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Dean Sheridan had a pair of two-run homers in game one / Photo by Sean Roberts
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Old Westbury OW-BSB 19-14-1, 11-6 Skyline
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Winner Maritime (N.Y.) MARITIME 22-12, 10-7 Skyline
Old Westbury OW-BSB
19-14-1, 11-6 Skyline
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Final
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Maritime (N.Y.) MARITIME
22-12, 10-7 Skyline
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Old Westbury OW-BSB 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 9 15 5
Maritime (N.Y.) MARITIME 2 3 0 2 0 3 0 0 X 10 13 1

W: D'Ancona, Anthony (6-1) L: Tiburcio, Alipio (2-1) S: Graff, Skylar (6)

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Old Westbury OW-BSB 19-15-1
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Winner Maritime (N.Y.) MARITIME 23-12
Old Westbury OW-BSB
19-15-1
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Final
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Maritime (N.Y.) MARITIME
23-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Old Westbury OW-BSB 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 6 8 1
Maritime (N.Y.) MARITIME 0 0 3 0 1 0 3 7 14 1

W: Paghidas, Matthew (1-0) L: Cruz, Joshua (2-1)

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

@OW_Panthers Baseball clubs four homers in regular-season finale at Maritime

Old Westbury is headed to postseason play for the 11th-straight season at next week’s Skyline Conference Championship

THROGGS NECK, NY --- (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) SUNY Old Westbury baseball fell 10-9 in the opener and 7-6 in their regular-season finale Saturday afternoon to the Maritime College Privateers (23-12, 11-7 Skyline) in Skyline Conference action from Reinhart Field in Throggs Neck, New York.  Old Westbury (19-15-1, 11-7 Skyline) has a record of 9-6 against Maritime since 2012. The Panthers advance to the postseason for the 11th-straight season and will await seedings for next week's Skyline Conference Championship.

Game 1: Maritime 10, Old Westbury 9
Old Westbury produced three-straight singles off Privateer starter Anthony D'Ancona (W, 6-1: 5.2 IP, 12 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K) to set the stage for Mike Manetta (3-for-4, R, 3 RBI), who delivered a two-run single two batters later to give the Panthers a 2-0 first inning lead.  

Maritime answered with back-to-back two-out run scoring singles off Panther starter Alipio Tiburcio (L, 2-1: 6 H, 5 R, ER, BB) to tie the game in the bottom of the first.

Old Westbury made three costly errors in the second inning that allowed Maritime to take a 5-3 lead as Tiburcio's outing came to a close.

Manetta sliced the deficit to two (5-3) in the third inning with a two-out RBI single to score Liam Slattery (2-for-4, 3 R, BB).

The Panthers pulled within one run (5-4) in the fourth on John Fogarty's two-out RBI double to advance Slattery home.

Maritime responded with two runs in the fourth and three more in the sixth off reliever Joe Sarni (4 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 2 BB, 5 K) to take a 10-4 lead.  

Dean Sheridan (3-for-5, 2 HR, 4 RBI) crushed a two-run homer in the seventh off reliever Dylan Clauden (2.2 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 4 ER, BB, 2 K) to make it a 10-6 game.  

John Condon (3-for-5, HR, RBI) led off the ninth with a home run and three batters later, Sheridan belted a two-run shot over the center field fence to slice Old Westbury's deficit to one (10-9).  Skylar Graff took over for Clauden to record the final two outs to lock down his sixth save of the season.

Game 2: Maritime 7, Old Westbury 6
Maritime jumped ahead with a three-run third inning on Panther starter Christian Tessitore (ND: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, ER, 3 BB, 2 K) as Matt Costleigh (3-for-4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R) and Stephen Semler (2-for-4, 2 RBI, R) produced run-scoring singles.

Old Westbury took a 5-3 lead with a big fourth inning off Privateer starter A.J. Ammirati (ND, 5.0 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 3 K). The Panthers led off the frame with five-straight batters reaching base as a fielding error by second baseman Chris Deddo (2-for-4) allowed Jesse Russo (2-for-4, R, SB) to score the first run.  Condon and Manetta (2-for-3, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R) followed with RBI singles. Two batters later, Michael Borsch's single drove in Condon. Manetta then scored on a fielder's choice to push Old Westbury's lead to two.

Nick McTighe singled off Tessitore to lead off the fifth.  McTighe then advanced to third on wild pitches before Costleigh's single drove him in to end Tessitore's day as Maritime pulled within one run, 5-4.

Manetta took the first pitch of the sixth inning off Privateer reliever Matthew Buckshaw (ND: 1.0 IP, H, R, ER, K)and launched it over the right field fence to make it a 6-4 game.

Costleigh responded with a home run over the right field fence in the seventh inning off reliever Joshua Cruz (L, 2-1: 2.1 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 K) to slice the deficit to one 6-5).  Three batters later, Jake Vera singled to round home Matt Eng before Shane Sullivan's (3-for-4, RBI) walk-off single scored Semler to settle the 7-6 final.

Matthew Paghidas (W, 1-0: 1 IP, H, BB) allowed a two base runners in a scoreless seventh inning to claim Maritime's win.  

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Players Mentioned

Jesse Russo

#5 Jesse Russo

2B/OF
5' 11"
Senior
S/R
Dean Sheridan

#25 Dean Sheridan

1B/3B
6' 1"
Senior
R/R
Liam Slattery

#3 Liam Slattery

OF
5' 10"
Senior
L/L
Christian Tessitore

#28 Christian Tessitore

RHP
6' 4"
Senior
R/R
Michael Borsch

#6 Michael Borsch

C
5' 9"
Freshman
R/R
John Condon

#23 John Condon

C/1B
6' 0"
Junior
L/R
Joshua Cruz

#29 Joshua Cruz

RHP/OF
6' 0"
Freshman
R/R
John Fogarty

#9 John Fogarty

OF
6' 1"
Junior
L/R
Mike Manetta

#21 Mike Manetta

SS
6' 2"
Freshman
S/R
Joe Sarni

#8 Joe Sarni

RHP
5' 9"
Freshman
R/R

Players Mentioned

Jesse Russo

#5 Jesse Russo

5' 11"
Senior
S/R
2B/OF
Dean Sheridan

#25 Dean Sheridan

6' 1"
Senior
R/R
1B/3B
Liam Slattery

#3 Liam Slattery

5' 10"
Senior
L/L
OF
Christian Tessitore

#28 Christian Tessitore

6' 4"
Senior
R/R
RHP
Michael Borsch

#6 Michael Borsch

5' 9"
Freshman
R/R
C
John Condon

#23 John Condon

6' 0"
Junior
L/R
C/1B
Joshua Cruz

#29 Joshua Cruz

6' 0"
Freshman
R/R
RHP/OF
John Fogarty

#9 John Fogarty

6' 1"
Junior
L/R
OF
Mike Manetta

#21 Mike Manetta

6' 2"
Freshman
S/R
SS
Joe Sarni

#8 Joe Sarni

5' 9"
Freshman
R/R
RHP