FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – SUNY Old Westbury baseball (10-3, 8-3 Skyline) swept the Mount Saint Mary College Knights (9-9, 7-8 Skyline) in a Skyline Conference doubleheader on the road by winning the opening matchup 3-1 and the second game in a 10-6 decision on Saturday.

Game 1: Old Westbury 3, Mount Saint Mary 1

The Panthers broke the scoring ice in the home half of the opening frame Knight starter Matthew Borriello (L, 2-3: 7 IP, CG, 5 H, 3 R, ER, 5 BB, K) walked Drew Robertson while the bases were juiced that plated home John Dell'Olio (1-for-4, 2 R) to make it a 1-0 game.

Panther starter Tim Woodford (W, 3-0: 7 IP, CG, 6 H, R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K) threw three shutout innings to start the game, but the Knights answered in the bottom of the fourth as Devin Tait (2-for-3, RBI) knocked an RBI single to right center field to knot the game at one apiece.

Old Westbury countered in the top of the sixth as Charlie Eisele (1-for-2, RBI, BB) slapped a single to right center field that brought home Sean Paprocki (1-for-3, R) to put the Panthers on top 2-1.

The Panthers added an insurance run to their total in the seventh on a sacrifice fly to right field by Shaun Kaminski to bring home Dell'Olio and cap off the scoring in the 3-1 road victory.

Game 2: Old Westbury 10, Mount Saint Mary 6

The offenses came out strong in the first inning as the Panthers tallied six runs and five hits off of Knight starter Robert Brust (L, 1-2: 6 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K) to start the game that featured RBI singles by Kaminski (4-for-5, 2 RBI), Oscar Fajardo, Robertson (2-for-5, 2 R, RBI) and Jacob Taormina (1-for-1, RBI, R, 3 BB, 3 SB) while Eisele smacked an RBI double to help pad the Panther lead.

The Knights however cut their deficit in half (6-3) in the bottom of the first as they tallied a trio of runs off of Panther starter Patrick Quinn (ND: 1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 4 R, 3 BB, 3 K) that was capped off on an RBI single by Anthony Franco (2-for-5, RBI) that scored Dominick Marzigliano (2-for-3, 2 RBI, R). 

In the bottom of the second inning, the Panthers brought in relief pitcher Joe Sarni (W, 2-0: 4.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, BB, 7 K) for Quinn but he surrendered a sacrifice fly to center field to bring home Steven Mirra (3-for-3, 4, R, 2 BB) to make it a 6-4 game. 

In the top of the third, the Panthers capitalized on a wild pitch by Brust that allowed Robertson to score and gave the Panthers a three-run edge once again (7-4).

Although Old Westbury gave up one run in the bottom of the fourth and sixth innings, they scored a trio of runs in the top of the eighth that was highlighted by a Kaminski RBI single through the right side that scored Jamal Ritter to make it a 10-6 game.

Justin Aviles (SV, 1: 3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, BB, 6 K) was lights out in relief for the Panthers as he tossed over three innings without allowing a run to secure the save and the 10-6 victory.
 

UP NEXT FOR THE PANTHERS: Old Westbury (10-3, 8-3 Skyline) continues its season at home against the Mount Saint Mary College Knights (9-9, 7-8 Skyline) with a Senior Day doubleheader on Saturday (May 2) at 12 p.m. in Farmingdale, N.Y.  Tomorrow, the Panthers will honor the 11 seniors on the baseball team for their dedication and commitment to Old Westbury athletics. 

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