March 18, 2008

Box Score

Boca Raton, FL - The Adelphi University baseball team faced off against UMass-Lowell on Sunday, March 16 in a non-conference baseball clash at Barry University's Feinbloom Field. The Panthers took advantage of seven River Hawk errors to secure the 13-8 win. The victory gives Adelphi an overall record of 5-9, while UML slips to 3-8.

Adelphi overcame a 5-0 lead, scoring four runs in the fourth and four more in the sixth to build an 8-5 bulge. The Panthers also took advantage of eight RBI from Matthew Kenney. The River Hawks committed seven errors which resulted in 10 unearned runs.

Senior Mike McLasky earned the victory, improving to 1-2, allowing three hits, one walk and one run while striking out one in three innings. Sophomore Dan White slipped to 0-3 as he scattered six hits, eight runs and four walks over 5.2 innings.

Senior Ryan Boelsen batted 2 for 6 with three RBI for the Panthers while junior Mike Colonna went 2 for 6 with one run and one RBI. Sophomore Chris Weidlein also hit 2 for 6 with a run.

UML jumped out to a 5-0 lead as Luke Wallace singled in sophomore Taylor von Kriegenbergh and later scored on an error. Tim Keene and senior Anthony Santos each had RBI hits in the fourth while Wallace hit into a fielder's choice to add one more for a 5-0 cushion.

The Panthers, however, countered with four runs in the fourth behind an RBI single by senior Joe Maranino and a bases-loaded double by Kenney that brought home Maranino, Colonna and Mike Mongiello.

Adelphi added four more in the sixth, led by a three-run double by Boelsen, for an 8-5 cushion. Following an RBI single by sophomore Peter Onorato in the bottom half, Kenney cracked a two-run single in the seventh and a two-run double in the eighth to keep UML at a distance.

The Panthers return to action on Thursday, March 20 when they play host to Briarcliff at 3:30 pm.