Augustine Fires Four Hit Complete Game Win
Over #24 Ramapo
Mahwah, N.J. (4/26/07) - Senior pitcher Joe
Augustine (Highland Park, N.J.) pitched a four-hit
complete game leading the Cougars to a 10-1 conference victory over
the Roadrunners Thursday afternoon.
With the win, Kean improves to 27-6 overall, 12-3 in the New
Jersey Athletic Conference. Ramapo falls to 28-9
overall, 11-5 in the conference.
Kean took a 1-0 lead in the top of the 2nd inning on a double
steal with two outs and runners on first and third. Perry
Schatzow (Ocean Twp., N.J.) scored the Cougars first run
after reaching on a fielder's choice.
The Roadrunners got one back when senior Gary Miller
(Washington Twp., N.J.) ripped a single past the shortstop
and later scored on sophomore Gino Gallagher's (Cedar
Grove, N.J.) infield groundout to second base.
The Cougars extended their lead to 5-1 in the 4th inning when
Aaron Richard (Plainfield, N.J.) ripped a double
to left field and scored on a single to right field by
Schatzow. Maikel De La Rosa (Newark, N.J.)
stepped to the plate and bunted for an infield single to plate
Mike Shymanski (Edison, N.J.). The run
gave the Cougars a four run advantage.
The Cougars held the Roadrunners to just two hits in the final
innings of play while posting six hits of their own with five more
runs coming in the 6th.
Richard was 4-for-5 with one run scored and one RBI while
Schatzow was 2-for-5. Dan Mattonelli (Hamilton,
N.J.) finished with a 2-for-4 performance.
Augustine earned his sixth win of the year. Augustine
(6-2) allowed just four hits in the complete game performance while
striking out nine and walking just one.
Junior Chris Stanisce (Glassboro, N.J.) took
the loss pitching just 3.2 innings, giving up eight hits and five
runs, all earned, with three walks and two
strikeouts. Stanisce falls to 4-2 on the year.
Miller went 2-3 with one run and Nick Sbarra (Washington
Twp., N.J.) posted one hit on four at bats.
Kean will face off against New Jersey City University on Friday,
April 27th in Jersey City, first pitch scheduled for
3:30 p.m.
