ALBANY – The College of Saint Rose rallied from a 3-1 deficit to take the opener 4-3 and then won the nightcap 6-5 after allowing a two-run cushion to evaporate in the eighth inning in today's sweep
Northeast-10 Conference divisional rival Adelphi.
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"This was two great team wins today. A lot of people contributed and we showed tremendous heart and resiliency to fight back in both games," said head coach
Wayne Jones.
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The Panthers (16-12-1/7-6 NE10) jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the opening frame of the first game, but senior third baseman
Joe Foran belted a solo home run in the fourth. Senior right fielder
Michael Shine followed with an RBI single and senior catcher
Tom Moore stroked a two-run base hit to highlight a Golden Knights (12-15/5-7 NE10) three run, sixth inning.
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Meanwhile, junior right-hander
Stephen Hill settled in after the first and allowed just four hits throughout the next 6.1 innings to improve to 3-3 on the year. Senior right-hander
Caleb Gregg tossed 1.2 innings of no-hit ball to pick up the save. Moore, Foran, and senior center fielder
Brian Uliana finished with two hits each.
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In the finale, Adelphi scored two runs in both the eighth and ninth that turned a 3-1 deficit into a 5-4 lead. However, junior first baseman
Nicolas Teitter slapped an RBI single through the left side that tied it 5-5 in the home half and freshman designated hitter
Samuel Brioso induced a bases loaded walk that scored Foran with the winning run.
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Uliana again had two hits while Teitter and Brioso wound up 2-for-5 and 2-for-4 respectively. Junior right-hander
Zak Shaw allowed only an unearned run on five hits in 7.0 innings of work.
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Looking ahead, both teams have NE10 divisional games on tap for Tuesday. The Golden Knights host #26/#17 and
Upstate Challenge rival Le Moyne, while the Panthers travel to New Haven to take on Southern Connecticut State.
Notes: Uliana now has 11 multi-hit games on the year…Foran has reached base in six straight contests…The Golden Knights are 4-3 in one-run games this spring.
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