Baseball jumps ahead early to capture 8-2 win from Illinois

Jesse Russo led the Panthers with a 3-hit day

Box Score

Illinois IC 2-6

Old Westbury OW-BSB 5-4

Illinois IC

2-6

Final

Mar. 16, 2017

Old Westbury OW-BSB

5-4

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Illinois IC	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	9	1
Old Westbury OW-BSB	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	2	X	8	14	1

W: Zanon, Preston (1-0) L: Dentler Loschen (0-1) S: Negri, Vinny (2)

Next Game:

vs. Gallaudet University

3/17/2017 | 9 AM

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Mar. 17 (Fri) / 9 AM

vs. Gallaudet University

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Game Recap: Baseball | 3/16/2017 5:42:00 PM | Courtesy of Old Westbury Sports Information (written by Harris Rappel)

@OW_Panthers Baseball jumps ahead early to capture 8-2 win from Illinois

Old Westbury improved to 3-1 at the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic with Thursday’s win

Next Game:

vs. Gallaudet University

3/17/2017 | 9 AM

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Mar. 17 (Fri) / 9 AM

vs. Gallaudet University

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Team Statistics

Pitching: W: Zanon, Preston (1-0); L: Dentler Loschen (0-1); S: Negri, Vinny (2)

Illinois

Batting: 3B: Taw Fredrickson 1; RBI: Austin Gusewelle 1; Taw Fredrickson 1; SF: Taw Fredrickson 1
BASERUNNING:: RUNS: Connor Melton 1; Eli Fox 1; SB: Alex Lilly 1; HBP: Eli Fox 1

Old Westbury

BATTING:: 2B: Hawley, David 1; Sheridan, Dean 1; Slattery, Liam 1; Balmaceda, Carlos 1; RBI: Russo, Jesse 2; Hawley, David 2; Ziegen, Tommy 2; Sheridan, Dean 1; Balmaceda, Carlos 1; SH: Balmaceda, Carlos 1
BASERUNNING:: RUNS: Russo, Jesse 2; Hawley, David 1; Ziegen, Tommy 1; Slattery, Liam 2; Balmaceda, Carlos 2; SB: Ziegen, Tommy 1; Matos, Jesse 1; CS: Sheridan, Dean 1

Hits

OW-BSB

Stolen Bases

OW-BSB

Walks

OW-BSB

Strikeouts

OW-BSB

Game Leaders

<a href='/sports/baseball/roster/jesse-russo/4786' class='boxscore_player_link'>Russo, Jesse</a>

#5 Russo, Jesse

AB

5
R

2
H

3
RBI

2

<a href='/sports/baseball/roster/david-hawley/4831' class='boxscore_player_link'>Hawley, David</a>

#4 Hawley, David

AB

5
R

1
H

2
RBI

2

<a href='/sports/baseball/roster/tommy-ziegen/4792' class='boxscore_player_link'>Ziegen, Tommy</a>

#2 Ziegen, Tommy

AB

4
R

1
H

2
RBI

2

<a href='/sports/baseball/roster/dean-sheridan/4787' class='boxscore_player_link'>Sheridan, Dean</a>

#25 Sheridan, Dean

AB

4
R

0
H

2
RBI

1

<a href='/sports/baseball/roster/preston-zanon/4791' class='boxscore_player_link'>Zanon, Preston</a>

#32 Zanon, Preston

ER

2
IP

5.1
SO

3
BB

2

<a href='/sports/baseball/roster/vinny-negri/4799' class='boxscore_player_link'>Negri, Vinny</a>

#11 Negri, Vinny

ER

0
IP

3.2
SO

1
BB

0

#25 Sheridan, Dean

PO

10
A

0

#5 Russo, Jesse

PO

1
A

3

#4 Hawley, David

PO

4
A

0

<a href='/sports/baseball/roster/carlos-balmaceda/4771' class='boxscore_player_link'>Balmaceda, Carlos </a>

#1 Balmaceda, Carlos

PO

4
A

0

Hits

#5 2b

Strikeouts

#32 p

Zanon, Preston

Negri, Vinny

RBIs

#5 2b

Putouts

#25 1b

FORT MYERS, FL --- (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) SUNY Old Westbury baseball took the lead early and never looked back Thursday morning to collect an 8-2 non-conference win from the Illinois College Blueboys (2-6) at the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic in Fort Myers, Florida.

Old Westbury (5-4) pounded out three-straight first-inning singles as Tommy Ziegen (2-for-4, 2 RBI, R) drove in Jesse Russo (3-for-5, 2 RBI, 2 R) for the game's initial run on Illinois starter Dentler Loschen (L, 0-1; 6.2 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 0 BB, K). Two batters later, Old Westbury doubled its advantage with a run-scoring double by Dean Sheridan (2-for-4) to plate home Ziegen.

David Hawley (2-for-5, 2 RBI, R) slapped an infield grounder to advance Carlos Balmaceda (2-for-3, 2 R, RBI) home for what proved to be the game-winning run in giving the Panthers a 3-0 lead in the second inning.

Illinois answered in the fifth with two runs on three singles off Panther starter Preston Zanon (W, 1-0; 5.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 3 K). Austin Gusewelle (2-for-5) singled to score Eli Fox for the Blueboys' first run, and two batters later made it a one-score game with a Taw Fredrickson's sacrifice fly to advance Connor Melton home.

Old Westbury blew the game open with a three-run seventh inning with three-straight run-scoring hits by Russo, Hawley and Ziegen.

Russo lifted a two-run single to right field in the eighth to settle the 8-2 final.

Vinny Negri scattered three hits in 3.2 innings of scoreless relief to record his second save of the season.

GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY BISONS UP NEXT FOR THE PANTHERS: Old Westbury continues play Friday morning in Fort Myers, Florida at the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic with a non-conference showdown against the Gallaudet University Bisons at 9 a.m. from Lee County Player Development Complex No. 3.

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