sixth, Brandon Stein scored on a Jeremy Delgado two out single to right field. 
New Jersey City went up 8-3 in the eighth, when Michael Martucci singled off reliever Alex DiSanto to knock in two runs. 

The Panthers made things interesting in the ninth by scoring three runs, but NJCU's reliever Kevin DeMauro induced ground outs by Robert Crocitto and Eddie Hernandez for the final outs of the game, halting Old Westbury's rally.  Old Westbury scored on a fielding error, Kevin Licul's RBI single and Peter Romeo's RBI ground out that platted home Jonathan Pagan for the final run of the game. 

In his first career start, Tyler Kapela (0-1) surrendered four runs (one earned) on six hits in three innings of action.  Five relievers combined to close out the final five innings for Old Westbury, totaling three strikeouts, while allowing four runs (two earned) on six hits and three walks. 

New Jersey City's Wendell Rodriguez (2-1) pitched seven innings to earn the win, allowing three runs (two earned), on six hits and six walks while striking out three. 

Jonathan Pagan (2-4, 2 R, 2 SB) banged out three hits to lead Old Westbury while Jeremy Delgado (2-4, RBI, R) and Kevin Licul (2-5, 2 RBI, 2 SB) followed with two hits apiece. 

Andrew Rivera paced New Jersey City with a 3-for-5 game at the plate, scoring two runs as the Gothic Knights outhit the Panthers, 12-8. 

NYU-POLY FIGHTING BLUE JAYS UP NEXT FOR THE PANTHERS: Old Westbury returns to the diamond on Saturday (March 23) against the NYU-Poly Fighting Jays in Skyline Conference opening doubleheader from the Baseball Field at the Jackie Robinson Athletic Complex.  First pitch is slated for 12 p.m. in Old Westbury, New York.

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