Baseball Tops Kean, 8-2

When and Where:

March 22, 2023 - Patchogue, NY

Records:

St. Joseph's (L.I.), 8-2; Kean, 11-8

Results:

The St. Joseph's University (L.I.) baseball avenged their first loss of the season with an 8-2 non-conference win over Kean University at Gregg Alfano Field on Wednesday afternoon.

Key Players:

• Sophomore James Maggio was 3-for-4 at the plate with a pair of doubles and two runs scored

• Senior Phil Krpata went 2-for-3 with two runs scored

• Senior Ryan Decoursey recorded a hit and four RBIs

• Sophomore Jack Kelly earned his first win of the season allowing just one run on three hits in five innings of work

How it happened:

• The Cougars were first on the board in the top of the first. After two quick outs to start the inning, a walk followed by back-to-back singles produced the game's first run

• St. Joseph's managed to produce a pair of runs in the bottom of the third without recording a hit to go ahead 2-1. 

• SJLI's Maggio started the bottom of the fourth with a double to center and came into score on an RBI single to right by Hermes Abreu

• Back-to-back doubles in the bottom of the fifth increased the Golden Eagle lead to 4-1

• In the bottom of the sixth, Abreu drew a walk followed by an infield single by Krpata put two on with just one-out. After falling behind in the count, the Cougars opted to intentionally walk Paul Gugliuzzo to load the bases for Decoursey who then cleared them with a 3 RBI double to center

• The Golden Eagles added an unearned run in the bottom of the seventh to widen the gap to 8-1

• Kean pushed a run across in the top of the ninth to move the game to its final 8-2

Notes:

• The Golden Eagles recorded nine hits, while the Cougars finished with six

• Senior Ryan Foran came in for four innings of relief allowing one run on three hits with two strikeouts

• Kean's Tyler Mendez was tagged with the loss after surrendering three runs on four hits with four walks in 3.2 innings

Next up, the Golden Eagles host Lehman College for a non-conference double header on Saturday, March 25 at 11:00 am.