When and Where:
May 17, 2024 - Baltimore, MD
Records:
St. Joseph's (L.I.), 33-14; Ramapo College, 29-15
Results:
The St. Joseph's University, New York (L.I.)baseball team saw its record-breaking season end with a 4-1 loss to Ramapo College in the NCAA Division III Baseball Regional Tournament on Friday evening.
Key Players:
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Senior John Lynch homered for SJLI's only run of the game
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Junior Mike DiFilippo went 2-for-4 at the plate
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Junior Dante Morabito provided six innings of relief allowing just one run on three hits with three strikeouts
How it happened:
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The Roadrunners scored first with a pair of runs in the bottom of the first before a sac fly in the bottom of the third moved the score to 3-0
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Lynch put the Golden Eagles on the board with a lead off home run to right center in the top of the fourth
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The score remained 3-1 until Ramapo Jesse Swartout tripled to right in the bottom of the sixth and came in to score on a sac fly from Christian Alonso
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SJLI stranded a runner on second in the top of the seventh, but Ramapo's Jack Martin retired the Golden Eagles in order in the final two innings for the complete-game win
Notes:
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SJLI starter Peter Manger took the loss surrendering three runs on four hits with a strikeout
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Martin went the distance holding the Golden Eagles to just one run on five hits while striking out eight
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The Golden Eagles' 33 wins this season sets an new program record
