CARDINALS (3-2) 9
DP ORANGE (3-4) 5 GAME 1
Stephen Kemp (Medaille College) recorded two singles, two RBI and a pair of runs scored to lead the Cardinals. The senior outfielder drove in Tyler Coy (Virginia Commonwealth University) and Joshua Ferris (Finger Lakes Community College) as part of a five-run opening frame. Kemp singled and scored on an error in the sixth for an insurance run as well.
Matt Kerchemski (Erie Community College) singled twice and scored two runs. Coy, Jackson DeJohn (St. Bonaventure University), Nicholas Nealon (Niagara County Community College), Daniel Tirabassi (University of Rochester) and Seth Vigneri (SUNY Cortland) both collected a hit. Coy, Nealon and Tirabassi crossed the plate once apiece as well. On the mound, Evan Caufield (Keuka College) and Jagger Nucci (St. Bonaventure University) combined to hurl four scoreless frames with three strikeouts.
For Diamond Pro Orange, Keeghan Cummings and Edward Hall posted two hits apiece. Cummings drove in Hall on a two-run double as part of a three-run first inning. On the mound, Nick Ianniello fanned seven batters in 3 2/3 innings.
DP ORANGE (4-4) 6
CARDINALS (3-3) 3 GAME 2
Max Stuver (McQuaid) scored the go-ahead run as Diamond Pro Orange rallied from an early 3-0 deficit to split the doubleheader. Tied at three in the fifth, Stuver walked to lead off the frame. Keeghan Cummings and Keeler Thomas strung back-to-back singles to load the bases with zero outs for Tanner Degrazia. Degrazia was plunked on the second pitch of the at-bat to score Stuver. Jack Zawacki provided insurance with a two-run single.
Six different players collected a hit: Braden Consaul, Cummings, Nick Ianniello, CJ Phelps, Thomas and Zawacki. Consaul, Cummings and Thomas scored a run apiece. On the rubber, Edward Hall battled through five innings of three-run ball to earn the victory. He retired seven of the last nine batters and fanned five overall.
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For the Cardinals, Drew Bailey (Mercyhurst University) collected a run-scoring single as part of a three-run second inning. Jackson DeJohn (St. Bonaventure University) struck out seven hitters in four innings of work.
SNOW CATS (5-1) 0
BLUE JAYS (5-1) 6 GAME 1
The Blue Jays exploded for six runs in the fifth inning to hand the Snow Cats their first loss. Patrick Bigham (SUNY Fredonia) and Noah Campanelli (St. John Fisher College) opened the frame with back-to-back walks. Owen VanNewkirk (Misericordia College) singled in Bigham to break the scoreless tie. Nolan Hicks doubled home Campanelli on the ensuing pitch. DJ Berry (University of Tampa) and Shane Hake (Elmira College) both singled in a run apiece and Jeff Wilson (Le Moyne College) capped off the scoring with a sacrifice fly.
Ryan O’Mara (Niagara University) and Alec Teska (St. John Fisher College) limited the Snow Cats to two hits, giving up one apiece. Teska threw the first five innings, struck out six and walked three to earn the victory. O’Mara tossed the final two innings and struck out one.
Alec Teska gives up a 2-out walk before retiring the side. Mid 4: Snow Cats 0 Blue Jays 0 pic.twitter.com/AbJwMcP2uJ
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For the Snow Cats, Rojo Prarie (College of William and Mary) was pinned with the loss despite hurling four-plus hitless innings. The sophomore right-hander struck out eight of fifteen batters faced. David Bermudez (Rider University) and Mark Trotta (College of William and Mary) collected one hit apiece.
BLUE JAYS (5-2) 2
SNOW CATS (6-1) 3 GAME 2
Branden Myers (St. Bonaventure University) took advantage of some wild pitching to score the game-winning run and push the Snow Cats back into the win column. Tied at two with two outs in the sixth, Myers collected his second single of the game to keep the inning alive. He stole second, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on a passed ball.
Myers went 2-of-3 and scored twice. Ronald Loomis (Oswego State) hurled a complete game and held the Jays to two runs on six hits. The 6-foot-4 right-hander struck out six batters in his second straight start of five-plus innings.
Lachlan Charles (Cornell University) was the only other Snow Cat to grab a hit. Patrick Blackall (Rochester Institute of Technology) accounted for one run after reaching on an error.
For the Blue Jays, Nolan Hicks singled twice and drove in a run. DJ Berry (University of Tampa), John Tarmino (St. Bonaventure University) and Jeff Wilson (Le Moyne College) each had a hit. Amaury Samalot (Alfred Samalot) tied the game with a sacrifice fly in the fifth.
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