When and Where:

Records:

Results:

Game One: SJLI 6; Old Westbury 3 (7 innings)
Game Two: SJLI 11; Old Westbury 6 (9 innings)

Key Players - Game One:

• Joe Thatcher went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs
• Andrew Amarando finished 2-for-4 with a run scored
• Frankie Asaro contributed 1-for-2 with a double, a run scored, a walk, and a stolen base
• Joe Hackal added 1-for-2 with an RBI, two runs scored, two walks, and two stolen bases
• Ryan Kurre posted 1-for-2 with a run scored, a walk, a stolen base, and an RBI
• Alex Johnston added an RBI via sacrifice fly and a run scored

How it happened - Game One:

• Both teams remained scoreless through the first four innings.
• St. Joseph's (L.I.) broke through with four runs in the top of the fifth, highlighted by Asaro's double, a walk to Kurre, Hackal's RBI single and stolen base, Johnston's sacrifice fly, and Thatcher's RBI double.
• The Golden Eagles added two more runs in the seventh on Thatcher's RBI single and an unearned run aided by an Old Westbury error.
• Old Westbury scored three unearned runs in the bottom of the seventh on errors and a bases-loaded walk, but could not complete the comeback.
• Paul McNally (W, 3-2) earned the victory, throwing 6.1 strong innings with three strikeouts. Ryan Barlow recorded the final two outs with two strikeouts.

Key Players - Game Two:

• Joe Thatcher went 3-for-5 with a run scored
• Ryan Kurre finished 1-for-3 with two runs scored, two RBIs, a stolen base, a sacrifice fly, and a sacrifice hit
• Paul McNally contributed 2-for-4 with two RBIs including a sacrifice fly and a single
• Joe Hackal added 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored, a walk, and two stolen bases
• Andrew Amarando posted 1-for-6 with a double, two RBIs, a run scored, and two stolen bases
• Dom Crema had 1-for-4 with a double, an RBI, a run scored, and a walk

How it happened - Game Two:

• St. Joseph's (L.I.) scored single runs in the first and second innings on a wild pitch and Kurre's sacrifice fly to take a 2-0 lead.
• Old Westbury tied it in the second and took a brief lead with three runs in the fifth on a two-RBI triple and a sacrifice fly.
• The Golden Eagles responded with two runs in the fifth to regain the lead, then erupted for three unearned runs in the sixth thanks to the Panthers errors and a wild pitch.
• SJLI added two more unearned runs in the seventh, one in the eighth on McNally's RBI single, and one final unearned run in the ninth.

Notes:

• St. Joseph's (L.I.) recorded 20 hits across both games (9 in Game One, 11 in Game Two) while taking advantage of 6 Old Westbury errors in Game Two.
• SJLI improved to 14-12 overall with the doubleheader sweep.

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