Union, N.J. (2/21/25) – CJ Tomalavage turned a 1-1 tie into a 4-1 lead with his first homer of the season as the Kean University baseball team topped Mitchell College, 5-2 on Friday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Cougars (3-0) fell into a 1-0 hole in the fourth as Chas Terni Jr. lofted a solo shot to left for a 1-0 lead for the Mariners (0-1). 

Kean was able to tie things up in their half of the fifth as Dominic Masino singled home Dan Reistle who reached on a two out single.

The Cougars then took the lead, a lead they would not relinquish, in the bottom of the sixth.  Kyle Adorno led off the frame with a single and two batters later, Tyler Stone walked to put runners on the corners.  Tomalavage then cleared the bases with his first homerun of the season, a blast to left-center and a 4-1 lead.

Mitchell used the long ball again, this time on their first at-bat of the seventh from Thai-ler Sestokas, cutting the deficit to 4-2.

Kean then added insurance in their half of the seventh as Stone lofted a sac fly, scoring Justin Teixeira who led off the inning with a full count walk.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Offensively Masino was 2-for-4.

On the mound, Rob Salvatore earned his first win of the season after tossing six innings allowing one run on seven hits with no walks and three strikeouts.

Jason Basilicata picked up the save, twirling three innings of one-hit, scoreless ball.  He fanned four and walked no one.

UP NEXT:

The two teams square off again tomorrow at 11:30 a.m.