Cougars Storm Past Rutgers-Newark, 13-1
Newark, N.J. (3/28/08) - Senior righty
Tom Paglione (Hamilton, N.J.) tossed the first
nine-inning complete game of his career as #3/9 Kean University
stormed past Rutgers-Newark, 13-1, Friday afternoon at Bears and
Eagles Riverfront Stadium.
Paglione (2-0) scattered 10 hits and allowed just one earned run
as the Cougars improved to 16-5 overall and 1-1 in New Jersey
Athletic Conference action. He also fanned five and walked no
one.
Freshman Matt Connors (Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.) was the
only Scarlet Raider (8-9, 1-1 NJAC) was a multi-hit afternoon as he
was 2-for-4, driving home Rutgers' only run of the afternoon.
Kean got all the offense it would need in the first inning as the
Cougars recorded four runs on five hits. Seniors
Maikel De La Rosa (Newark, N.J.) and Eric
Ammirata (Hamilton, N.J.) started off the game with
back-to-back singles. After a force out, senior Derek
Gianakas (Edison, N.J.) (pictured left) hit a three-run
blast to left-centerfield for his fifth homerun of the
season. Freshman Jared Orgel (East Hanover,
N.J.) rounded out the scoring in the first inning with an
RBI single.
The Cougars put the game away with a five-run fifth
inning. Highlighting the inning included RBI singles by
senior Bryan Burke (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) and Orgel
as well as a two-run blast to leftfield by Gianakas for his second
homerun of the afternoon.
Gianakas was 3-for-3 with five RBI and three runs scored while
Burke was 2-for-5 with three runs scored and two RBI.
Kean will be back in action on Saturday, March 29th
when they take on the Profs of Rowan University at noon at Jim
Hynes Stadium.
