Baseball Takes Game One in ECC Doubleheader at LIU Post
Box Score BROOKVILLE. N.Y. (Apr. 1, 2014) – Junior Bryan Greig (New City, N.Y. / Clarkstown South) pitched a nine-inning complete game as the Mercy College baseball team took Game One in a doubleheader at the Pioneers of LIU Post.
The Mavericks' record now stands at 7-10 overall and 4-2 in the East Coast Conference, while the Pioneers are now 7-6 overall and 1-1 in the ECC.
Mercy 3, LIU Post 1
The Pioneers actually led 1-0 as the Mavericks came to bat in the bottom of the second inning. Junior Sal Palumbo (Medford, N.Y. / Patchogue-Medford) reached first on an error and then made it to second on a botched throw. Senior Andrew Kendel (Maywood, N.J. / Hackensack) capitalized on the situation by singling to left to score Palumbo and tie the game at 1-1.
Mercy broke the tied in the bottom half of the fifth as senior Michael Dern (Roslyn, N.Y. / Valley Stream North) reached on an error by the shortstop and then moved over to second on a sacrifice bunt by freshman Michael Grudzinski (Islip, N.Y. / Islip). After junior Giovanni Lasalandra singled to left, Mercy had runners on first and third base with senior Ken Post (Closter, N.J. / St. Joseph's Regional) coming to bat. Post grounded out to earn the RBI as Dern scored the go-ahead run to take the 2-1 lead. Junior Chris Salvo (Yorktown Heights, N.Y. / Lakeland) added an insurance run in the sixth and scored by stealing home after doubling down the line to get on base.
Greig picked up his second win of the season, striking out six batters and giving up only four hits.
LIU Post 2, Mercy 0
Dern finished 2-for-3, while senior Jesus Jaile (Hartsdale, N.Y. / Fordham Prep [NJIT]), junior Blake Hasbrouck (Middletown, N.Y. / Middletown [Orange CC]) and Grudzinski all went 1-for-3 and Palumbo was intentionally walked twice.
Sophomore Christian Hock (Trumbull, Conn. / Notre Dame HS [Franklin Pierce Univ.]) pitched a complete game and struck out two batters.
Head Coach Bob Greiner and the Mavericks return to action tomorrow, April 2, as they will close out the series with the Pioneers of LIU Post at 3:00 p.m.
