Scranton, Pa.: The SUNY Cobleskill men's baseball team once again took to the road on Thursday afternoon traveling to Marywood University for a pair of non-conference games. The Fighting Tigers were swept by the Pacers in doubleheader action by scores of 8-1 and 7-3. With the losses the Fighting Tigers are now currently 1-13 overall while the Pacers move to 9-7 on the campaign.
In the first game, Fighting Tiger pitchers walked eight batters which led to six of the Pacers eight runs with Cobleskill junior
Jordyn Schwark, Kingston, N.Y., Kingston High School/Adirondack Community College, absorbing the loss allowing four runs in five innings of work striking out seven and walking six.
The lone run for the Orange & Black came when freshman shortstop
Jacob Hoffee, Lyndonville, N.Y., Lyndonville High School, doubled home his double play partner second baseman
Zyere Molinaro, Summit, N.Y., Cobleskill-Richmondville High School, who had previously doubled. Hoffee finished the game 1-for-2 with a double, a walk and a RBI while Molinaro was 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored for the visitors.
In the nightcap, the Fighting Tigers jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning capitalizing on a pair of singles by second baseman
Zyere Molinaro and shortstop
Jacob Hoffee. The pair then worked a perfect double steal which resulted in them both scoring on a defensive miscue by the Pacer outfield. Molinaro finished the day 2-for-3 with a run scored and a pair of stolen bases with Hoffee finishing the game at 1-for-4 along with two stolen bases.
The Orange & Black also received strong efforts at the plate from freshman third baseman
Eddy Garcia, Bronx, N.Y., World View High School, who was 2-for-3 and from freshman catcher
Corey Tingo, Selden, N.Y., Newfield High School, who was also 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
However the home team scored the next seven runs of the game as Fighting Tiger pitching allowed eight hits, seven walks and a hit batsman to the home team.
Cobleskill is tentatively scheduled to next be in action on Saturday April 7
th when they, weather and field conditions permitting, are scheduled to host the Mountaineers of Southern Vermont College for a pair of non-league games beginning at 12:00 p.m.
