When and Where:
February 23, 2025 - Montclair, NJ
Records:
St. Joseph's (L.I.), 0-1; Montclair St., 2-0
Results:
The St. Joseph's University, New York (L.I.) baseball team started its season with a 7-4 non-conference loss at Montclair State University on Sunday afternoon.
Key Players:
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Junior Dom Crema finished with two hits (2-for-5) with a double and an RBI
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Junior Dom LaFroscia went 1-for-2 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored
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Sophomore Joe Thatcher was 1-for-2 with a triple, an RBI and a run scored
How it happened:
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Senior Jordan Ramlogan walked and stole second to start the game before coming into score on LaFroscia's single through the right side
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Three walks loaded the bases for the Red Hawks in the bottom half of the inning before a double to left center by Marcus Johnson cleared them for a 3-1 lead
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Crema doubled in LaFroscia in the top of the third to cut the deficit to one, 3-2
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After a scoreless fourth, Montclair's Miles Feaster scored on a Matthew Rinaldi single through the right side moving the score to 4-2
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The Golden Eagles inched closer with a run in the sixth, but the Red Hawks produced a run of their own in the bottom half of the inning, 5-3
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SJLI's Thatcher tripled and scored on a wild pitch in the seventh, 5-4, but a couple of runs for the home team in the bottom of the eighth secured the 7-4 winÂ
Notes:
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Five Golden Eagles took the mound with starter Jack Kelly suffering the loss allowing three runs on one hit in two innings
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Montclair's Evan Wood earned the win allowing one run on one hit in 1.2 innings out of the pen
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Patrick Teehan was credited with the save allowing no runs on no hits with three strikeouts in two innings
Next up, the Golden Eagles open up at Gregg Alfano Field and host SUNY Cobleskill for a doubleheader on Saturday, March 1st. Game time is set for 12:00 pm.
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