Dolphins Swim Past Cougars In
Non-Conference Action, 6-5
Staten Island, N.Y. (4/9/07) - Senior
Michael Sosa (Texas) tossed five innings to earn
his first win of the season as the College of Staten Island
defeated Kean University, 6-5, Monday afternoon in non-conference
baseball action at the CSI Baseball Complex.
Sosa (1-1), who appeared in his first start of the season,
allowed four runs and five hits while walking six and striking out
three.
Offensively junior Derek Gianakas (Edison,
N.J.) was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI for Kean, who
suffers their first non-conference loss since March 15th
at Chapman University.
The Cougars got things going plating two runs in the top of the
first as Gianakas doubled home senior Perry Schatzow (Ocean
Twp., N.J.) and freshman Chris Carrano (Lincoln
Park, N.J.).
The Dolphins answered right back and scored three runs in the
bottom of the inning. Devon DiCasoli (Staten Island,
N.Y.) tied things up with a two RBI single to
leftfield. After stealing second, DiCasoli was brought home
on an RBI single by Matt Thompson (Staten Island,
N.Y.).
CSI would go on to tack on single runs in the bottom of the
second and third to raise their lead to 5-2.
Kean pulled within one in the top of the sixth inning as
Ryan Clark (Livingston, N.J.) doubled home
Aaron Richard (Plainfield, N.J.) to make the score
5-4.
The Dolphins added an important insurance run in the bottom of
the inning, aided by a Cougar miscue. Senior Bob
Glennerster (Staten Island, N.Y.) came across the plate on
a sacrifice fly by DiCasoli for a 6-4 advantage.
The Cougars rallied for one more run in the eighth as Clark
delivered a sacrifice fly of his own, but that would be as close as
they would get.
Freshman Nick Nolan (Linden, N.J.) suffered the
loss in his first start of the year. Nolan (0-1) allowed four
runs and four hits in one and two thirds innings.
Schatzow finished the afternoon with a 3-for-5 performance while
Clark was 1-for-2 with two RBI.
The Cougars will look to turn things around on Tuesday, April
10th as they take on St. Joseph's College-Long
Island. First pitch of a doubleheader is scheduled for 2 p.m.
