GOWANDA, N.Y. (Apr. 2, 2021) – Powered by graduate student Anthony Murphy (Peekskill, N.Y./Peekskill) setting a new school record for career RBI, the Mercy College baseball team exploded for 22 runs and 25 hits in a 22-0 victory over ECC foe D'Youville College on Friday afternoon at Gowanda High School.

The Mavericks (4-3, 1-0 ECC) last started 4-3 in 2009. The 22 run margin of victory is the program's largest since a 24-2 win over Manhattanville on April 18, 1996. The 22-0 shutout win is the program's largest since a 33-0 win over Manhattanville on April 21, 1988.

Murphy ended the day going 3-for-6 with two runs, a home run and a career-high-tying six RBI. He now has 124 career RBI surpassing the previous school record of 123 set by Chris Walpole in 1990. Junior Charles Lebron (Brooklyn, N.Y./Franklin Pierce University) went 5-for-7 with a home run, two RBI and three runs scored and graduate student Miguel Ortiz Sanchez (Bronx, N.Y./Monroe College) went 4-for-6 with four runs and four RBI. Senior Brandon Maravi (Tappan, N.Y./Sullivan CC) went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI and sophomore Nolan Giblin (Syracuse, N.Y./Jamesville Dewitt) went 2-for-6 with two RBI and two runs. Sophomore Justin Glennerster (Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph by the Sea) went 4-for-7 with two RBI and junior James Dieguez (Westbury, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial) went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Freshman Max Rank (Westwood, N.J./Westwood JR/SR) went 1-for-3 with an RBI and seniors Cain Ruiz (Valley Stream, N.Y./Cornerstone University), Kuzari Jocelyn (Brooklyn, N.Y./Abraham Lincoln) and Francisco Paulino (Haina San Cristobal, Dominican Republic/Monroe College) each recorded a hit. Sophomore Anthony Burgio (White Plains, N.Y./White Plains) pitched six shutout innings with just three hits allowed and nine strikeouts to pick up his second win of the season. Seniors Erick Miranda (Queens, N.Y./ASA College) and JJ Lantigua (Hewlett, N.Y./LIU Post) combined to pitch three shutout innings.

D'Youville was led by Caden Strobel who went 2-for-3. Adam Lampman went 4.1 innings with eight earned runs allowed to take the loss.

Mercy wasted little time in getting the bats going as Ortiz Sanchez singled and then stole second before being brought home by a Murphy double to right center to make it 1-0.

The Mavericks added two more runs in the top of the second to take a 3-0 lead. Dieguez and Ruiz singled and later scored on a two-run double by Ortiz Sanchez.

Lebron led off the top of the third with his first home run as a Maverick to make it 4-0. After a scoreless fourth inning, Mercy exploded for nine runs on six hits to increase their lead to 13-0. Lebron and Paulino led off the inning with singles and Glennerster then singled home Lebron to make it 5-0. Dieguez followed with an RBI single to left field, scoring Paulino to give the Mavericks a 6-0 lead. After a walk loaded the bases, Giblin and Ortiz Sanchez drew back-to-back bases loaded walks to give Mercy an 8-0 advantage. Murphy then smacked a grand slam to right center to put Mercy up 12-0. Glennerster brought home his second run of the inning on a double down the left field line that scored Paulino to make it 13-0.

Ortiz Sanchez doubled with two outs in the top of the sixth before Murphy brought him home with his record-breaking RBI single to right field, which put Mercy in front 14-0.

The Mavericks put together another big inning in the top of the seventh, plating eight runs to take a 22-0 lead. Rank got the scoring started with an RBI single to right field that scored Glennerster to make it 15-0. Giblin then singled home Jocelyn for the second run of the inning. Ortiz Sanchez followed with an RBI double to left field, scoring Rank. Lebron later brought home Giblin on an RBI single through the left side before Maravi capped off the scoring with a three-run home run to center field.

Burgio kept the Saints off the scoreboard for the first six innings and Miranda and Lantigua did the same in their three innings of works to secure the impressive win.

Head Coach Chris Schoen and the Mavericks resume action tomorrow when they play a doubleheader at D'Youville at 11 a.m.