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Nick Dorcean fired nine strikeouts and took a no-hit bid into game one's fifth inning
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Lehman LEHMAN 0-3
18
Winner Old Westbury OW-BSB 2-2
Lehman LEHMAN
0-3
3
Final
18
Old Westbury OW-BSB
2-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Lehman LEHMAN 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 3 4
Old Westbury OW-BSB 0 15 2 1 0 0 X 18 16 0

W: Dorcean, Nick (1-0) L: Gonzalez, Wilfredo (0-1)

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Lehman LEHMAN 0-4
15
Winner Old Westbury OW-BSB 3-2
Lehman LEHMAN
0-4
7
Final
15
Old Westbury OW-BSB
3-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Lehman LEHMAN 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 7 8 4
Old Westbury OW-BSB 4 4 0 4 0 3 X 15 16 3

W: Schoen, Nick (1-1) L: Collins, Ja'von (0-1)

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@OW_Panthers Baseball powers past Lehman for twinbill sweep

Old Westbury improved to 3-2 on the season with Tuesday’s pair of victories


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YAPHANK, NY (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) - SUNY Old Westbury baseball swept past the Lehman Lightning with 18-3 and 15-7 victories Tuesday from Baseball Heaven in Yaphank, New York.  With the wins, Old Westbury improves to 3-2 on the season while sending the Lightning to 0-4. 

Game One: Old Westbury 18, Lehman 3
Panther starter Nick Dorcean registered five strikeouts through three innings to shut down the Lightning early on.  Old Westbury's offense supplied Dorcean with plenty of support, highlighted by a two-out rally which included 15 runs on nine hits and three errors in the second inning.  Old Westbury clubbed a trio of three home runs in the frame as Nick Yip went deep twice and Michael Cardino once.

Dorcean (1-0) took a no hitter into the fifth inning and earned the win by allowing just three runs on three hits while firing a career-best nine strikeouts.  In relief, Christopher Vitale tossed two strikeouts in a perfect seventh inning to close out the game.

Yip finished the opener 2-for-3 at the plate, scoring two runs and tying a career-high with six RBI.  Cardino registered a career-best three hits to go along with two runs scored and four RBI.  Eddie Hernandez record his third multi-hit game of the season with a 2-for-4 showing at the plate, including two runs scored, one RBI and a stolen base.  Tommy Ziegen (1-2, 2 runs, RBI) and Jonathan Pagan (1-3, R, 2 SB) each tripled.

Socrates Arevalo (1-2) crushed a solo home run in the fifth inning to record Lehman's first hit.  Jhon Comas (1-3) and Christopher Lopez (1-3) also contributed homers to Lehman's lineup. 

Wilfredo Gonzalez (0-1) surrendered eight runs on five hits and three walks in 1.2 innings of work in defeat for Lehman.       

Game Two: Old Westbury 15, Lehman 7
Old Westbury again used a two-out rally to grab hold of an early lead.  Christian Faust broke the scoring ice in the opening frame with a two-run single.  Robert Crocitto and Matthew Taurisani followed with back-to-back run scoring singles for a 4-0 lead at the end of one inning.  Old Westbury secured the victory with Taurisani's run-scoring single to plate home Faust for what proved to be the game-winning run in the second inning.  The Panthers then took a 12-3 lead off the power of Carlos Balmaceda's three-run homer as part of a four-run fourth inning. 

Taurisani led the offensive attack with a 4-for-4 showing at the plate to go with two runs scored and two RBI.  Ziegen tied a career-high with three hits and finished with an RBI triple, two runs scored and two stolen bases.  Balmaceda (2-4, 3 RBI, 2 runs), Crocitto (2-4, 2 RBI, 2 runs) and Faust (2-4, 3 RBI, 2 runs) each produced multi-hit games while Pagan scored three runs and swept two bases. 

Nick Schoen (1-1) tossed 2.2 innings in relief of starter Kevin Specht to snag Old Westbury's win.  Vinny Bienek tossed a scoreless seventh to secure Old Westbury's third victory of the season. 

Danny Rodriguez's 2-for-4 game at the plate paced Lehman's offense.  Ja'von Collins (0-1) took the loss, surrendering 10 runs on nine hits and two walks in three innings.     

NEW JERSEY CITY GOTHIC KNIGHTS UP NEXT FOR THE PANTHERS: Old Westbury returns to action on Wednesday (Mar. 18) to take on the New Jersey City Gothic Knights at 3:30 p.m. from Tim Gerrity Athletic Complex in Jersey City, New Jersey.   

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Players Mentioned

Carlos Balmaceda

#19 Carlos Balmaceda

C
5' 10"
Sophomore
R/R
Michael Cardino

#31 Michael Cardino

3B
5' 9"
Sophomore
R/R
Nick Dorcean

#20 Nick Dorcean

RHP
5' 8"
Sophomore
R/R
Christian Faust

#17 Christian Faust

1B/DH
6' 3"
Senior
R/R
Jonathan Pagan

#21 Jonathan Pagan

OF
6' 2"
Senior
R/R
Christopher Vitale

#22 Christopher Vitale

LHP
6' 2"
Senior
L/L
Nick Yip

#28 Nick Yip

OF
5' 10"
Senior
R/R
Tommy Ziegen

#2 Tommy Ziegen

SS
6' 1"
Sophomore
R/R
Nick Schoen

#4 Nick Schoen

LHP
5' 10"
Freshman
R/L
Matthew Taurisani

#9 Matthew Taurisani

OF/3B
6' 2"
Junior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Carlos Balmaceda

#19 Carlos Balmaceda

5' 10"
Sophomore
R/R
C
Michael Cardino

#31 Michael Cardino

5' 9"
Sophomore
R/R
3B
Nick Dorcean

#20 Nick Dorcean

5' 8"
Sophomore
R/R
RHP
Christian Faust

#17 Christian Faust

6' 3"
Senior
R/R
1B/DH
Jonathan Pagan

#21 Jonathan Pagan

6' 2"
Senior
R/R
OF
Christopher Vitale

#22 Christopher Vitale

6' 2"
Senior
L/L
LHP
Nick Yip

#28 Nick Yip

5' 10"
Senior
R/R
OF
Tommy Ziegen

#2 Tommy Ziegen

6' 1"
Sophomore
R/R
SS
Nick Schoen

#4 Nick Schoen

5' 10"
Freshman
R/L
LHP
Matthew Taurisani

#9 Matthew Taurisani

6' 2"
Junior
R/R
OF/3B