BROOKLYN, N.Y. – The Maritime Baseball team took care of business against the Baruch Bearcats on Saturday afternoon, sweeping their hosts by the scores of 10-8 and 5-0 from MCU Park in Brooklyn.
 
Offensively sophomore Stephen Semler (Kirkland, Wash./Lake Washington) led the team with four hits on the day including two doubles and also drove in a run. Seniors Bruce Tyler (Miller Place, N.Y./Miller Place), Justin Baierlein (Richmond Hill, N.Y./High School for CTEA), Kevin Monahan (Seaford, N.Y./MacArthur) and freshman Anthony Vieto (Manhasset, N.Y./Manhasset) all had multi-hit afternoons. Monahan led the team with three RBIs, while Baierlein and freshman Joe Scerra (Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph by the Sea) each drove in a pair.
 
Sophomore Aaron Schiavoni (Sag Harbor, N.Y./Pierson) scored three runs, with classmate Chris Deddo (Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville), and Vieto touching the plate two times each. Scerra and Schiavoni each walked two times in the sweep, while Semler, Vieto, and Schiavoni all stole multiple bases.
 
On the hill in game one, sophomore Anthony D'Ancona (Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Spellman) started and struck out two batters through 3 2/3 innings and allowed just two earned runs. In relief, junior Sergio Delgado (Union City, N.J./Union City) threw 1 1/3 innings and did not allow a run. Freshman Nick Fortunato (Coram, N.Y./Longwood) was up next and allowed two runs over his 1 2/3 innings, followed by classmate Alex Poliwoda (Southold, N.Y./Southold) recording the final out for the win in the opener and his second save of the season.
 
In the second game, freshman A.J. Ammirati (Queens, N.Y./Construction) tossed a five-hit shutout over seven innings of work as he struck out four batters en route to his first career shutout.
 
In the opener, Maritime jumped on the board first with a pair of runs as Scerra and Deddo reached on one-out walks. Semler drove in the first run of the day with a single, while Schiavoni picked up an RBI on a groundout to put the Privateers ahead 2-0.
 
D'Ancona went to work and scattered three hits over his first two innings, in the third Baruch took the lead with three runs on a pair of hits and a pair of Maritime errors in the frame to even the game at two runs.
 
Schiavoni got the offense going with a one out walk, followed by another walk by Vieto. Junior Brian McLaughlin (Massapequa, N.Y./St. John the Baptist) singled to load the bases before Baierlein connected on a two-run single. McLaughlin later scored on a wild pitch to give Maritime a 5-2 lead.
 
Baruch answered right back with four runs on five hits in the fourth inning to take a 5-4 lead heading into the final three innings.
 
Neither side scored in the fifth nor sixth innings, as Maritime was down to their final three outs in the top of the seventh.
 
Deddo reached base to start the inning as he got hit by a pitch, two batters later Schiavoni walked to put the go-ahead run on with one out. Vieto singled to plate the tying run, as Schiavoni moved up to third. Up next was McLaughlin, who sent a sharp line drive to center as Schiavoni tagged and scored to put the Privateers ahead once again.
 
Vieto stole second and Baierlein walked as Maritime continued to threaten with two outs, sophomore Joe DiLeo (Naples, Fla./St. John Neumann) reached on an error as Vieto scored. Monahan followed with a base knock to drive in two more runs.
 
In the bottom of the seventh, the Bearcats loaded the bases with one out, and scored two runs in the inning as the Privateers hung on for the 10-8 victory in the opener.
 
The second game saw Maritime control much of the ballgame, as Ammirati got the Bearcats down in order in the bottom of the first. After a leadoff hit in the bottom of the second, Ammirati got the next two on a fly out, while the next batter grounded into an inning-ending double play.
 
In the top of the third, Maritime had Semler reach with a one out double followed by Schiavoni getting on base on a fielding error. Schiavoni stole second, but Maritime was unable to drive in either runner from scoring position as Baruch got the next two batters.
 
The top of the fourth saw Maritime break through as Tyler led off with a single, then advance to second on an error. DiLeo flew out to move Tyler to third, and two batters later Monahan tripled to put the Privateers up 1-0. Deddo then followed with a double of his own as Monahan trotted in with the second Privateer run.
 
Ammirati allowed a one out single in the bottom of the fourth, but retired the side unscathed.
 
In the top of the fifth, Schiavoni singled and stole a base, and two batters later Scerra drove him in with a base knock up the middle. The Privateers added two more in the top of the seventh to take a 5-0 lead as junior Thomas Galli (Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph by the Sea) drove in a runner on a double, followed by Scerra capping off the scoring with an RBI-groundout.
 
In the bottom of the seventh, Ammirati got one batter to fly out, and then struck out the final two batters to secure the win for the Privateers.
 
Maritime (8-2) will be back in action tomorrow at 12 p.m., when the Privateers travel to Staten Island to take on the Dolphins for a doubleheader at Morales Field.
 
Baruch (5-9) will continue competition on Tuesday afternoon, when the team travels to Long Island for a non-conference date with Old Westbury from the Jackie Robinson Athletic Complex.