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Game 1 Box Score

Score by Innings       1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9          R    H    E

SUNY Maritime          0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0          0    2    5

Purchase College      3    0    0    0    2    2    1    0    X          8    12  0

Game 2 Box Score

Score by Innings       1    2    3    4    5    6    7             R    H    E

SUNY Maritime          0    0    1    3    0    0    0             4    3    0

Purchase College      0    0    0    0    0    0    0             0    1    2

THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (March 19, 2011) – Sophomore Christopher Myers (Middlesex, N.J./Middlesex) pitched a one-hit shutout in the second game of the Maritime baseball team's Skyline-opening doubleheader on the road today at Purchase to earn a split on the day with a 4-0 victory. The Panthers took the first game by the score of 8-0.

The Privateers improve to 5-3 on the season (1-1 Skyline), while Purchase moves to 6-2 (1-1 Skyline).

Maritime was held to just two hits in the first game, as the Panthers scored early with three runs in the first inning to take the lead. They would add to their lead with two runs in both the fifth and sixth innings and one in the seventh to preserve the victory.

Senior Albert Baez earned the victory for Purchase, pitching eight innings and allowing just two hits and striking out 11 batters. For Maritime, sophomore Trevor Cannella (Sea Cliff, N.Y./North Shore) suffered his first loss of the season.

In game two, Maritime got on the board first in the top of the third inning, when freshman Nick Galli (Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph by the Sea) drove home classmate Kurt Niemeyer (Nanuet, N.Y./Nanuet Senior) with an RBI-single.

The Privateers broke out for three runs in the next inning, as junior Jonathan Proscia (Franklin Square, N.Y./Holy Trinity) scored when sophomore Ed Martinez (Yonkers, N.Y./Stepinac) reached first on an error by the Panthers' shortstop. In the next at bat, senior Matthew Montanes (Elmhurst, N.Y./St. Francis Prep) hit a two-RBI double that scored Martinez and sophomore Joey Semler (Kirkland, Wash./Lake Washington).

Myers was stellar, pitching the complete-game, one-hit shutout while striking out three in the process, earning his team-leading second win of the season. Junior Eric Cuadrado took the loss for Purchase.

Up next, the Maritime baseball will travel to Patchogue, N.Y., to face its second Skyline opponent in as many days when they square off against the Golden Eagles of St. Joseph's College-L.I. The first game of the nine-inning/seven-inning doubleheader is set to start at noon.

            The Privateers will look to take revenge on the Golden Eagles' doubleheader sweep when the teams met last time on March 28, 2010. The teams faced off at Reinhart Field where St. Joseph's defeated Maritime 12-4 in the first game and 16-3 in the second. The Privateers are also looking for their first victory against the Eagles in the last six years.   

A Look At The Matchup (As of 3/18 For St. Joseph's-L.I.)

Records:

St. Joseph's-L.I. Record: 2-7 (0-0 Skyline)

Maritime Record: 5-3 (1-1 Skyline)

Last Three Games:

St. Joseph's-L.I.: 3/16 Neutral vs. Dubuque (Loss, 4-12); 3/15 Neutral vs. Knox (Loss, 10-7); 3/14 Neutral vs. Fredonia (Loss, 18-5)

Maritime: 3/15 Neutral vs. SUNY Cobleskill (Loss, 6-2); 3/12 Home vs. Plymouth State (Win, 1-0 (12)); 3/12 Home vs. Plymouth State (Win, 4-1)

Leading Runs:

St. Joseph's-L.I.: Junior Charles Zilnicki (UTL) 7 R; Junior Dennis Nover (2B) 6 R; Junior Rich Pecoparo (1B) 5 R

Maritime: Senior Matthew Montanes (Elmhurst, N.Y./St. Francis Prep) (5-10, 160, OF) 4 R; Junior Jonathan Proscia (Franklin Square, N.Y./Holy Trinity)  (6-0, 180, OF) 4 R; Sophomore Joey Semler (Kirkland, Wash./Lake Washington) (5-9, 190, OF/C) 3 R; Junior Matt Jernegan (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall) (6-0, 190, OF) 3 R

Leading Hits:

St. Joseph's-L.I.: Nover 13 H; Zilnicki 10 H; Pecoparro 10 H; Senior Chris Wright (1B) 10 H

Maritime: Proscia 7 H; Semler 7 H; Montanes 5 H; Freshman Nick Galli (Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph by the Sea) (5-8, 167, OF) 5 H

Leading Home Runs:

St. Joseph's-L.I.: None

Maritime: None

Leading RBIs:

St. Joseph's-L.I.: Wright 8 RBIs; Junior Prateek Thaman (OF) 8 RBIs; Nover 6 RBIs

Maritime: Montanes 4 RBIs; Semler 4 RBIs; Proscia 3 RBIs

Leading Batting Average:

St. Joseph's-L.I.: Sophomore Sean McCauley (C) 1.000; Sophomore Brian Hannigan (OF) .421; Nover .405

Maritime: Proscia .318; Semler .250; Jernegan .250

Leading Wins:

St. Joseph's-L.I.: Senior Joe Benkert (P) 1 W; Senior Dave Sommo (P) 1 W

Maritime: Sophomore Christopher Myers (Middlesex, N.J./Middlesex) (6-1, 170, INF/P) 2 W; Freshman Kurt Niemeyer (Nanuet, N.Y./Nanuet Senior) (6-0, 205, 3B/P) 1 W; Senior Ryan Simpson (Levittown, N.Y./Holy Trinity) (6-3, 190, 1B/P) 1 W; Sophomore Red Burke (Warwick, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep (N.J.)) (6-1, 205, P) 1 W

Leading ERA:

Plymouth St: Sophomore Joe Polite (P) 0.00 ERA; Freshman Sean McMurray (P) 4.05 ERA; Junior Jason Dierkes (P) 5.40 ERA

Maritime: Niemeyer 0.00 ERA; Simpson 0.00 ERA; Myers 0.64 ERA

Leading Strikeouts:

St. Joseph's-L.I.: Benkert 13 Ks; Senior Justin Maravegias (P) 8 Ks; Freshman Robert Hyde 6 Ks

Maritime: Niemeyer 10 Ks; Burke 8 Ks; Sophomore Trevor Cannella (Sea Cliff, N.Y./North Shore)(6-0,175, P) 8 Ks; Freshman Nicholas Sarna (5-9, 180, P) 8 Ks