St. Joseph's-L.I. Defeats Kean,
9-7
Union, N.J. (3/26/10) – Junior Frank
DiPresso (Medford, N.Y.) was 3-for-4 with three runs scored
and two walks as St. Joseph's College-L.I. defeated Kean
University, 9-7, Friday afternoon at Jim Hynes Stadium.
Despite stranding 16 runners aided by a season-high 13 walks and
three hit batsmen by the Cougar staff, St. Joseph's improves
to 6-8 overall. The loss drops #6/7 Kean to 11-5.
The Golden Eagles used a four run third inning to take a 6-1 lead,
with three walks and four singles in the frame. After trading
back single runs between the fourth and sixth innings, the Cougars
finally broke through, with their own four run frame in the bottom
of the sixth. Senior Mike Moceri (Yardville,
N.J.) collected an RBI single while junior Ken
Gregory (Pittstown, N.J.) added an RBI double to put the
score at 8-7.
St. Joe's scored an insurance run in the top of the ninth
as Ryan Carroll (Patchogue, N.Y.) ran through the stop
sign at second to record a leadoff triple. Sophomore
Prateek Thaman (Hauppague, N.Y.) drove him home with an
RBI single for the final of 9-7.
Joe Benkert (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) earned the win.
He allowed seven runs, five earned, in five and a third
innings. Freshman Ryan Scarisbrick (Massapequa,
N.Y.) earned the save with a three and two third innings
performance allowing just one hit and one walk along the way.
Offensively for the Cougars, Gregory (pictured right) was
3-for-5 with two doubles while sophomore D.J. Breckenridge
(Fair Haven, N.J.) was 2-for-5 with an RBI and triple.
Kean returns to action on Sunday when they face Utica College at
11 a.m.
