THROGGS NECK, N.Y. - The SUNY Poly baseball team split a doubleheader with Maritime College on Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats won the first game 13-12 after a slugfest that saw the two teams combine for seven home runs. Maritime won the second game 10-3 in a rain-shortened six-inning game. The Wildcats are now 6-10 this season.
GAME ONE:
SUNY Poly – 13
Maritime – 12
WP: Salvatore Mecca (1-0)
LP: Jack Kellner (0-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Game one of the doubleheader was a wild one that featured a total of 25 runs and 26 hits, with SUNY Poly scoring three runs in the top of the seventh inning to take the lead that would ultimately win the game.
Maritime jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first on a bases-loaded walk and a sacrifice fly. The Wildcats answered with three runs in the top of the second. Carter Romansky hit his first career home run in the inning. Chris Martin had an RBI ground-rule-double, and Don Vento had an RBI double that drove in Martin.
Maritime tied the game at three in the bottom of the second on a wild pitch but the Wildcats answered back with another Carter Romansky home run, this time a two-run homer, to take the lead back.
A couple of sacrifice flies and an RBI single drove in three runs for Maritime in the third and fourth inning to give them a 7-5 lead, but the Wildcats would not give in, scoring a run in the fifth and three-four in the sixth to take back the lead. Ryan Pelton drove in three of those runs for the Wildcats on an RBI single in the fifth and a two-run home run in the sixth. Alexander Bonacci and Paul Barber both had RBI singles in the sixth. Maritime would pull to within one run (10-9) in the sixth on a two-RBI double.
With a one-run lead in the seventh, Alexander Bonacci gave the Wildcats some much-needed insurance with a three-run home run. With a three-run cushion, Aaron Kifer shut the door to earn his first save of the season.
Salvatore Mecca earned his first win of the season on the mound for the Wildcats. He threw three innings, struck out two, and allowed three earned runs. Jack Kellner was on the losing side of the pitching decision for Maritime. He allowed four runs in 1.2 innings.
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
- SUNY Poly was led by Alexander Bonacci's four RBIs, including a home run, and three hits.
- Carter Romansky hit two home runs and drove in three runs for the Wildcats. They were his first two career home runs.
- Ryan Pelton hit a home run and drove in three runs for SUNY Poly.
- Chrisitan Ark led the way for Maritime with five RBIs, including a double.
- Freddy Forgione, Rob Copozzi, and Jaden Shea each hit a home run for Maritime.
- Maritime's Nick Pinggera and Anthony Madigan both had three hits apiece.
GAME TWO:
SUNY Poly – 3
Maritime – 10
WP: Brandon Stanley (5-0)
LP: Jack Montanye (2-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Maritime scored two runs in the first inning, one in the second, and two more in the third to take a 5-0 lead early. SUNY Poly finally got on the board in the fourth inning, with a run scored by Carter Romansky to make it a 5-1 game. Maritime continued to pile on the runs, scoring one in the fourth, three in the fifth, and one in the sixth. The Wildcats scored two in the top of the sixth to make it a 10-3 game, but the weather would end the game an inning early to give Maritime the game-two win.
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
- Anthony Madigan led the way for Maritime, going 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, four RBI, and a run scored.
- Matt Milone homered for Maritime and scored twice.
- Jaden Shea had two doubles, a pair of RBI, and a run scored for Maritime.
- Poly's Paul Barber went 2-for-3 with two runs scored.
- Alexander Bonacci tripled and scored a run for the Wildcats.
UP NEXT:
The Wildcats will be back in action on Wednesday, March 29th when they travel to Hamburg to take on the Hilbert College Hawks. Game one of the non-conference doubleheader is scheduled to start at 1:00 PM.
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