Walker's Walkoff Single Leads Baseball To Sweep Of Dowling; 2-0, 4-3
Game One Box Score
Game Two Box Score
BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (Apr. 19, 2008) – Junior second baseman
Kyle Walker (Wantagh, N.Y.) drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning that capped a doubleheader sweep of Dowling College, 2-0 and 4-3, Saturday afternoon.
The two teams will close out the regular season series on Sunday at Dowling at 1 p.m.
C.W. Post evens its record to 19-19 overall and 11-6 in conference play while Dowling slips to 19-13 overall and 10-8 in the conference.
The Pioneers took the first game, 2-0, and scored both of their runs in the fifth inning. Sophomore shortstop
Bryan Bonin (Commack, N.Y.) singled up the middle to drive in senior first baseman
Tim Sylvester (Farmingdale, N.Y.) from third base. Walker hit a sacrifice fly to centerfield to score senior designated hitter
Mike Sylvester (Farmingdale, N.Y.) from third.
Junior
Bobby Kay (Stony Brook, N.Y.) pitched his fourth complete shutout - a new program record - to improve his record to 5-1. Kay surrendered four hits while striking out nine batters. Kay is now the all-time leader in career shutouts with five.
Brent Lotto took the loss for the Golden Lions, pitching eight complete innings and allowing two runs on six hits with three strikeouts and one walk issued.
In the second game, the Pioneers scored single runs in the fourth and fifth inning on account of a sacrifice fly from sophomore centerfielder #
Mike Callaghan# (East Meadow, N.Y.) in the fourth and a two-out RBI double from Bonin down the right field line in the fifth.
Dowling tied the game in the top of the sixth when rightfielder Ralph Tufano singled to right field, scoring catcher David Wendt. The Golden Lions scored their second run of the inning when pinch runner Shaun Fisher scored from third on a wild pitch from starter
Pete Budkevics (Deer Park, N.Y.).
Each team scored a run in the seventh inning to force the game into extra frames.
In the bottom of the ninth, senior third baseman
Steve Algarroba (Astoria, N.Y.) singled to the second baseman and advanced to second on a throwing error by the second baseman.
Mike Sylvester was intentionally walked and Bonin singled to right center to load the bases for Walker. Algarroba came around to score the winning run.
Senior righthander
Anthony Rinaldi (Levittown, N.Y.) picked up his first win of the season after pitching the final two innings and allowing one hit and one walk while striking out one. Budkevics pitched 5.2 innings and allowed two earned runs on six hits while striking out seven and walking five.
Reliever Justin Brooks took the loss for the Dowling, allowing one earned run on three hits with one strikeout and a walk.