NEW PALTZ, NY- The New Paltz baseball team out hit the Golden Eagles 24-10 in the doubleheader en route to a 5-4 (9 innings) and 10-4 win. The Hawks improve to 10-5 overall and St. Joseph's falls to 8-13 overall. The Hawks return to action tomorrow against Briarcliffe at 12 p.m. on Loren Campbell Field for a two game set.
The Hawks had a chance in the first to get a run across with back-to-back singles by Paul Merola and Clinton Boettcher, but a groundout to the pitcher ended the threat.
The Golden Eagles took the early 1-0 lead in the third on a Mike Gerdes RBI single that scored Brian Hannigan from second after Hannigan led the inning off with a single of his own.
The Hawks came right back in the bottom half of the inning, when Boettcher's RBI fielders choice scored Joel Judson from third after Judson had a one-out single. Dylan Franco followed Judson with a single, but the Hawks were unable to bring home Franco, as Steve Pinckney flied out to deep center to end the threat.
The Hawks tacked on three more in the bottom of the fourth when a missed played ball by the second baseman led to Philip Parker reaching first to start the inning. Chris Paulicelli followed with a single and a double steal by Parker and Paulicelli put them into scoring position. The next batter, Thomas Pinnola tallied his fourth and fifth RBI of the year with his first double of the year, scoring Parker and Paulicelli. Mike Sherlock drove home his fifth RBI of the year on a double to give the Hawks a 4-1 lead.
St. Joseph's cut into the lead with two runs in the top of the fifth, when Prateek Thaman drove home Hannigan and pinch-runner Tim Caden on a single up the middle. The Hawks led 4-3 heading into the sixth.
The Golden Eagles tied the game in the top of the seventh when Mark Cisek scored on an overthrow. Pinnola setup the game-winning run in the top of the ninth, when he led the inning off with a single and stole second two pitches later. Sherlock followed with a single, to put runners at first and third with one out. A sharp groundball by Franco led to an error by the shortstop and the game-winning run for the Hawks.
Judson finished with two hits and one runs scored and Pinnola was 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI. Sherlock also added two hits and one RBI.
Hannigan finished 2-for-3 with two runs scored for the Golden Eagles and Thaman was 1-for-2 with two RBI and two walks.
Tristan Greene picked up his first win of the season on mound for the Hawks, pitching a scoreless ninth. Judson went seven innings, allowing four runs on five hits and striking out a career-high 11 batters. Pat Sylvester pitched a scoreless eighth, striking out two batters.
Ryan Scarisbrick recorded the loss on the mound for the Golden Eagles, allowing one run on three hits and striking out two over two and a third innings. Starter Joe Benkert went six innings and allowed four runs, two earned, on seven hits and striking five for the no-decision.
In the nightcap, the Hawks scored nine runs over the last three innings to cruise to a 10-4 victory.
St. Joseph's jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the first when Thaman drove home Dennis Nover from third on a sacrifice fly after Nover reached on an error to start the inning.
The Hawks tied the score in the third when Pinnola continued to stay hot with a single to start the inning. He advanced to third on back-to-back wild pitches and would later score on a Paul Merola fielder's choice.
The Hawks continued to increase their lead with two more runs in the bottom of the fourth. Nick Monaco singled with two outs to start the two-out rally. Monaco stole second and Pinnola drove him home on an RBI single. Judson followed with a single and Franco drove home Pinnola to give the Hawks a 3-1 lead.
The Golden Eagles cut the lead to 3-2 in the fifth when Jeff Coyle led the inning off with a single and would alter score on an error.
The Hawks wasted no time getting the runs back with two more in the fifth. Merola ripped his sixth double of the year to start the inning off and would advanced to third on a wild pitch two pitches later. Boettcher followed with a walk and two batters later Matt O'Neill ripped a two-run double to deep left-center field to give the Hawks a 5-2 lead.
The Golden Eagles cut the lead to 5-4 in the top of the sixth when Kenny Willms scored on an error and Cisek scored when Gerdes grounded into a double-play.
The Hawks opened up the game in the bottom half of the inning when Pinnola and Judson started the inning off with back-to-back singles. After a fielder's choice, Merola came to the plate and ripped his second double of the game that scored Pinnola. Boettcher followed with an RBI single O'Neill had another two-run double, scoring Boettcher and Merola. Parker drove home the fifth run of the inning on an RBI single that scored O'Neill from second.
Merola finished the game 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI and O'Neill was 2-for-3 with one run and four RBI. Pinnola followed his 2-for-4 performance in game one with a 3-for-3 performance with three runs and one RBI for the Hawks. Judson added two hits and Franco added a hit, one run and one RBI.
Chris Chismar earned his first collegiate win, allowing two runs, zero earned, and scattering three hits and striking out five over five innings of work. Timmy Chelius picked up his first save of the year, allowing two runs, one earned, on two hits and striking out three in two innings.
James Carey, Thaman, Chris Wright, Anthony Delruy and Coyle all had one hit for the Golden Eagles. Thaman had the lone RBI and Nover, Willms, Coyle and Delruy all had a run scored.
Starter Ron Eichhorn took the loss on the mound for St. Joseph's, allowing five runs, five earned, on seven hits and striking out three in four innings. Frank Tucker pitched one and a third innings, allowing three runs, three earned, on four hits and Justin Maravegias allowed two runs on three hits and striking out two in two thirds of an inning.
