THROGGS NECK, N.Y. – Junior Chris Deddo (Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville) knocked in a career-high six RBIs as the Maritime baseball team took down the City College of New York Beavers in a non-conference game at Reinhart Field on Wednesday evening, 15-3.
 
Along with Deddo's six runs batted in, the junior scored two runs and had two hits, including one home run in the first inning to break open the Maritime offense.
 
Senior Brian McLaughlin (Massapequa, N.Y./St. John the Baptist) had another big day at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one home run and two RBIs. Now with 26 RBIs on the season, McLaughlin tied the single-season RBI record at Maritime. Sophomore Matt Costleigh (West Islip, N.Y./St. Anthony's) also racked up two hits on the night while also drawing three walks, and classmate Matthew Buckshaw (Oakdale, N.Y./Connetquot) also had a nice night, going 1-for-2 with a home run and four runs scored. Three other Privateers each had a hit, as juniors Stephen Semler (Kirkland, Wash./Lake Washington), Connor Alwan (Annapolis, Md./Broadneck), and freshman Zach Parilla (Shoreham, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River) all tallied one apiece for Maritime.
 
On the mound, Maritime had seven pitchers see time, however sophomore A.J. Ammirati (Queens, N.Y./Construction) made the start and earned his second win of the season, tossing two innings with three strikeouts and not allowing an earned run. Next up was freshman Brady Dolan (York, Pa./Northeastern) who threw two innings with four strikeouts, followed by sophomores Sean McQuail (Middle Village, N.Y./Cathedral Prep) and Nick Fortunato (Coram, N.Y./Longwood). Junior Brian Hughes (Maspeth, N.Y./Monsignor McClancy) pitched the seventh, followed by freshman Skylar Graff (Syosset, N.Y./Syosset) who pitched a hitless inning and sophomore Matthew Buckshaw (Oakdale, N.Y./Connetquot) who closed out the game by striking out the side.
 
City College of New York got on board early, plating one run right away on a Privateer error. Ammirati got Maritime out of a bases loaded jam, ending the inning with a strikeout. In the bottom half of the inning, Costleigh got things started with a walk and stolen base before Deddo launched a home run off the scoreboard to take a 2-1 lead.
 
Ammirati mastered the second inning, retiring all three Beavers in order. Back at the plate, the Privateers reached Alwan, Parilla and Buckshaw followed by a Costleigh single to right centerfield to score the Privateers third run of the game. Maritime kept rallying through the second as Semler singled to center field to score Buckshaw; and McLaughlin blasted a two-run bomb to give Maritime an 8-1 lead and force a Beaver pitching change.
 
The home runs kept coming for the Privateers in the third as Buckshaw cranked a solo shot over the right center field wall. Maritime kept that offense rolling with Costleigh and Deddo singles.
 
Maritime plated two more in the fifth inning, taking advantage of a couple of fielding errors by the Beavers. City College of New York attempted a rally in the top of the seventh inning plating two runs on two hits, but Maritime responded once again scoring two more runs in the bottom of the eighth to put the game out of reach for the Beavers.
 
The Privateers, now 12-7 overall and 6-0 in the Skyline, return to action on Saturday for a conference doubleheader at Purchase. Starting time is set for 11:00 a.m. on the Purchase Baseball field.
 
City College of New York, now 4-8 on the season, will next travel to St. Joseph's (Bklyn) on Friday, April 7th.