KEAN SWEEPS RAMAPO AS AICH EARNS
TWO WINS, 3-2 & 10-6
Union, N.J. (4/12/08) - Junior Brandon
Aich (Sayreville, N.J.) picked up two wins in relief as
Kean University swept Ramapo College, 3-2 in eleven innings in game
one and 10-6 in eight innings in game two Saturday afternoon at Jim
Hynes Stadium. Game two was called for darkness.
Aich (5-1) tossed the final two and a third innings as game one
went into extras. He allowed no runs and just one hit while
striking out two. In game two he tossed two innings with two
hits and one run.
Game One (Kean 3, Ramapo 2, 11 innings)
In the bottom of the 11th with two outs, catcher
Kevin O'Neill (Union, N.J.) (pictured right)
singled to center to get aboard. Senior Maikel De La
Rosa (Newark, N.J.) then singled him home with a shot to
leftfield for the win.
The Roadrunners (12-16, 1-9 NJAC) got things started with two
runs in the top of the first, taking advantage of two Cougar
miscues. Nick Sbarra (Washington Twp., N.J.) scored
the game's first run on an RBI groundout while junior Mike
Manges (Glen Rock, N.J.) recorded an RBI single to put Ramapo
up 2-0 early.
KU (24-8, 8-4 NJAC) responded back with one run in the fourth as
sophomore Nick Nolan (Linden, N.J.) hit a solo
blast to lead off the inning. The Cougars tied the game in
their half of the seventh as O'Neill led off the inning with a
double. After advancing to third on a sacrifice bunt, senior
Eric Ammirata (Hamilton, N.J.) lined a double to
left to bring home O'Neill.
Senior Tom Paglione (Hamilton, N.J.) tossed
another productive outing as he went eight and two thirds innings
scattering five hits and allowing just one earned run. He
struck out four and walked two.
Sophomore Joey Cacchiola (Union, N.J.) suffered the
loss after allowing four this and the winning run in four and a
third innings of work.
Game Two (Kean 10, Ramapo 6, 8 innings)
Kean broke a 5-5 tie with five runs in the bottom of the
seventh. Senior Bryan Burke (Lindenhurst,
N.Y.) led off the inning with a double. Senior
Derek Gianakas (Edison, N.J.) then sacrificed him
over to third. Burke would later score on an error.
Freshman Jared Orgel (East Hanover, N.J.) later
lined a double down the leftfield line to drive in two. After
a Mike Diaz (Westfield, N.J.) RBI single, O'Neill
rounded out the scoring with an RBI triple.
Both teams traded big innings in the start of the
nightcap. The Roadrunners got things going with a three spot
in the top of the first. Jairo Jimenez (Bronx, N.Y.)
registered a one out, RBI single while teammate John
Callandrello (Montville, N.J.) produced an RBI sacrifice fly.
Kean rallied in the bottom of the second, plating four runs of
their own. KU took advantage of three errors by the
Roadrunners in the inning. Diaz recorded an RBI single while
O'Neill had an RBI groundout. De La Rosa completed the
scoring with an RBI single through the rightside.
Junior Colin Feneis (Spotswood, N.J.) started
and picked up a no-decision. Feneis tossed six plus innings
allowing five runs, two earned, as well as seven hits.
Freshman Jack McDonough (Cranford, N.J.) suffered the loss
after allowing nine runs, five earned, on nine hits. He (4-2)
also struck out five and walked three.
Offensively for the Cougars, Nolan (pictured left) finished the
afternoon with a combined 5-for-8 performance with three runs
scored. Sophomore Mike Moceri (Yardville,
N.J.) was 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored.
For the Roadrunners, Ryan Paxton was 3-for-7 with four runs scored.
Kean enjoys a short break in the action and will return to play
on Friday, April 18th when they travel to New Jersey
City University for a 3:30 p.m. first-pitch.
