Baseball Gameday: Bears vs. SUNY Canton and CCNY

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – St. Joseph's (10-6) looks to extend a four-game winning streak against SUNY Canton (7-10) with a USCAA doubleheader with potential USCAA Small College World Series implications. The Bears host the Kangaroos at the SJC Outdoor Complex in Patchogue to open a four-game weekend set, before returning to Brooklyn as the visitors for a twinbill against CCNY (6-3-1) at MCU Park.

Game Information

St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) (10-6) vs. SUNY Canton (7-10)
Saturday, April 5th • 12 p.m.
SJC Outdoor Complex • Patchogue, N.Y.
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St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) (10-6) vs. CCNY (6-3-1)
Sunday, April 6th • 12 p.m.
MCU Park • Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Storylines

• The Bears look to extend an four-game winning streak and are winners of nine of their last 11.
• St. Joseph's enters the first USCAA Coaches Poll at No. 8 while SUNY Canton enters at No. 15 with both teams looking to make a statement for a 2014 Small College World Series bid this year.
• SUNY Canton looks to reverse a seven-game losing streak
• CCNY is unbeaten in their last five games (4-0-1)

Series History

vs. SUNY Canton: Both teams remain deadlocked at 2-2 in the all-time series after splitting doubleheaders in 2012 and 2013.

vs. CCNY: St. Joseph's leads the all-time series 5-3 and has won the last four meetings. The Bears exploded for 23 runs in a 23-5 win in Patchogue last April.

The Bear Facts

Last Time Out: The Bears received three-hit days at the plate by Anthony DeFillippo, Chris Cutrone and Domenick Camerada and five pitchers combined to hold Baruch to just six hits in a 6-3 win at MCU Park on Thursday.

Freshman Anthony DeFillippo made the most of his first career start on Thursday batting 3-for-5 from the leadoff position with a run scored and a RBI. Junior Domenick Camerada's bat has started to heat up, batting 7-of-14 over his last six games with three RBI, capped by a 3-for-3 day on Thursday.

Freshman Nicholas LoPrinzi continues an outstanding rookie campaign with a team-leading .408 batting average and second-best 10 RBI. The outfielder/infielder has a team-high eight multi-hit games on the year and a.500 on-base percentage.

Senior Joe Mendez saw his seven game hitting streak snapped against Baruch but continues to sit among the team leaders in most hitting categories. After assuming the career home-run lead last week, Mendez also creeps upon the career leads in hits, games started, games played and total bases.

Rosario DiLorenzo (4-0, 3.57 ERA, 18 K) and Chris Cutrone (3-1, 4.74 ERA, 14 K) continue to anchor the starting rotation combining for seven wins this season. The bullpen had a strong showing in Thursday's win tossing six scoreless innings with freshman Connor Pasetti locking down the win with a three-inning save, only the fifth save in Bears history and second this season (Brian Luebcke).

Roo Watch

Last Time Out: Before heading south to New York, the Roos were were blanked out 1-0 and 6-0 in a sweep by Fisher College.

The Kangaroos make the long trip from Canton, N.Y. (near the Canadian border) for a weekend four-game set against USCAA rivals Briarcliffe yesterday and the Bears today. Canton enters the first USCAA poll of the season ranked No. 15 and looks to snap a seven-game skid.

The Roos are led offensively by sophomore Kevin Hill who bats .442 with nine runs and five RBI and has reached base in 13 straight games. Fellow sophomore Braden Giffin anchors the heart of the lineup batting .415 with a .623 slugging that places him in the top 10 of the USCAA. Zach Lawrence is the ace of the pitching staff with a 2-2 record, going the distance in a all four games pitched, maintaining a 1.55 ERA over 29.0 innings of work, striking out a team best 15. Alex LaFountain has made six appearances in relief with two saves, tied for third in the USCAA.

Team Comparison

Bears	Nickname	Kangaroos	Beavers
10-6	Record	6-10	0-0
HVIAC	Conference	USCAA	CUNYAC
Roster | Schedule | Statistics	Team Info	Roster | Schedule | Statistics	Roster | Schedule | Statistics
Nicholas LoPrinzi (.408)	Top Avg.	Kevin Hill (.442)	Gabriel Pena (.516)
Joe Mendez (27)	Top RBI	Braden Giffin (16)	Y. Olivo, A. Pena (7)
Rosario DiLorenzo (18)	Top K	Zach Lawrence (15)	J. Aquino, S. Urbach (14)
.305	Bat. Avg.	.266	.270
.395	Slugging	.326	.376
.397	OBP	.366	.384
107	Runs	84	53
138	Hits	128	74
87	RBI	67	48
18/30	SB	10	31
5.10	ERA	4.84	4.50
.265	Opp. Avg.	.295	.240
71/72	K/BB	83/56	49/52
.979	Field %	.933	.949