Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Auburndale, FL — After a slow start to the State University of New York at New Paltz baseball team's spring break trip in Florida, the Hawks came up with two wins against Endicott College and New York University in day three, beating the Gulls, 8-3 and the Violets, 5-4.
 
"No different approach, we just competed better today," said SUNY New Paltz coach Thomas Seay. "We still have a long way to go but today was a really good day from a competitive standpoint."
 
The Hawks got out in front first against Endicott College, scoring in the third inning off an RBI single by junior outfielder Julian Francisco to plate sophomore outfielder David Juechter. The Gulls came back in the top of the fifth, tying the game at one off a double and earning the 2-1 lead on a single. 
 
SUNY New Paltz did not allow Endicott College to keep the lead long, as a sacrifice fly by Francisco scored junior catcher Zach Warenius to tie the game at two. The Hawks capitalized on the Gulls mistakes in the sixth inning, as junior outfielder Matt McGee scored on a wild pitch. Juechter followed with an RBI single to boost his team's lead, 4-2.
 
For the first time on the trip SUNY New Paltz's offense was relentless, scoring twice more on a passed ball with the bases loaded. A sac-fly by senior first baseman Justin Ganca extended the lead to 6-2 in the seventh inning and Endicott responded with a run in the eighth, but that did not stop the Hawks. Danny Campbell hit an RBI single and was followed with an RBI double by Matthew McGee to put momentum solely in SUNY New Paltz's position in the eighth inning.
 
Senior pitcher James Magnuson earned the win for the Hawks, throwing three innings of one-hit baseball. McGee highlighted SUNY New Paltz's offense, going 3-for-5 with an RBI, a double and a  triple.
 
The Hawks could not continue their success early in the second game against NYU, allowing the Violets to score once in the second, twice in the third and again in the fourth inning. Momentum swung for SUNY New Paltz in the bottom of the fifth, when sophomore first baseman Dean Stalzer hit a three-run home run to bring the Hawks behind 4-3.
  Waking up after the yardball, the Hawks offense continued in the sixth inning with Campbell hitting an RBI double to tie the game at four. In the bottom of the eighth, a fielder's choice on a error scored Francisco and gave SUNY New Paltz its first lead of the game.
 
Senior pitcher Ryan Votypka came in and shut the door for the Hawks, throwing a scoreless ninth to give SUNY New Paltz the 5-4 victory. Junior pitcher Justin Halper earned the win, pitching two innings without conceding a hit.
 
"We had lots of guys step up to help us win today. It was a total team effort," Seay said. "I'm proud of how these men responded today after a poor showing the last two days."
 
The Hawks will play one game tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. against the Illinois Institute of Technology in Auburndale, Florida.

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