When and Where:

April 21, 2024 - Throggs Neck, NY

Records:

St. Joseph's (L.I.), 22-7, 12-0 Skyline; SUNY Maritime 20-11, 9-5 Skyline

Results:

The St. Joseph's University (L.I.) baseball team stretched their win streak to 19 with a pair of Skyline Conference wins at SUNY Maritime on Sunday afternoon. A couple of long balls propelled the Golden Eagles to a 6-1 victory in game one before a 4-3 extra-inning affair in game two.

Game one: SJLI 6; Maritime 1 (7 inn.)

Key Players:

• Sophomore Joe Hackal finished 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBIs and a run scored

• Senior John Lynch went 2-for-4 with a double and scored a run

• Junior Anselmo Joya recorded a three-run home run

• Starting pitcher Peter Manger picked up his fourth-straight win allowing one run on seven hits with three strikeouts in a complete-game effort

How it happened:

• The Privateers jumped on the board early with a run in the bottom of the first. Anthony Madigan started the inning with a base hit to center and came in to score on a sac fly by Alex Bardi later in the inning

• The 1-0 score remained until the Golden Eagles put up six runs in the top of the sixth. Dom Crema and Lynch started the inning with singles and a Maritime throwing error moved them up 90 feet. Joya followed with a three-run blast to left putting SJLI ahead 3-1

• Joe Sanguedolce and Mike DiFilippo both singled putting two runners on with one out. DiFilippo was erased on a fielder's choice and with two outs, Hackal belted the second three-run home run of the inning moving the score to 6-1

• Manger stranded two Privateers in the bottom half of the sixth and retired the hosts in order in the seventh to secure the win

Game two: SJLI 4; Maritime 3 (10 inn.)

Key Players:

• DiFilippo finished 3-for-3 with two walks, an RBI, and a run

• Joya was 2-for-4 with a home run

• Junior Dante Morabito was credited with his third win of the season surrendering two runs on just one hit with four strikeouts on five innings of relief. Starter Jack Kelly allowed one run on five hits with six strikeouts in five innings of work 

How it happened:

• Just like game one, Maritime led early when Freddy Forgione knocked a one-out solo home run to left in the bottom of the first

• Joya's second home run of the day came in with two outs in the top of the third putting SJLI ahead 2-1

• An RBI double from Rob Page in the fourth knocked in DiFilippo for a 3-1 St. Joseph's lead

• The next three innings and a half innings went scoreless until a two-run homer to left by Maritime's Michael Frazzetta evened the score up a three

• Three walks loaded the bases for the home team in the bottom of the ninth, but Morabito got Harry Leipold to ground into a fielder's choice sending the game to the tenth

• Lynch led off the top of the tenth with a double in the left-center gap and a base hit through the right side by Sanguedolce put runners at the corners with one out. DiFilippo followed with a single to center bringing in Lynch for the eventual game-winning run

• A one-two-three inning for Morabito in the bottom of the tenth locked down the 4-3 win

Next up, the Golden Eagles resume Skyline Conference play when they travel to SUNY Old Westbury on Monday, April 22nd. Game times are scheduled for 3:30 and 5:30 pm.