Box Score (Game 1)
Box Score (Game 2)
Box Score (Game 3)
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CHESTER, N.Y. – In a rare State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) tripleheader on Tuesday at The Rock Sports Park, the State University of New York at New Paltz baseball team (9-8, 1-2 SUNYAC) went 1-2 against SUNY Plattsburgh (7-9, 2-1 SUNYAC). The Hawks won game one, 5-1, before falling, 6-3, in eight innings in game two and dropping a 2-0 decision in the nightcap.

Games one and three were nine innings in duration, while game two was scheduled as a seven-inning game and went into extra frames.

With hits in all three contests, junior designated hitter/first baseman Jake Cameron (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) stretched his hitting streak to 13 games.

The Hawks struck early in game one, as they plated three runs in the bottom of the first. Freshman left fielder Jimmy Briggs (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) pushed across sophomore right fielder Thomas Pinnola (North Babylon, N.Y.) for the first run of the day, and two runs scored off of a fielder's choice by junior second baseman Chris Paulicelli (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) in the ensuing at-bat.

Danny Roeser's triple in the fifth set the table for Plattsburgh's first run of the ballgame, as he came home off of a groundout to the shortstop. Despite getting two runners on base in the ninth, the Cardinals were unable to plate another run. Both junior shortstop Paul Merola (Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y.) and T. Pinnola scored in the home half of the fifth to spell out New Paltz's production in game one.

Sophomore Michael Pinnola (North Babylon, N.Y.) drew the start on the mound in the first contest of the day for the Hawks and earned the win, working seven innings and allowing just one run off four hits while issuing two walks and striking out three. Freshman pitcher James McKenna (Bohemia, N.Y.) threw two scoreless innings of relief, yielding one hit while striking out two.

Paul Handy pitched a complete game for Plattsburgh in front end of the tripleheader, scattering five hits and permitting five runs—four of which were earned. He also issued two walks and struck out four.

T. Pinnola and Cameron each went 2-for-4 at the plate for New Paltz. T. Pinnola scored twice, while Cameron scored once and drove in a run. Roeser's 2-for-4 performance at the dish was the lone multi-hit game for Plattsburgh in the first contest.

In game two, the Cardinals scored a run in the first and second innings before Jon Handy made it a 3-0 tally when he drove in Pat Shaughnessy from second off a double to right center.

Scoreless through five, the Hawks rallied back in the bottom of the sixth. Cameron and Briggs each ripped solo home runs, and junior center fielder Philip Parker (Brooklyn, N.Y.) brought in freshman catcher David Lostaglio (Milton, N.Y.) to level the score at 3-all.

In the bottom of the seventh, New Paltz had put itself in position to end the game after T. Pinnola uncorked a parabola to the right-field corner, but he was thrown out at third after two strong relay throws. The Hawks were unable to stuff the run column the remainder of the inning, which proved costly in the end. Plattsburgh torched sophomore pitcher Chris Chismar (Lindenhurst, N.Y.)—who had been effective all day—in the top of the eighth, pounding out four hits and scoring three runs. The Cardinals retired the side in the home half of the eighth to pull out the win.

As a team in the second game, New Paltz outhit Plattsburgh, 9-7, but the Hawks left seven runners stranded.

Chismar went 7 2/3 and was tagged with the loss, allowing six runs—five of which were earned—off seven hits and three walks. He also struck out a game-high eight batters.

Bobby Piser worked 5 2/3 innings for Plattsburgh, giving up three runs on five hits. He did not earn a decision, but three Cardinal relievers combined to surrender just four hits in 2 1/3 frames. Brian Burns, who tossed 1 2/3 innings, earned the victory.

T. Pinnola, Cameron and Briggs all had two hits for the Hawks, while J. Handy had a memorable performance at the plate for the Cardinals in the second tilt of the day, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI. Of those three hits, two were doubles.

An error by the New Paltz first baseman in the fifth inning of the third contest allowed the only two runs of the game to come across, and the Hawks came up empty offensively in the nightcap.

Freshman pitcher Andrew Grann (Oceanside, N.Y.) threw a gem for the Hawks, throwing 100 pitches in a nine-inning, complete-game performance. He allowed just two runs—neither of which were earned—off two hits and struck out eight, but he was handed the loss in spite of his masterful outing. Tyler Greene and Mike Doughtie, however, matched Grann's performance, combining for a shutout. Green yielded five hits and struck out five, while Doughtie gave up one hit and fanned two. Green was credited with the win, while Doughtie earned the save.

New Paltz had six hits on the afternoon and had plenty of scoring opportunities, but the Hawks as a team left 11 runners on base in game three. Junior first baseman Billy Ruggiero (East Northport) was 2-for-4 to pace the attack. Plattsburgh recorded just two hits in the ballgame, but it was enough to emerge victorious.

New Paltz returns to the field tomorrow at 4 p.m. in Ithaca, N.Y., taking on the Bombers of Ithaca College in a non-conference single game.