PURCHASE, N.Y. – Jack Lally (Ogdensburg, N.J./Wallkill Valley) threw a complete one-hit game one, before three runs in the top of the tenth inning of game two secured the sweep for Manhattanville over St Joesph's Brooklyn. The Valiants (22-8, 9-3 SKY) acted as the visitors in the match-up against the Bears (2-19, 0-10) on Manhattanville Baseball Field Saturday afternoon.
GAME ONE
Lally shoved through seven complete innings to begin the day on the familiar field. The senior threw lights-out, only allowing one hit after he retired the first eleven batters faced. In addition to the sole hit, Lally recorded his second straight trip to the mount with eight strikeouts while giving up two free bases with one hit-by-pitch and one walk.
Travis Szober (Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem North) had himself a day, going 4-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored. Szober doubled twice in the seven innings, doubling his year total to four. Making the start at second base, the freshman contributed to his first double-play assist of the year.
Jack Moeller (Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac) continues to find ways to get the job done, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run scored. Moeller shot his first collegiate triple to the warning track to send home the two runners on base.
Dylan Roberts (Warwick, R.I./Pilgrim) also brought in two RBI while crossing the bag once, with his sole hit of the day coming as an RBI single up the third base line. Chris Goohs (Nesconset, N.Y./Smithtown H.S. East) found his way across home plate three times while sending in one RBI and taking a free bag off a hit-by-pitch. The third straight game wearing the ball once.
FIRST INNING – MANHATTANVILLE 1, SJBK 0
Logan Alberto (East Patchogue, N.Y./Bellport Senior) doubled down the left field line, sending Moeller home to get things started.
SECOND INNING – MANHATTANVILLE 5, SJBK 0
Anthony Peterson (Hasbrouck Heights, N.J./Hasbrouck Heights) grounded out to score Alex Exarchakis (Monroe, N.Y./Monroe Woodbury) from third, advancing Goohs to third. Three pitches later, Szober sent Goohs home before scoring himself off an error by the third baseman. Anthony Mezzaucella (New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle) sent the ball up the middle to score Roberts.
THIRD INNING – MANHATTANVILLE 9, SJBK 0
Szober sent the ball into the left side of the infield for a single to score White and advance the loaded bases. Roberts sent a SAC fly into center to score Goohs before Moeller tripled, scoring Szober and Peterson.
SIXTH INNING – MANHATTANVILLE 12, SJBK 0
After reaching first on an error, Alberto scored on a single turned error from Exarchakis as the right fielder got the ball into play. Nick Porrello (Saint James, N.Y./Smithtown East) pinch ran for Exarchakis, ultimately scoring on a wild pitch. Szober sent his second double of the game down the leftfield line to score Goohs.
GAME TWO
Aidan Tumbleson (Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan) earned his fifth win on the mound for the Valiants, going 4.0 innings with no earned runs, two strikeouts, and no free bases to finish the job Peter Lanausse Jr. (Hamilton, N.J./Hamilton West) started. Lanausse Jr pitched 6.0 with five strikeouts, two runs, and four hits.
Griffin White (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Arlington) gave insurance runs with a two-run RBI down the left field line in the top of the tenth inning after Alex Enjem (Derby, Conn./Derby) recorded the game-winning RBI off a hard hit ball in the infield, scoring Travis Szober (Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem North).
Szober's hustle put the Valiants back ahead during the confusion throughout the infield, which allowed him to sneak home.
SECOND INNING –SJBK 2, MANHATTANVILLE 1
TOP
Goohs sent the ball down the left field line to score Alberto.
BOTTOM
The Bears put two on the board, taking its first lead of the day.
EIGHTH INNING – MANHATTANVILLE 3, SJBK 2
Alberto singled into left field, scoring Enjem from third to tie the game at two before Mezzaucella scored to take the lead.
NINTH INNING – MANHATTANVILLE 3, SJBK 3
SJBK scored the tying run, unearned, off a single into centerfield.
TENTH INNING – MANHATTANVILLE 6, SJBK 3
Enjem reached first on an error by the third basemen before Joe Jearney was caught between the bag and tagged out by the third basemen as Szober snuck in to regain the lead.
White singled down the line to score Mezzaucella and Enjem, adding cushion to the lead going into the bottom of the tenth, where a one-two-three inning secured the conference sweep.
Up Next – The Valiants are scheduled to face UMSV tomorrow at noon and three, incoming weather dependent.
