Gutierrez Smacks Three Hits as Baseball Travels to Dowling in Series Opener
Box Score SHIRLEY, N.Y. (Apr. 17, 2015)- Sophomore Bryan Gutierrez (Bronx, N.Y. / In-tech Academy) went 3-for-4 with an RBI, as the Mercy College baseball team dropped an East Coast Conference contest to the Golden Lions of Dowling College, 12-4 on Friday afternoon.
Tyler Hardison went 4-for-5 with two runs scored for the Golden Lions who improve to 19-8 overall and 8-5 in the ECC. Senior Sal Palumbo (Medford, N.Y. / Patchogue-Medford) went 2-for-3 with a run scored for the Mavericks who fall to 8-21 overall and 2-11 in the ECC.
The Golden Lions produced two runs on four hits in a row to give them a 2-0 lead in the second inning. Mercy dwindled the deficit in the third as junior Scott Hagan (Mamaroneck, N.Y. / SUNY Binghamton) tripled to center field and senior Bryan Greig (New City, N.Y./ Clarkstown South) drove him in on a sacrifice fly.
Dowling broke the game open as they scored four runs in the fourth, two runs in the fifth and one in the sixth to take a 9-1.
The Mavericks best inning of the afternoon came in the ninth, as they manufactured three runs on two hits. Palumbo walked to start the inning, junior James Patterson (Cornwall, N.Y. / Cornwall) singled up the middle and senior Joseph Gismondi (East Meadow, N.Y. / East Meadow) was hit by a pitch, which loaded the bases for Gutierrez. Gutierrez stepped to the dish and smacked an RBI single to score Palumbo. The bases remained loaded for freshman Liam Slattery (Floral Park, N.Y. / Archbishop Molloy), who would record an RBI as he reached on a walk and Patterson scored. Sophomore Michael Grudzinski (Islip, N.Y. / Islip) earned the final RBI of the afternoon, hitting a sacrifice fly to score Gismondi.
Cody McPartland picked up the victory and improves to 3-1, while sophomore Matt Nalbone (Islip, N.Y. / Islip) took the loss and falls 2-5. Freshman Anthony Caminiti (Wantagh, N.Y. / St. Mary's), sophomore Marc Medico (Eastchester, N.Y. / Eastchester) and junior Blake Coalla (Wappingers Falls, N.Y. / Roy C Ketcham) all saw action on the hill for the Mavericks.
Head Coach Jason Lamando and the Mavericks will continue their series against the Golden Lions of Dowling College tomorrow, Apr. 18th, in Shirley, N.Y. at 12:00 p.m.
