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Tyler Kapela
Tyler Kapela improved to 5-1 on the season with the game two win / Photo by SUNY Old Westbury - Harris Rappel
5
John Jay JOHNJAY 11-24
18
Winner Old Westbury OW-BSB 23-13
John Jay JOHNJAY
11-24
5
Final
18
Old Westbury OW-BSB
23-13
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
John Jay JOHNJAY 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 5 10 3
Old Westbury OW-BSB 3 4 0 2 7 2 X 18 19 1

W: Caputo, Vinny (2-2) L: David Schildwachter (0-2) S: D’Onofrio, Danny (1)

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John Jay JOHNJAY 11-25
9
Winner Old Westbury OW-BSB 24-13
John Jay JOHNJAY
11-25
2
Final
9
Old Westbury OW-BSB
24-13
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
John Jay JOHNJAY 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 1
Old Westbury OW-BSB 0 5 0 1 0 3 X 9 10 1

W: Kapela, Tyler (5-1) L: Matthew Oppedisano (1-6)

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Game Recap: Baseball | | Courtesy of Old Westbury Sports Information (written by Harris Rappel)

@OW_Panthers Baseball dominant in John Jay sweep

Old Westbury opened its five-game homestand with a pair of non-conference wins

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OLD WESTBURY, NY --- (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) SUNY Old Westbury baseball (24-13) collected 18-6 and 9-2 non-conference wins Wednesday over the John Jay Bloodhounds (11-25) from Jackie Robinson Athletic Complex.

Game 1: Old Westbury 18, John Jay 5
Dean Sheridan (3-for-4, 4 RBI, 2 R, SB) laced a RBI single to right to score Tommy Ziegen (1-for-2, 2 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB, 2 SB) for Old Westbury's 1-0 lead in the opening frame.  Two batters, Preston Zanon (1-for-2, 2 RBI, R, BB) doubled down the right field line to score Sheridan and Paul Rapoli (2-for-3, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB) for a 3-0 lead on Bloodhound starter Dave Schildwachter (0-2, 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 BB). 

Panther starter Vinny Caputo (2-2, 4 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 6 K) uncorked a wild pitch in the second inning to score Dylan Laudano (2-for-2, 2 R) for the Bloodhounds' initial run.  Charlee Rodriguez (2-for-4, RBI, R) followed with a RBI double to make it a 3-2 game.

Tyler Roberts (2-for-3, 2 RBI, 2 R) singled and scored on a balk to ignite Old Westbury's four-run second inning highlighted by RBI singles by Ziegen, Sheridan and Rapoli for the 7-2 lead.

Louis Sileno (3-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 R) crushed a solo home run to leadoff Old Westbury's fourth.  Ziegen lifted a sacrifice fly three batters later to score Jesse Russo (2-for-5, 2 RBI, 2 R, 3 SB) for the 9-3 advantage.

John Jay scored twice in the fifth off reliever Danny D'Onofrio (S 1, 3 IP, 6 H, 2 R, ER, 1 K) before the Panthers put the game away with seven runs in the bottom of the frame and two more in the sixth for the 18-5 final.

Game 2: Old Westbury 9, John Jay 2 
Old Westbury produced four hits to score five runs to grab a second inning lead on John Jay starter Matthew Oppedisano (1-6, 2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, BB).  Casey Surdi (1-for-2, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, SB) broke the scoring ice with a two-run single followed by Joe Boscia's RBI double and John Dell'Olio's run-scoring triple.  Russo added a sacrifice fly to make it a 5-0 game.   

Panther starter Tyler Kapela (5-1, 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, BB, 4 K) tossed four scoreless innings to improve his career record to 12-4.

Boscia (2-for-2, 3 RBI, R) extended the Panthers' lead to six with a RBI single in the fifth.

John Jay scored two runs in the sixth off Panther reliever Ryan Mordecai to slice the deficit to four. 
 
Old Westbury tacked on three more runs in the sixth to take a 9-2 lead.  Boscia's sacrifice hit scored Carlos Balmaceda (1-for-1, 2B, R) before back-to-back RBI singles by Dell'Olio (2-for-3, 2 RBI, 3B, 2 R, SB) and Daniel Svenelid (1-for-1, RBI) settled the scoring.

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SENIOR DAY VERSUS MOUNT SAINT VINCENT DOLPHINS UP NEXT FOR THE PANTHERS: Old Westbury remains at home Saturday (Apr. 30) for a 12 p.m. Skyline Conference Senior Day matchup against the Mount Saint Vincent Dolphins from Jackie Robinson Athletic Complex.  Pre-game festivities kick-off at 11:30 a.m. with the 2015 Skyline Conference Championship Banner Ceremony followed by the annual Senior Day Ceremony for Old Westbury's 2016 Baseball Senior Class of Vinny Caputo (2016), Jeremy Charles (2016), Tyler Kapela (2013-16) and Joey Walsh (2013-16).  Free ballpark food will be served from 11:30-1:30 p.m.    

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Players Mentioned

Carlos Balmaceda

#1 Carlos Balmaceda

C
5' 10"
Junior
R/R
Tyler Kapela

#29 Tyler Kapela

RHP
5' 10"
Senior
L/R
Tyler Roberts

#33 Tyler Roberts

OF
6' 5"
Junior
L/R
Dean Sheridan

#25 Dean Sheridan

1B/OF
6' 1"
Junior
R/R
Joey Walsh

#3 Joey Walsh

2B
5' 10"
Senior
R/R
Tommy Ziegen

#2 Tommy Ziegen

SS
6' 1"
Junior
R/R
Jesse Russo

#5 Jesse Russo

2B
5' 10"
Sophomore
L/R
Joe Boscia

#43 Joe Boscia

C
5' 9"
Junior
R/R
Vinny Caputo

#22 Vinny Caputo

RHP
6' 3"
Graduate Student
R/R
Jeremy Charles

#18 Jeremy Charles

RHP
6' 2"
Senior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Carlos Balmaceda

#1 Carlos Balmaceda

5' 10"
Junior
R/R
C
Tyler Kapela

#29 Tyler Kapela

5' 10"
Senior
L/R
RHP
Tyler Roberts

#33 Tyler Roberts

6' 5"
Junior
L/R
OF
Dean Sheridan

#25 Dean Sheridan

6' 1"
Junior
R/R
1B/OF
Joey Walsh

#3 Joey Walsh

5' 10"
Senior
R/R
2B
Tommy Ziegen

#2 Tommy Ziegen

6' 1"
Junior
R/R
SS
Jesse Russo

#5 Jesse Russo

5' 10"
Sophomore
L/R
2B
Joe Boscia

#43 Joe Boscia

5' 9"
Junior
R/R
C
Vinny Caputo

#22 Vinny Caputo

6' 3"
Graduate Student
R/R
RHP
Jeremy Charles

#18 Jeremy Charles

6' 2"
Senior
R/R
RHP