West Haven, C.T- The University of New Haven baseball team dropped one of their doubleheader games with the Adelphi Panthers on Sunday. After being shut out in game one, the Chargers bounced back and answered with a 14-7 win for New Haven.
Game 1- Adelphi 5, New Haven 0 (7 Innings)
Following a two-game win on Friday afternoon, the Chargers turned to freshman
Tyler Sausville (Schenectady, N.Y./Colonie Central) to kick off the last two-game slate of the series. After retiring the side in the first inning, the freshman continued to go three straight innings not letting a player find themselves a hit, aside from one walk in the top of the fourth.
Adelphi would end up breaking open the game with a single homerun in the top fifth, finding their next few runs within the sixth and seventh inning.
New Haven was unable to find themselves a run throughout the game but tallied a total of five hits throughout the first game. Leading the way at the plate was
Andrew Bianco (Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park) who had two hits in three at bats.
Noah Budzik (Cromwell, Conn./Cromwell),
Andrew Cain (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford), and
Kenneth Franquiz (Bellmore. N.Y./Mepham) all found themselves a hit from the afternoon.
Tyler Sausville (Schenectady, N.Y./Colonie Central) took the loss for New Haven, going five and two-third innings, allowing three runs on three hits, striking out eight and walking one.
Kyle Allen (Middle Island, N.Y./Longwood) came in to pitch in relief from the bullpen.
Game 2- Adelphi 7, New Haven 14 (9 Innings)
The Chargers did not let the first game loss affect their momentum in the second game, looking to rebound New Haven called on freshman
Randy Ramnarace (Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood).
The base paths were crowded today for both offenses in a high-scoring game, but New Haven was able to come out on top. New Haven got things started in the second inning when
Tyler Wells (Danville, Vt./St. Johnsbury Academy) doubled on a 0-1 count, scoring two runs.
A big sixth inning from New Haven brought them five runs. Starting off with a homerun from
Andrew Bianco (Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park) bringing in two runs. Big bats from
Owen Pincince (North Haven, Conn./North Haven),
Robert Taylor (Wolcott, Conn./The Gunnery) and
Josh Lester (Amityville, N.Y./Copiague) leveled the Chargers off with a five-run inning.
New Haven launched two home runs on the day,
Kenneth Franquiz (Bellmore. N.Y./Mepham) going hard in the third inning and Bianco had a long ball in the sixth inning. New Haven tallied 15 hits in the second game.
Robert Taylor (Wolcott, Conn./The Gunnery) leading the way going three for five at the plate. Five other Chargers managed multiple hits.
Cole Maucere (West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon),
Andrew Cain (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford),
Josh Lester (Amityville, N.Y./Copiague),
Andrew Bianco (Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park), and
Owen Pincince (North Haven, Conn./North Haven) kept the momentum up for the Chargers at the plate.
Randy Ramnarace (Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood) was the winning pitcher for New Haven. The righty surrendered two runs on three hits over four innings, striking out seven.
Liam Carroll (Massapequa Park, N.Y./Massapequa),
Matthew Minio (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa), and
Michael Gatti (East Norwich, N.Y./Oyster Bay) all put in work in relief out of the bullpen, steering the team towards victory.
UP NEXT:
The Chargers will head to Staten Island, New York for a single mid-week game against Alliance University on Wednesday, March 29th. The first pitch is scheduled to take place at 1:00 p.m.
