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BASE vs USMMA
1
Old Westbury OWBSB 14-19, 9-10 SKY
2
Winner Merchant Marine USMMA 25-14, 14-5 SKY
Old Westbury OWBSB
14-19, 9-10 SKY
1
Final
2
Merchant Marine USMMA
25-14, 14-5 SKY
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Old Westbury OWBSB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
Merchant Marine USMMA 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 8 0

W: Tommy Chiappetti (3-2) L: Manetta, Rob (3-3)

0
Old Westbury OWBSB 14-20, 9-11 SKY
10
Winner Merchant Marine USMMA 26-14, 15-5 SKY
Old Westbury OWBSB
14-20, 9-11 SKY
0
Final
10
Merchant Marine USMMA
26-14, 15-5 SKY
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Old Westbury OWBSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
Merchant Marine USMMA 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 2 10 9 0

W: David Cherwonuk (4-2) L: Pizzileo, Louis (1-4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Concludes the 2024 Season With Two Losses to USMMA; Finishes With An Overall Record of 14-20

KINGS POINT, N.Y. – The SUNY Old Westbury baseball team was defeated by the Mariners of the United States Merchant Marine Academy twice on Monday night to finish the 2024 season. The final scores were 1-2 and 0-10, respectively.
 
Game One- SUNY Old Westbury (1) – USMMA (2)
 
Despite facing the Mariners team that had clinched a playoff birth over the weekend, the Panthers still struggled to produce offensively. Throughout the entire game, the Panthers were only able to record three hits.
 
All of the game's scoring came in the first inning.
 
In the top of the first inning, Jaime Barrios got things going with a single through the right side. Next, Nick Papageorge would double to left center for an RBI to score Barrios.
 
With a 1-0 lead, the Panthers allowed USMMA to respond in the bottom half of the opening inning.
 
USMMA combined for two runs on four hits to take the lead.
 
The Mariners would add four more hits throughout the course of the game while the Panthers were only able to get one more hit. The final OW hit came from Barrios who doubled down the right field line to lead off the top of the sixth inning.
 
The Mariners held on to defeat the Panthers in the opening game of the day by a final score of 2-1.
 
Jaime Barrios finished the game going 2-4 at the dish with a run. Nick Papageorge was the only other hitter to produce as he went 1-2 at the plate with an RBI and a walk.
 
Rob Manetta started the game for the Panthers and pitched all six frames. Manetta struck out five batters and allowed two runs. Manetta moves to 3-3 on the season.
 
Game Two- SUNY Old Westbury (0) – USMMA (10) [Eight Innings]
The Panthers struggled again to produce hits and runs offensively in the late game of the day. USMMA managed to hold Old Westbury to only two hits.
 
The first Panther hit came in the top of the first inning by none other than Nick Papageorge who doubled to left center. The Panthers could not drive in the two runners that they left stranded on base.
 
The only other OW hit came in the top of the third inning thanks to Papageorge again who singled to left field.
 
The Mariners scoring ramped up in the bottom of the third inning when they scored three runs to go up 3-0.
 
USMMA tacked on another run in the bottom of the fifth.
 
Old Westbury had no response as they struggled against the strong Mariner pitching.
 
The seventh and eighth innings were big for USMMA as they combined for six runs over the two half innings. The Mariners took a 10-0 lead after eight innings and the game would be called due to the run rule.
 
Nick Papageorge was the only big contributor for the Panthers as he went 202 with two walks.
 
The Panthers threw a total of five arms throughout the eight innings. Louis Pizzileo got the start and allowed three hits and two earned runs. Jon Jordan Ford made a relief appearance for 1.1 innings where he allowed no hits and one earned run. Ford struck out two batters.  Frank Whitenack also made a notable relief appearance as he went 1.2 innings. Whitenack allowed three hits and one earned run while picking up three strikeouts.
 
Old Westbury finished the 2024 season with an overall record of 14-20 and a Skyline Conference record of 9-11. The Panthers finished the season as the seventh seed in conference and just missed the tournament. The team will look to rebound next year and build on their progress throughout this season.
 
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