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Game One: SJLI 7; New Jersey City 12 (7 innings)

Game Two SJLI 18; New Jersey City 2 (7 innings)

Key Players (Game 1)

• Dom Crema led the offense, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs.
• Ryan Kurre recorded two hits and scored twice while reaching base twice.
• Alex Johnston drove in a team-high three RBIs with a hit and two walks.
• Preston Gerena added one hit, one RBI, a run scored, and a walk.
• Rob Page contributed one hit, one RBI, one run scored, and a walk as SJLI totaled eight hits and seven runs.

How it Happened (Game 1) 

• In the 1st inning, New Jersey City capitalized on an error and multiple wild pitches to score five runs, while Crema doubled home Kurre to get SJLI on the board and make it 5-1.
• Both teams were held scoreless in the 2nd inning with no hits recorded.
• NJCU added a run on Mike Novak's RBI bunt single in the 3rd to lead 6-1.
• In the 4th, the Gothic Knights scored twice on a single and fielding errors, but Crema's inside the park homerun cut the deficit to 8-2.
• New Jersey City plated two more runs in the 5th on an RBI single and a hit-by-pitch to make it 10-2.
• SJLI rallied for five runs in the 6th, highlighted by  Johnston's three-RBI triple, to pull within 11-7.
• NJCU added an insurance run on an RBI walk in the 7th, and although SJLI threatened late, they could not score, falling 12-7.

Notes (Game 1)

• St. Joseph's finished with seven runs on eight hits, drawing six walks in the contest

Key Players (Game 2)

• Frankie Asaro had a huge day, going 4-for-4 with four RBIs and two runs scored. 
• Andrew Amarando finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored, two RBIs, and a walk.
• Paul McNally recorded two hits, two runs scored, two RBIs, and a walk.
• Connor Bunce contributed two hits, three runs scored, an RBI, and two walks.
• Alex Johnston added two hits, two RBIs, a run scored, and a walk. 

How it Happened (Game 2)

• NJCU scored first in the 1st inning on an RBI single, but SJLI answered immediately when Crema drove in Amarando to tie the game 1-1.
• St. Joseph's exploded for six runs in the 2nd inning, highlighted by RBI hits from Amarando and Johnston, Joe Hackal's two-RBI double, McNally's RBI triple, and a sacrifice fly by Crema to take a 7-1 lead.
• The Golden Eagles added eight more runs in the 3rd inning with key RBI hits from Johnston, McNally, Bunce, Asaro, and Brady DiMitrio to extend the lead to 15-2.
• Both teams were held scoreless in the 4th inning.
• SJLI added three insurance runs in the 5th, including a two-RBI double from Asaro and an RBI single from Amarando to make it 18-2.
• NJCU was retired in order in the 6th and 7th innings as St. Joseph's cruised to the 18-2 victory.

Notes (Game 2) 

• St. Joseph's exploded offensively with 18 runs on 16 hits in the victory.
• The Golden Eagles plated 14 runs across the second and third innings, breaking the game open early. 

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