Baseball Falls to No. 17 Wilmington, 3-1
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LANTANA, Fla. (Mar. 9, 2014) - The LIU Post baseball team got an impressive effort from freshman pitcher
James Long (Oceanside, N.Y.) Sunday, allowing one run in 7.1 innings of work, but 17th-ranked Wilmington used a three-run eighth to top the Pioneers, 3-1, at the Santaluces Sports Complex in Lantana, Fla.
The Pioneers (2-1) got out to a quick 1-0 cushion in the bottom of the second. Junior
Joey Arena (Yorktown, N.Y.) hit a one-out single and later advanced to second on an error. Sophomore
John Bellock (Glen Cove, N.Y.) plated Arena with a two-out single to left.
Still leading 1-0 in the eight, Long walked the first two batters and was relieved by senior
Connor McCarthy (Westbury, N.Y.). Three-straight run-scoring singles gave the Wildcats a 3-1 edge.
LIU Post had a chance to chip away at the two-run deficit, but stranded three runners in the final two innings.
The Pioneers return to action on Monday (Mar. 10), when they take on Assumption at 12 p.m. at the Santaluces Sports Complex in Lantana. Fla. Live stats will be available
here.