Aston, Pa.: The SUNY Cobleskill baseball team closed their season opening road trip to the Keystone State on Sunday by sweeping a pair of road games with the Nittany Lions of Penn State Brandywine winning the opener 5-2 and then taking the nightcap 10-4 in games played at the Maple Zone Center. With the sweep the Fighting Tigers open the season with a 3-1 overall record on the year while the Nittany Lions open the season at 1-3 overall.
With the opener tied at 2-2 the Fighting Tigers erupted for three runs in the top of the sixth highlighted by an RBI double off the bat of pinch hitter senior
Jayson Maxwell, Newport, N.Y., West Canada High School, a RBI sacrifice fly by junior third baseman
Chris Kordziel, Rotterdam, N.Y., Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons High School, Hudson Valley Community College, and a RBI single from sophomore
Joseph Ciatto, Patterson, N.Y., Carmel High School.
At the plate,
Joseph Ciatto went 2-for-4 with a RBI and a stolen base and
Chris Kordziel finished the day was 1-for-2 with two RBI while freshman right fielder
Connor Maxwell, Newport, N.Y., West Canada High School, finished the game going 2-for-4 with a run scored and a RBI.
Employing a bullpen day, the Fighting Tiger pitching staff limited the home team to two earned runs on seven hits with the win going to freshman
Chris Leavey, Kings Park, N.Y., Kings Park High School who worked two scoreless innings allowing two hits while striking out two and walking none. Junior
Ethan Straub, Oswego, N.Y., Hannibal High School/Jefferson Community College, earned a save hurling two scoreless innings allowing three hits while striking out two and walking no one.
In the second game, Cobleskill brought out the heavy lumber as the Orange & Black pounded out 10 hits, five for extra bases, drew 10 walks and recorded two hit batters on their way to the 10-4 win and the sweep.
Junior left fielder
Jayson Maxwell continued his hot hitting going 3-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored while freshman shortstop
Anthony Marchetto, Saddle Brook, N.J., Saddle Brook High School, was 2-for-3 in the game with a double, three RBI and a run scored. Junior center fielder Eddie Garcia, Bronx, N.Y., World View High School, went 2-for-4 in the win with a pair of doubles, a RBI and two runs scored with junior first baseman
Nick Thomas, Scotia, N.Y., Scotia-Glenville High School/Hudson Valley Community College, went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored.
Freshman lefty
Connor Maxwell, Newport, N.Y., West Canada High School, notched his first collegiate win in the game going four innings allowing four runs on five hits walking one and striking out one before turning it over to the bullpen where
Kristopher Bulman, Williamson, N.Y., Williamson High School, posted two scoreless/hitless innings followed by sophomore
Manielvic Diplan, Peekskill, N.Y., Peekskill High School/Monroe College, who worked a scoreless/hitless seventh inning.
The Fighting Tigers are next scheduled, weather permitting, to meet the Trailblazers of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MLCA) for a pair of doubleheaders to be played on Saturday February 29
th and Sunday March 1
st at Baseball Heaven in Yaphank, N.Y. beginning at 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday and 12:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday.
