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Box Score 2 Old Westbury, NY – Junior left-hander
James Hoffman (East Islip, N.Y./East Islip) (East Islip, NY/East Islip) had one of his best games as a Privateer, pitching a no-hitter through eight innings and finished with just three hits and two earned runs against him as Maritime College defeated the Merchant Marine Academy 3-2 in the first game of a Skyline Conference baseball doubleheader Saturday afternoon at the Baseball Complex in Old Westbury, NY.
In the second game, sophomore first baseman
Matthew Cresswell (Commack, NY/Commack)'s (Commack, NY/Commack) hit 2-for-2 with two runs scored and four RBI's completing the sweep of the Mariners, 8-4. Today's victories marked the first wins over Merchant Marine since back on April 20, 2004.
Cresswell helped get things going in the bottom of the first in game one, getting on base via a double and scoring a batter later giving Maritime the early 1-0 lead. Maritime then scored two insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth, taking a 3-0 lead. Hoffman's no-hitter was broken in the top of the ninth, when the Mariners began a rally attempt, but he was able to hold them to two runs to record the first victory in his three-year collegiate career. Senior Jim Backus (Hummelstown, PA/Hershey) allowed no earned runs and struck out seven batters in defeat.
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Saturday, April 14, 2007 | Old Westbury, NY – Game 1 |
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Merchant Marine (6-17, 1-8) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
- |
2 |
3 |
1 |
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Maritime College (3-14, 1-10) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
X |
- |
3 |
7 |
1 |
The Maritime bats heated up in the second half of the doubleheader. Senior outfielder
Daniel Hosemann (West Hempstead, N.Y./Carey) (West Hempstead, NY/Carey) scored in each plate appearance, going 2-for-2 and was walked twice. Junior
Matt Thomas (Staten Island, NY/Curtis) went 2-for-4 with one run batted in and sophomore
Kris Wagner (Tampa, Fla./T.R. Robinson) (Tampa, FL/T.R. Robinson) also went 2-for-4 with one run scored.
Freshman right-hander
Ross Belisto (Bayville, N.Y./Locust Valley) (Bayville, NY/Locust Valley) got the start in game two, but was forced to leave in the top of the second due to an abdominal strain. In one inning, he stuck out one batter and gave up one earned run. Senior right-hander
Frank LeBlanc (Fishkill, N.Y./John Jay) (Fishkill, NY/John Jay) came in relief and earned his first win of the season, giving up three earned runs in six innings of duty. Freshman
Keith Heine picks up the loss for the Mariners after giving up five earned runs in five innings of duty.
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Saturday, April 14, 2007 | Old Westbury, NY – Game 1 |
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Merchant Marine (6-18, 1-9) |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
4 |
9 |
3 |
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Maritime College (4-14, 2-10) |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
X |
- |
8 |
9 |
1 |
The Privateers return to action on Tuesday, April 17 when they travel to Danbury, CT to face the Colonials of Western Connecticut State College for a non-conference single nine-inning game.
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