Baseball Breezes Past Mercy, 15-3
UNION, N.J. (3/30/07) - Freshman Nick
Nolan (Linden, N.J.) led all players with four RBI and his
fifth homerun of the season as the Kean University baseball team,
currently ranked #7 in the latest ABCA/Collegiate Baseball poll,
defeated visiting Mercy College, 15-3, Friday afternoon in the home
opener for Kean.
Jonathan Cohen (Roslyn Heights, N.Y.) had three
hits for the Flyers who fall to 1-15 overall. Kean, who collected
13 hits in the win, improves to 9-3.
The Cougars recorded runs in all but two innings. They got on the
board in the bottom of the second as Nolan doubled into the
left-centerfield gap scoring junior Derek Gianakas (Edison,
N.J.) and senior Perry Schatzow (Ocean Twp.,
N.J.).
Kean never trailed and led 11-0 before the Flyers crossed the plate
in the top of the sixth inning on a wild pitch. Freshman
Vincent Tesoriero (Glen Head, N.Y.) recorded the
first run after reaching on a single.
Joe Rizzo (Staten Island, N.Y.) picked up his
first win of the season after allowing just one earned run in six
innings of work. Rizzo also fanned four and walked no one.
Kyle Murphy (East Hanover, N.J.), Matt
Merrigan (East Brunswick, N.J.) and Matt
Grinkevich (Allentown, N.J.) combined for three innings of
relief allowing just one run and one hit.
Offensively Gianakas finished 2-for-2 with two runs scored. Senior
Aaron Richard (Plainfield, N.J.) was 2-for-4 with
a double and an RBI while freshman Chris Carrano (Lincoln
Park, N.J.) was 1-for-4 with an RBI double.
Kean will head back into NJAC action on Saturday, March 31st as
they take on the Lions of The College of New Jersey in Ewing, N.J.
beginning at noon.
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