Ferrante's Three Hits Help Mercy Defeat C.W. Post, 4-3
Ferrante's Three Hits Help Mercy Defeat C.W. Post,
4-3
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Junior infielder Michael
Ferrante (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach) collected three
hits, drove in a run and scored another as Mercy came from behind
to defeat C. W. Post 4-3 in an East Coast Conference game on
Tuesday. Six other Mavericks players collected hits in the
victory.
Senior Matt Mareno (Harrison,
N.Y./Harrison) got the start for Mercy and pitched five strong
innings. He scattered three hits and allowed a lone run in
his outing. The game was scoreless until the fifth when Mercy
scored twice. With one out and no one on base, Justin Muscarella (Plainedge,
N.Y./Island Trees) singled and stole second. He came in to
score the first run on a single from Marc
Dern (Valley Stream, N.Y./Valley Stream North).
Dern later came around courtesy of a Ferrante base hit. The
Pioneers scored a run in the bottom of the fifth to make the score
2-1.
In the sixth, Tom Cummings (Coatesville,
Pa./Bishop Shanahan) relieved Mareno and C.W. Post pushed the
game-tying run across. The Pioneers scored again in the
seventh to take a 3-2 lead in the game. Mercy came from
behind to grab the lead in the eighth.
Ferrante led off the inning with a single. Two batters
later, pinch hitter Michael
Grassano (Valley Stream, N.Y./Valley Stream
South) ripped a double that pushed Ferrante in and leveled the
score at 3-3. Freshman Eric
Fazio (Levittown, N.Y./Island Trees) ran for Grassano
and scored the go-ahead run on a clutch single from senior
Julio Torres (Harlingen, Texas/Harlingen
South).
In the ninth, Billy Dring (Mahopac,
N.Y./Lakeland) came in and pitched a scoreless frame to record the
save. With the win, the Mavericks improve to 13-21 overall
(8-13 ECC) and the Pioneers own a 22-11-1 mark (16-5 ECC).
Mercy returns to the diamond on Friday, April 23, as C.W. Post
travels to Dobbs Ferry for a game. The first pitch is
scheduled for 1pm.
