Box Score

Box Score

THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (April 14, 2011) – The Maritime baseball team rallied in the eighth inning and scored six runs on two outs to defeat the visiting St. Joseph's of Brooklyn Bears, 10-5, Thursday night at Reinhart Field. The win improves the Privateers' record to 13-11 overall on the season, while St. Joseph's falls to 3-16.

Senior Ryan Simpson (Levittown, N.Y./Holy Trinity) (Levittown, N.Y./Holy Trinity) led the way for Maritime, going 1-for-3 at the dish with three RBIs. Classmate Matthew Montanes (Elmhurst, N.Y./St. Francis Prep) (Elmhurst, N.Y./St. Francis Prep) scored a team-high three runs, while junior Jonathan Proscia (Franklin Square, N.Y./Holy Trinity) (Franklin Square, N.Y./Holy Trinity) and sophomore Ed Martinez (Yonkers, N.Y./Stepinac) (Yonkers, N.Y./Stepinac) both had two runs. Montanes, Martinez and freshman Kurt Niemeyer (Nanuet, N.Y./Nanuet Senior) (Nanuet, N.Y./Nanuet Senior) were the only other Privateers to have RBIs on the night, as the each had one.

Only one of Maritime's runs was earned, as the squad took advantage of 10 errors by the Bears in the field. On the other hand, none of St. Joseph's runs were earned, as the Privateers suffered some costly fielding mishaps as well.

With a 5-4 lead in the eighth, St. Joseph's got the first two outs rather quickly. However, junior Matt Jernegan (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall) (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall) walked on four pitches and Montanes drove him home as the tying run on a triple that hit off the top of the fence in right-center and took a nice bounce in towards the infield. After that, three straight errors kept the inning alive and Maritime grabbed a three-run lead, 8-5, before Simpson drove in two with a double down the left field line.

Sophomore Max Lockwood (Babylon, N.Y./Babylon) (Babylon, N.Y./Babylon) earned the victory, the first of his career, as he came in in relief in the eighth inning, before Maritime took its lead. He pitched two scoreless innings, allowing no hits and striking out two. Freshman Nick Sarna (Massapequa, N.Y./St. Anthony's) (Massapequa, N.Y./St. Anthony's) started for the Privateers and pitched seven innings, allowing five runs (none earned) on eight hits and striking out four.

For the Bears, junior Kevin Diaz, and junior Jon Mendez each had two-RBIs apiece, while freshman Michael Cundari had the other. Diaz's came on one swing, when he hit a homer to right field that gave St. Joe's a 2-1 lead. Cundari smacked an RBI-double into left and scored two batters later when Mendez had a two-RBI double to the wall in left-center that made the score 5-1. St. Joseph's starting pitcher Paul Piccirillo pitched 7.2 innings and allowed eight runs (one earned) on just four hits, striking out four, but struggling with control, as he walked 10 batters. He suffered his fifth loss of the season.

The Privateers return to action tomorrow, when they host Skyline-opponent Mount Saint Vincent in a doubleheader starting at 3:30 p.m. at Reinhart Field.