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Ignaszak dominates; Fish ride big fourth

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The Monarchs improved to 6-5 and moved into a tie with the Lake Show atop the Interstate Collegiate Baseball League’s Rochester Division.

LAKE MONSTERS 2
MONARCHS 11
Brandon Henshaw (St. Bonaventure) finished 2-for-4 including an RBI single in the first as the Monarchs put crooked numbers on the board in each of the first three innings. Henshaw brought in Mike Sabatine (University of Maine) with the first run of the game, and Tanner Cooper (Finger Lakes CC) followed with a run-scoring double, and the Monarchs ran away with the game adding four runs in the second and four more in the third. Mike Donofrio (Brockport College) allowed two runs on five hits over four innings for the win. The left-hander struck out four and walked one to improved to 2-0 on the season.

 

Quinn Ignaszak (Bethel College) took over from there and dominated over five innings. The former Brockport Blue Devil hurled five shutout innings striking out five and allowing two hits. Ignaszak faced three batters over the limit and retired 11 of the last 12 batters who trotted to the plate. Steven Kemp (Medaille College) collected a hit, two walks and two runs scored. Jackson Smith (Ithaca College) drove in two with a single. Cooper had two RBI. Ryan Kalbfus (Gannon) tripled, drove in a run and scored another. The Monarchs improved to 6-5 with the win.  Jonathan Catapano (Monroe CC)  drove in both of the Lake Monster runs with a single in the third inning. Tyler Smith (Niagara County CC) went 3-for-3 with a double. Sean Flannery (Kings College) was 2-for-3.

 

 

Brennen Smith (Monroe CC) made his first appearance of the summer. The left-hander struck out five and walked one over 2 1/3 scoreless innings. Jason Tisa (Wilkes University) allowed one run on hit over three frames.

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FLYIN’ FISH 9
LAKE MONSTERS 4
Jason Schulz (RIT) finished 2-for-4 including a two-run triple in the fourth inning when the Fish sent 10 to the plate, erased a three-run deficit and did not trail again. Matt Carroll (SUNY Fredonia) capped the outburst with a two-out, two-run single, and the Fish led 6-3. Matt Petrossi (Monroe CC) made the offensive effort stick going five innings for the right-hander’s first win of the summer. Petrossi allowed three runs on six hits over five innings. He struck out two and walked one.

 

Kole Brink (SUNY Fredonia) went 3-for-3 with two runs scored. Sean Sheets (Keuka College) and Shane Hake (Elmira College) both singled and scored. Christian Montanez (Roger Williams University) was 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run scored.

 

John Faynor (Genesee CC) had two hits in three at bats with an RBI and a run scored. Mike Perlo (Cornell University) doubled and drove in two.

 

John Gassler (NYU) allowed one run on one hit over two innings of relief work. The southpaw fanned four and walked one. He threw 34 pitches – 20 for strikes. Nate Chase (Grand Valley State) had two hits including a triple and drove in two for the Lake Monsters. Jonathan Catapano (Monroe CC) had a hit and an RBI for the Lake Show. Logan Martella-Tasick (Monroe CC) singled, walked once and scored twice. Colin Coykendall (Monroe CC) and  Jordan Plaisted (Elmira College) had a single and scored a run apiece. With the win the Fish improved to 6-6, and the Monsters fell to 6-5. All three teams of the Interstate Collegiate Baseball League’s Rochester Division are within a half game of each other after three weeks of play.

MONDAY

Monarchs vs. Lake Monsters 5:30 PM University of Rochester
Monarchs vs. Flyin’ Fish 8:15 PM University of Rochester

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