Baseball Captures ECC Crown; Advances To NCAA Regionals With 5-1 Win Over New Haven
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BROOKHAVEN, N.Y. (May 11, 2008) – C.W. Post defeated the University of New Haven, 5-1, to win its first-ever East Coast Conference Baseball Championship title to advance to its first NCAA Northeast Regional since 1985.
With the win, the Pioneers improve their season record to 29-25 while New Haven drops to 24-25.
Junior catcher
Brian Anderson (Nesconset, N.Y.), who tallied eight hits and four RBI in the tournament was named the Most Valuable Player.
The Pioneers scored first in the top of the second when junior right fielder
Bruce Testa (Glen Cove, N.Y.) laced a single down the right field line to score senior left fielder
Brian Chenicek (Levittown, N.Y.).
New Haven tied things up in the third when junior starter
Keith Karlsen (Farmingdale, N.Y.) was charged with a bases-loaded balk.
C.W. Post got the run back in the sixth inning when senior first baseman
Tim Sylvester (Farmingdale, N.Y.) singled through the left side to score Chenicek from third. The Pioneers tacked on three insurance runs in the top of the eighth that was highlighted by a two-run single up the middle by junior first baseman
Anthony Montesano (Bellmore, N.Y.). The third run was scored on an error by the right fielder that allowed senior third baseman
Steve Algarroba (Astoria, N.Y.) to score.
Karlsen pitched five complete innings and allowed one run on seven hits while striking out four and walking two. Junior
Bobby Kay (Stony Brook, N.Y.) pitched the last four innings and allowed just two hits while striking out four and walking one batter.
Testa led the Pioneers with three hits with an RBI and a run scored while Chenicek had one hit and two runs scored.
Freshman Mike Aquilino took the loss for the Chargers, pitching five and a third innings and allowing two earned runs on seven hits while striking out two and walking three.