Baseball Earns Skyline Split with Old Westbury

Patchogue, NY| The St. Joseph's College (L.I.) baseball team picked up a Skyline Conference split with SUNY Old Westbury at Gregg Alfano Field on Saturday afternoon.

After dropping game one 6-3 in extra innings, the Golden Eagles (2-3, 2-3, Skyline) bounced back to take game two from the Panthers (5-1, 4-1 Skyline) 7-2 in the nightcap.

Game One-SJC-3, OW-6 (9 inn.)

SJC's starter Ryan Foran (1-0) and OW's Tim Woodford were locked in a pitchers duel through the first four and a half innings before the Golden Eagles broke the stalemate with a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth. A bunt single put Paul Gugliuzzo (2-for-5, 2R) on first and with two outs the freshman stole second to move into scoring position. Back-to-back RBI doubles by Tyler Sanderson (2-for-4, RBI) and Anthony Raucci (3-for-4, RBI) followed to put SJC ahead, 2-0.

The Panthers rallied for three runs in the top of the seventh forcing the Golden Eagles to bat in the bottom half of the inning.

Gugliuzzo doubled with one out and moved up 90 feet on a groundout to third. An OW defensive miscue allowed Gugliuzzo to score and sending the game into extra innings.

After a scoreless eighth, the Panthers plated three runs in the top of the ninth courtesy of a 2 RBI triple from Mike Manetta and an SJC balk solidified the 6-3 win for the visitors.

Foran allowed three runs on seven hits with four strikeouts in seven innings of work. Anthony Cinquemani (0-1) was tagged with the loss allowing three runs on one hit in 1.1 innings in relief.

Woodford surrendered two runs on nine hits with nine K's in six innings before giving way to Joe Sarni who earned the win allowing just one run in three innings out of the bullpen.

Game Two- SJC-7, OW-2

The Golden Eagles came out hot in game two with four runs in the bottom of the first highlighted by a three-run home run from Raucci (2-for-4, 3RBI).

The Panthers pushed across a run in the top of the second, but Mike Badala (1-for-3, 2RBI) singled in two runs in the bottom of the third to extend SJC's advantage to 6-1.

St. Joseph's continued to put distance between themselves and the Panthers with an RBI single off the bat of Ryan Decoursey (1-for-3, RBI) in the bottom of the fourth.

OW's Sean Kaminski singled in Brandon Wilson in the top of the sixth, but SJC's Brian Lyons tossed a scoreless seventh to secure the 7-2 win.

Michael Manzolillo picked up the win allowing just one run on one hit in three innings of relief. SJC starter Kevin Czeczotka tossed the first three innings surrendering one run on three hits.

The Golden Eagles wrap up its series with Old Westbury on Monday, March 29. The game will be played at Farmingdale State.