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Paul Rapoli
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Winner Mount Saint Mary MSMCBB 13-26, Skyline
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Old Westbury OW-BSB 20-16, Skyline
Winner
Mount Saint Mary MSMCBB
13-26, Skyline
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Final
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Old Westbury OW-BSB
20-16, Skyline
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mount Saint Mary MSMCBB 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 8 1
Old Westbury OW-BSB 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 3

W: Keenan, Blake (3-4) L: Pizzutello, Trey (4-5)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Courtesy of Old Westbury Sports Information

@OW_Panthers Baseball concludes season with 10th-straight Skyline Conference Championship appearance

Old Westbury recorded a 20-16 mark to post its ninth-straight 20-win season

Skyline Conference Championship Central l 2017 Schedule/Results l 2017 Statistics

OLD WESTBURY, NY --- 
(www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) SUNY Old Westbury baseball faced the fifth-seeded Mount Saint Mary Knights (13-26) Wednesday afternoon at home in the first-round single elimination game of the Skyline Conference Championship inside Jackie Robinson Athletic Complex.  No. 4 Old Westbury lost a 4-3 decision to conclude the 2017 season with a 20-16 mark to record their ninth-straight 20-win season.

Mount Saint Mary broke the scoring ice in the third inning off Panther starter Trey Pizzutello (L, 4-5; 8 IP, 4 R, 0 ER, BB, 6 K).  John Santana reached on a fielding error by Jesse Matos and later scored off Chris Introcaso's (2-for-5, R, RBI, SB) single through the left side for the Knights early 1-0 lead.

Old Westbury responded with the equalizer in the third inning off Knight starter Blake Keenan (W, 3-4; 9 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K).  Matos (1-for-2, R, BB) opened the frame with a single through the left side and two batters later scored off Liam Slattery's (1-for-4, RBI, 2B) two-out double to knot the game at one (1-1).

After a scoreless four innings, Mount Saint Mary tacked on three runs to retake the lead in top half of the eighth to end Pizzutello's outing.  Kevin Edgar (2-for-4, 2 RBI) worked a two-out bases loaded to score Introcaso and Michael Doxey for the Knights' 3-1 advantage.  Peter Knights (2-for-4, RBI, SB) singled to right field to drive home Vincenzo Pepe and extend Mount Saint Mary's lead to three (4-1).  Introcaso singled, Doxey reached on a fielding error by Matos and Pepe walked earlier in the frame.

Panther reliever Ryan Mordecai induced three-straight outs in the ninth inning before Old Westbury used a two-run rally in the bottom half.  Dean Sheridan (1-for-4, R) singled to left field and later rounded home after Paul Rapoli (2-for-4, R, RBI 3B) tripled to left center for the Panthers to pull within two (4-2).  Rapoli followed by scoring on a wild pitch before Keenan forced Nicholas Balfe to ground out to Nick Rizzo to settle the 4-3 final.


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Players Mentioned

Ryan Mordecai

#44 Ryan Mordecai

RHP
6' 1"
Senior
R/R
Trey Pizzutello

#16 Trey Pizzutello

RHP
6' 5"
Senior
R/R
Paul Rapoli

#27 Paul Rapoli

OF
5' 11"
Senior
R/R
Dean Sheridan

#25 Dean Sheridan

1B/3B
6' 1"
Junior
R/R
Nicholas Balfe

#23 Nicholas Balfe

C/3B
6' 0"
Freshman
L/R
Liam Slattery

#3 Liam Slattery

OF
5' 9"
Junior
L/L
Jesse Matos

#20 Jesse Matos

INF
5' 9"
Senior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Ryan Mordecai

#44 Ryan Mordecai

6' 1"
Senior
R/R
RHP
Trey Pizzutello

#16 Trey Pizzutello

6' 5"
Senior
R/R
RHP
Paul Rapoli

#27 Paul Rapoli

5' 11"
Senior
R/R
OF
Dean Sheridan

#25 Dean Sheridan

6' 1"
Junior
R/R
1B/3B
Nicholas Balfe

#23 Nicholas Balfe

6' 0"
Freshman
L/R
C/3B
Liam Slattery

#3 Liam Slattery

5' 9"
Junior
L/L
OF
Jesse Matos

#20 Jesse Matos

5' 9"
Senior
R/R
INF