By: by Raul Vargas, Sports Information Intern
THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (April 20, 2011) – The Maritime baseball team will take a short trip inside the Bronx to Lehman College tonight to face the Lightning on what will be Lehman's Senior Night. The game is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. at South Field on the campus oh Lehman College.
Inside The Series
When the Lightning visited Throggs Neck earlier this season, sophomore Red Burke (Warwick, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep (N.J.)) (Warwick, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep) pitched a complete game shutout to lead the Privateers to a 7-0 victory at Reinhart Field on March 29.
With this year's win, Maritime has tied the series over the past six seasons, winning two straight to make it, 2-2.
A Look At Tonight's Matchup
Records:
Lehman Record: 5-20 (3-7 CUNYAC)
Maritime Record: 14-15 (5-11 Skyline)
Last Three Games:
Lehman: 4/20 Away at Western Connecticut State (Loss, 24-0); 4/19 Away at Rutgers-Camden (Loss, 19-11); 4/16 Home doubleheader vs. Baruch (Loss 3-8; Loss, 2-3 (5))
Maritime: 4/20 Home doubleheader vs. Farmingdale State (Loss, 8-0; Loss, 4-1); 4/15 Home doubleheader vs. Mount Saint Vincent (Win, 6-4; Loss 13-4); 4/14 Home vs. Saint Joseph's-Brooklyn (Win, 10-4);
Leading Runs:
Lehman: Freshman Christian Fadul (5-9, CF/OF) 19 R; Junior Jhon Comas Disla (5-10, P) 15 R; Junior George Flores (5-10, C) 12 R
Maritime: Senior Matthew Montanes (Elmhurst, N.Y./St. Francis Prep) (Elmhurst, N.Y./St. Francis Prep) (5-10, 160, OF) 24 R; Junior Matt Jernegan (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall) (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall) (6-0, 190, OF) 19 R; Junior Jonathan Proscia (Franklin Square, N.Y./Holy Trinity) (Franklin Square, N.Y./Holy Trinity) (6-0, 180, OF) 18 R
Leading Hits:
Lehman: Disla 29 H; Senior Jeremy Lopez (5-8, CF) 25 H; Fadul 24 H
Maritime: Sophomore Joey Semler (Kirkland, Wash./Lake Washington) (Kirkland, Wash./Edmonds C.C.) (5-9, 190, OF/C) 35 H; Proscia 31 H; Sophomore Ed Martinez (Yonkers, N.Y./Stepinac) (Yonkers, N.Y./Stepinac) (6-0, 175, C) 28 H
Leading Home Runs:
Lehman: Flores 1 HR; Senior Raul Cordero (5-10, P/OF) 1 HR
Maritime: Montanes 3 HR; Sophomore Christopher Santoro (Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst) (Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst) (6-0, 175, INF) 1 HR
Leading RBIs:
Lehman: Disla 21 RBIs; Fadul 14 RBIs; Flores 13 RBIs
Maritime: Semler 22 RBIs; Montanes 13; Proscia 12 RBIs
Leading Batting Average:
Lehman: Lopez .410; Disla .397; Flores .392
Maritime: Semler .347; Proscia .313; Martinez .298
Leading Wins:
Lehman: Junior Brian Cubero (6-1, P) 2 W; Senior Alberto Alicea (5-10,1B/P) 1 W; Disla 1 W; Freshman Brandon Negron (5-7, 2B/SS) 1 W
Maritime: Freshman Kurt Niemeyer (Nanuet, N.Y./Nanuet Senior) (Nanuet, N.Y. / Nanuet Senior) (6-0, 205, 3B/P) 4 W; Sophomore Christopher Myers (Middlesex, N.J./Middlesex) (Middlesex, N.J./Middlesex) (6-1, 170, INF/P) 3 W; Sophomore Red Burke (Warwick, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep (N.J.)) (Warwick, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep) (6-1, 205, P) 2 W; Freshman Nicholas Sarna (Massapequa N.Y./St. Anthony's) (5-9, 180, P) 2 W
Leading ERA:
Lehman: Alicea 4.15 ERA; Cubero 4.32 ERA; Disla 5.56 ERA
Maritime: Niemeyer .3.09 ERA; Sarna .379 ERA; Sophomore Trevor Cannella (Sea Cliff, N.Y./North Shore) (Sea Cliff, N.Y./North Shore) (6-0,175, P) 4.03 ERA
Leading Strikeouts:
Lehman: Cubero 65 Ks; Freshman Justin Moises (6-4, 1B/3B/P) 22 Ks; Junior Francisco Sanchez (5-10, P) 19 Ks
Maritime: Niemeyer 27 Ks; Myers 24 Ks; Cannella 23 Ks