Garden City, N.Y. - A five-run third inning helped propel the Adelphi University baseball team to 10-3 victory against Philadelphia University earlier today at William J. Bonomo Field.
With a 2-2 game heading into the bottom of the third inning, the Panthers (9-8) scored five runs on five hits and an error in the frame to take a 7-2 lead. The inning started with back-to-back singles from
Zack Levinson and
Michael Cattani. Levinson put the Brown and Gold ahead 3-2 on a wild pitch, scoring from third.
After two outs were recorded, a fielding error during
Brandon Morse's at-bat allowed four more runs to score.
Robert Vani earned a RBI single in the inning while
Thomas Colombo notched two with a double to right center.
Allowing two runs on three hits in the second inning,
Ed Baram did not surrender a hit in any other inning to pick up the victory. The freshman recorded five 1-2-3 innings to earn his first win of the season while also lowering his ERA to a team best 2.60 (10 innings pitched minimum).
The Panthers registered 12 hits on the day led by three from
Eric Hassell. The junior also connected for his first career homerun during the sixth inning while scoring three runs on the day and driving in two runs. Vani added two hits and scored two runs in addition to
Kory Cassara knocking in two runs with two hits.
Looking ahead, Adelphi opens Northeast-10 Conference play by welcoming Le Moyne for a three-game series starting Friday at 3:30 pm followed by a 12:00 pm doubleheader on Saturday.
Notes: - Hassell's homerun was the second of the year for the Panthers with the other being credited to
Camden Orologio.
- Baram joins
Michael Ceparano and
TJ Santiago with below 3.00 ERAs. Ceparano pitched a scoreless ninth this afternoon.
About Adelphi Athletics:
Adelphi University joined the Northeast-10 Conference in the fall of 2009 and in the past six seasons has collected 16 regular season conference titles, 21 tournament championships, 27 individual crowns and captured the Northeast-10 President's Cup twice (2013 and 2014), while winning five NCAA Division II National Championships.
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