By: by Vincent Buccella, Sports Information Intern
Box Score
Box Score
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baruch.............. 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 7 13 3
Maritime (N.Y.)..... 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 2
Win - Henson (1-0). Loss - Very (0-1). Save - None.
THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (April 2, 2013) – Maritime baseball fell to the Baruch Bearcats by a score of 7-2. The Privateers drop their record to 5-14 overall on the 2013 season.
The Bearcats started the scoring in the fourth when freshman Matthew Ballone knocked in two RBIs on a double to left field scoring freshman Richard Valerio and junior Philip Loprete to take a 2-0 lead.
Maritime would answer back in the fifth as they would tie the game at two when sophomore
Matthew Sollin (Rockville Centre, N.Y./South Side) (Rockville Centre, N.Y. / South Side) drove in sophomore
Joseph Longo (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./St. John Baptist) from third on a single and senior
Joey Semler (Kirkland, Wash./Lake Washington) (Kirkland, Wash./Lake Washington) scored on a fielding error by the third baseman Loprete.
During the sixth inning, The Privateers had a chance to take the lead as Semler hit a potential sacrifice fly with
Thomas Bauer (Wantagh, N.Y./MacArthur) on third base but was thrown out at the plate on a relay throw by sophomore first baseman Eric Ulino to freshman catcher Jasdeep Buttar.
In the top of the seventh, the Bearcats would take the lead again on a single by Buttar that would knock in freshman Keith Ezersky. Eventually Baruch would tack on four more runs in the ninth off of senior reliever
Michael Staropoli (New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle) (New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle) due to in large part by four passed balls during the inning.
Senior
Christopher Myers (Middlesex, N.J./Middlesex) (Middlesex, N.J. / Middlesex) started for Maritime, tossing five innings, allowing two runs (one earned), walking two, and striking out six. Semler went 3-for-5 during the game, scoring one run.
The Privateers will be hosting a non-conference doubleheader on Saturday April 6 at Reinhart Field. First pitch is scheduled to be thrown at 11 a.m.