2008 Woodie Awards
Baseball Sweeps Mount Saint Mary in Conference Action
Amy Pasternack
Issue date: 4/27/07 Section: Sports
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The Stevens Institute of Technology baseball team swept an important conference doubleheader against Mount Saint Mary College on Tuesday afternoon. Stevens earned a 10-4 victory in the first game and defeated the Blue Knights 12-6 in game two. With the wins, the Ducks improved to 15-17 overall and 11-5 in the conference, while Mount Saint Mary dropped to 8-15 and 5-9 in the league with the losses.
In the nine-inning opener, Stevens plated 10 runs on 16 hits and was led by senior Adam Sandt who went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs along with a two-run homerun. Senior Andrew Tesoriero also finished the game 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI. Freshman Mark Rasulo added his first homerun of the season and finished the game 1-for-3.
Stevens jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first frame. Sandt walked to lead off the inning and then advanced to second on a single by senior Ryan Birkenstock. Tesoriero singled to score Sandt and Birkenstock scored on a single by junior John Frustaci.
Mount Saint Mary tied the score 2-2 in the top of the second. Senior Stephen Cabarcas hit a homerun to lead off the inning. The Blue Knights scored their second run on a fielders' choice hit by freshman Justin Cardenas.
The Ducks tacked on two runs of their own in the bottom of the second and took the lead for good in the game. They added an additional two runs in the third to jump ahead 6-2. Tesoriero, Frustaci and freshman Eddie Daniele each had back-to-back singles in the inning.
Mount Saint Mary chipped away at the Stevens lead and got as close as 6-4 in the seventh. An RBI single by senior Damon Kennedy scored two runs for the Blue Knights.
Stevens preserved the win with four runs in the eighth. Solo homeruns by freshman Mark Rasulo and Birkenstock highlighted the inning along with a two-run shot by Sandt.
Senior Eric McCormick earned his first win of the season in five innings of work, giving up two runs on seven hits.
In the nine-inning opener, Stevens plated 10 runs on 16 hits and was led by senior Adam Sandt who went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs along with a two-run homerun. Senior Andrew Tesoriero also finished the game 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI. Freshman Mark Rasulo added his first homerun of the season and finished the game 1-for-3.
Stevens jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first frame. Sandt walked to lead off the inning and then advanced to second on a single by senior Ryan Birkenstock. Tesoriero singled to score Sandt and Birkenstock scored on a single by junior John Frustaci.
Mount Saint Mary tied the score 2-2 in the top of the second. Senior Stephen Cabarcas hit a homerun to lead off the inning. The Blue Knights scored their second run on a fielders' choice hit by freshman Justin Cardenas.
The Ducks tacked on two runs of their own in the bottom of the second and took the lead for good in the game. They added an additional two runs in the third to jump ahead 6-2. Tesoriero, Frustaci and freshman Eddie Daniele each had back-to-back singles in the inning.
Mount Saint Mary chipped away at the Stevens lead and got as close as 6-4 in the seventh. An RBI single by senior Damon Kennedy scored two runs for the Blue Knights.
Stevens preserved the win with four runs in the eighth. Solo homeruns by freshman Mark Rasulo and Birkenstock highlighted the inning along with a two-run shot by Sandt.
Senior Eric McCormick earned his first win of the season in five innings of work, giving up two runs on seven hits.