March 20, 2009

Box Score

Garden City, N.Y. - The Adelphi University baseball team played host to Felician College on Friday, March 20 on William J. Bonomo Memorial Field. The Panthers took advantage of three Felician errors in the bottom of the sixth to pick up a 3-2 win. With the win Adelphi improves to 6-4, while Felician falls to 7-9.

Leading 2-0, Felician left-hander Danny Conti retired the first two batters in the bottom of the sixth before yielding an infield hit to Thomas Harper and a double to Ryan Boelsen. The next two Adelphi batters reached on errors to tie the game, and when the latter one, Chris Weidlein, got caught between first and second base, an overthrow during the ensuing rundown allowed Bill Melillo to score the go-ahead run

The Golden Falcons scored both of their runs in the fifth inning on a run-scoring single by James Simpson and a Marcus McCleod sacrifice fly. Conti gave up six hits, one walk and no earned runs in his second consecutive complete game.

Four Panther pitchers combined on a six-hitter. Dave Salemi earned the victory with one inning of hitless relief, and starting shortstop Mike Colonna got the last five outs for his third save. Colonna came in to a two-on, one-out situation in the eighth and recorded consecutive strikeouts.

Ryan Boelsen had a double and a triple for Adelphi, which swept a two-game season series from the Golden Falcons.

Adelphi travels to Bloomfield, New Jersey on Saturday, March 21 for a double header with Bloomfield College.