Garden City, N.Y. - A solo homerun and a complete game shutout helped the Adelphi University baseball team earn a 1-0 win in the second game of today's doubleheader to split the series against Stonehill. The Skyhawks (12-11/1-5 NE-10) upended the Panthers (13-11/3-3 NE-10) 16-8 in the opener.

Eric Hassell led the Brown and Gold with four hits on the day while three others registered two hits. Hassell also added two runs scored along with Alex Zykoff. In total, Adelphi hit three homeruns on the afternoon.

Game 1
Nine runs combined in the eighth and ninth innings helped Stonehill secure a 16-8 decision in the opener after the two teams exchanged the lead four times. Chris Hoyt and Brian Campbell led the effort for the visitors with four hits a piece while Eric Schneider and Eddie Bowler each drove in four runs. Hassell went 3-for-5 and scored two runs for the Panthers.

Stonehill earned an early 2-0 lead in the top of the second inning before Adelphi countered with three runs in the next half inning. Hassell, Michael Stack, and Brandon Morse picked up the RBI hits. The Panthers increased the lead to 6-2 in the third inning that included a RBI hit from Zack Levinson. However, five hits in the fifth inning allowed Stonehill to score four runs and tie the game.

Leading off the bottom of the fifth, Alex Zykoff hit the first pitch he saw over the left field fence to put the Brown and Gold back ahead 7-6. Aftert Stonehill once again tied the score in the sixth, Robert Vani matched the effort from Zykoff to give Adelphi back the lead at 8-7 with a homerun to left field.

Following a scoreless seventh, the Skyhawks needed just one hit and the help of a fielding error to take back the lead at 9-8 in the eighth. The visitors increased the advantage to 16-8 with seven runs in the ninth on the way to victory.

Game 2
A solo homerun in the third from Tyler Warshefskie was all starting pitcher Matthew O'Connor needed in the final game. The junior southpaw tossed seven innings to earn the complete game in the shortened nightcap after rain delayed the start of today's doubleheader. O'Connor scattered seven hits that included two strikeouts throughout the game.

Adelphi managed just four hits in the game against Jeremy Roberts, however, the one long ball from Warshefskie was enough for the victory. The sophomore put a 1-0 pitch in the same spot that Zykoff and Vani had landed their long balls in the opener to give the Brown and Gold the advantage. It was the first career homerun for Warshefskie.

Up Next
Adelphi returns tomorrow to host another cross-divisional NE-10 doubleheader against Bentley. The opener is scheduled for a 12:00 pm start.

Notes:
- The Panthers move to 2-1 on the current seven-game homestand.
- Brett Malm had his 11-game hit streak snapped in the opener today. The streak stands as the longest of the season for Adelphi.

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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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