DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Apr. 3, 2019) – Despite a team-high two RBI and four hits from senior Anthony Murphy (Peekskill, N.Y./Peekskill), the Mercy College baseball team dropped a 23-9 decision to Adelphi University on Wednesday afternoon at Mercy Field.
The Mavericks (11-17) have dropped three games in a row, while the Panthers (16-5) have won two games in a row.
Murphy went 4-for-5 with two RBI and freshman Ryan Saltzman (Old Bethpage, N.Y./Plainview Old Bethpage JFK) went 1-for-4 with an RBI. Sophomore Kuzari Jocelyn (Brooklyn, N.Y./Abraham Lincoln) went 1-for-2 with an RBI and freshman Austin DeRosa (Seymour, Conn./Seymour) went 1-for-5 with an RBI. Junior Luis Grullart (New York, N.Y./Delaware State University) went 2-for-5 with two runs and senior Fernando Figueroa (Bayamon, P.R./Monroe College) made the start on the mound with 4.1 innings pitched to earn a no-decision. Senior Alonso Tenya (Lima, Peru/Westchester CC) pitched 1.0 inning to take the loss. Sophomore Carmine Szynal (Bethpage, N.Y./Bethpage) allowed no earned runs in 2.0 innings.
Adelphi was led by Lucas Terwilliger who went 2-for-4 with five RBI. Kieran McLaughlin pitched 2.1 scoreless innings to earn the win.
After a scoreless first inning, Adelphi took a 2-0 lead in the top of the second. Mercy battled back and scored four runs in the bottom of the third to take a 4-2 lead. Grullart singled and was moved over to second on a sacrifice bunt. Senior Joseph Sadallah (Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville) singled to put runners on first and third. Saltzman followed with an RBI single that scored Grullart to make it 2-1. Murphy then singled through the right side to score Sadallah, tying the game up at 2-2. Freshman Ethan McMenamy (Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills West) later drew a bases-loaded walk to give Mercy a 3-2 lead and Murphy scored the final run of the inning after a Panther error.
Adelphi retook the lead in the top of the fifth with four runs to take a 6-4 lead. Mercy tied the game up in the bottom of the fifth when DeRosa recorded an RBI single and freshman James Dieguez (Westbury, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial) scored on an error to make it 6-6.
The Panthers took the lead for good in the top of the sixth with three runs, building a 9-6 lead. Adelphi exploded for nine runs in the seventh and five in the eighth to take a 23-6 lead. Mercy scored three runs in the eighth inning on a Jocelyn RBI single, Murphy RBI single and Zak Kain (Dingmans Ferry, Pa./Delaware Valley) hit by pitch with the bases loaded. However, it was not enough and Adelphi came away with the win.
Head Coach Chris Schoen and the Mavericks resume action on Friday, April 5th when they host LIU Post at 3 p.m.
