Baseball Stopped by Stevens, 13-10

When and Where:

May 1, 2023 - Patchogue, NY

Records:

St. Joseph's (L.I.), 24-7; Stevens Institute of Technology 26-14

Results:

The St. Joseph's University (L.I.) baseball team dropped their fifth straight contest with a 13-10 non-conference loss to Stevens Institute of Technology at Gregg Alfano Field on Monday afternoon.

Key Players:

• Senior Jake Giannico finished with two hits, two RBIs, and two runs scored

• Senior Nick Vicino went 2-for-3 with a run and an

• Senior Phil Krpata was 1-for-3 with two walks, two runs scored, and a season-high five stolen bases

How it happened:

• The Golden Eagles trailed early surrendering five runs on five hits in the top first 

• St. Joseph's began to chip away putting up three runs in the bottom half of the inning. Krpata and Paul Gugliuzzo reached to start the inning and following a double steal, both runners came into score on a base hit to right by Giannico. Gianncio came in to score on a ground out to the right side a few batters later

• The Golden Eagles used four hits and a pair of Stevens' errors to put together a five-run inning of their own in the bottom of the second to go ahead 8-5. Gugliuzzo, Joe Sanguedolce, and Vicino all had RBIs in inning

• That lead was short-lived as the Ducks answered with a four-run top of the third to re-take the lead 9-8 

• After a scoreless fourth and fifth, the Ducks extended their lead in the top of the sixth, 12-8. Eli Somers started the inning with a double to left and came into score on a base hit through the right side by Johnny Albrecht. A walk to Kevin Villares put two runners on for Liam DeRubertis who brought them both in with a double to the right-center gap

• The Golden Eagles cut the deficit to just two, 12-10, with a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh

• A solo shot to left off the bat of Stevens' Colby Ching added some insurance in the top of the ninth

Notes:

• Stevens' Joe Gonzalez picked up the win allowing just one run on one hit in 2.1 innings of relief

• SJLI's Andrew Monda was tagged with the loss surrendering four runs on four hits in 2.1 innings out of the pen

Next up, the Golden Eagles will host CCNY in a non-conference contest for Senior Day on Wednesday, May 3 at 4:30 pm.