THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (April 5, 2013) – The Privateers baseball team will be hosting the St. Joseph's Bears and the Farmingdale Rams in back-to-back doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday. First pitch is scheduled for 11 a.m. for both doubleheaders at Reinhart.  Maritime will be looking to rebound after losing their last game to Baruch.
 
Inside The Series With St. Joseph's
            Earlier this year the Privateers were swept in a doubleheader by the Bears, losing 10-4 in game one and 6-2 in game two.
 
              In game one the Bears were down 4-3 after five when they suddenly put together a seven run seventh inning. Senior starter Chistopher Myers (Middlesex, N.J./Middlesex) who had pitched solidly for the first six innings allowing only three runs, but would eventually struggle in the final inning when Bears sophomore Thomas McKenna singled on an infield hit to third base then senior Kevin Diaz reached on a throwing error by Myers to open the flood gates which eventually led to a seven run inning. Junior Mike Cundari smoked a two RBI double in the inning helping St. Joe's lead to a 10-4 victory. Sophomore Chris Cutrone pitched a complete game for the Bears, going seven innings allowing four runs (two earned) on six hits and striking out five.
 
            In game two, sophomore starter Ryan Alsdorf (Bethel, N.Y./Sullivan West) (Bethel, N.Y./Sullivan West) was a victim of some spotty defense from the Maritime infield when junior shortstop Thomas Bauer (Wantagh, N.Y./MacArthur) botched a routine groundball by Cundari that resulted in two unearned runs and ultimately led to a three run third . The Bears would never look back after the third eventually scoring two more runs in the fifth and outlasting the Privateers by a final score of 6-2.
 
Inside The Series With Farmingdale
            Since 2010, Maritime is 0-6 against the Rams. Last year Farmingdale swept a doubleheader from the Privateers by the score of 5-4 and being shut out in the second game 10-0.
 
               In game one, the Rams scored all of their runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, but Maritime started a late rally in the top of the ninth. The Privateers scored four runs on RBI singles by a quartet of then-freshmen: Patrick Kirk (Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Edmund Prep), Thomas Bauer (Wantagh, N.Y./MacArthur), Matthew Sollin (Rockville Centre, N.Y./South Side) (Rockville Centre, N.Y./South Side) and Joseph Longo (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./St. John Baptist). Maritime loaded the bases with just one out, but Farmingdale ended the threat with the tying run on third base and the go-ahead run on second by inducing a fielder's choice and a strikeout.
 
              Farmingdale scored two runs in the first inning of the second game and starting pitcher C.J. Bula was lights out, pitching a complete game, two-hit shutout with three strikeouts to earn the victory. The Rams broke the game open in the bottom of the third with five runs and then tacked on three more in the sixth.
 
        Kurt Niemeyer (Nanuet, N.Y./Nanuet Senior) (Nanuet, N.Y./Nanuet Senior) suffered the loss, allowing seven runs (six earned) on seven hits with one strikeout in four innings of work. He was replaced by Max Lockwood (Babylon, N.Y./Babylon) (Babylon, N.Y./Babylon), who finished the final two innings allowing three runs on four hits with one strikeout.
 
A Look At The Weekend's Matchups
Records:
St. Joseph's: 13-2
Farmingdale: 10-9 (3-1 Skyline)
Maritime: 5-14 (1-3 Skyline)
 
Last Three Games:
St. Joseph's: 4/1 Away vs. Lehman (Win, 6-3); 3/30 Away DH vs. Staten Island (Win, 11-0; Loss 4-2) – Complete Schedule
Farmingdale: 3/26 Home vs. Baruch (Win, 6-1); Away DH vs. Old Westbury (Loss, 19-3; Win, 8-4) – Complete Schedule
Maritime: 4/2 Home vs. Baruch (Loss, 7-2); 3/27 Away vs. Kings Point (Loss, 12-4); 3/24 Home vs. Mount St. Mary (Loss, 14-6) – Complete Schedule
 
Rosters: St. Joseph's - Farmingdale - Maritime
 
Statistics: St. Joseph's - Farmingdale - Maritime