Baseball Caps Off the Week With Tough Doubleheader Against Sibling School and Skyline Foe St. Joseph's (L.I.)

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – The St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) baseball team (14-15) will look to build on their winning streak to move past the .500 mark have a doubleheader showdown against future Skyline foe and sibling school St. Joseph's (L.I.) at the SJC Outdoor Complex in Patchogue. First pitch of game one starts at 12:00 p.m.

Game Information

Opponent: St. Joseph's College (L.I.) (18-12)


Date: Sunday, April 27th


Time: 12:00 & 3:00 p.m.

Field: Patchogue, N.Y. | SJC Outdoor Complex

Team Links

St. Joseph's (Bklyn): Roster | Schedule | Statistics 

| NCAA Ranking Summary
St. Joseph's (L.I.): Roster | Schedule | Statistics

Quick Hits

• This is the first varsity meeting in school history between the two teams, dropping two games against the Golden Eagles' junior varsity squad in 2008.
• Before going into the Skyline Conference next season, the Bears look to improve their record against opponents this season to 3-1 with a victory.
• Thomas McKenna leads the Bears with a batting average of .389 along with 18 RBI and 11 stolen bases. The senior has a team-best 13-game hitting streak, one away from tying the school's all-time record held by Robert Villante in 2008.
• Chris Cutrone became just the fifth Bear in school history with 150 career hits after two hits in Thursday's win over Merchant Marine
• The Golden Eagles are red hot, coming into the game on a five-game winning streak and leading the Skyline with a 13-1 record in the conference.
• St. Joseph's (L.I.) are led offensively by Nick Girardi, who ranks third in the conference with a .421 batting average and second with 40 hits. He leads six players on the team that have batting averages over .360.
• Josh Outsen has a 4-1 record with a team-best 1.17 ERA a team-high 41 strikeouts for the Golden Eagles. He is coming off a seven-inning perfect game Friday against Yeshiva.

All-Time Series

This is the first meeting between the two sibling schools in varsity play, with the Golden Eagles' junior varsity team taking on the Bears twice in 2008.

The Bear Facts

Senior Thomas McKenna (Bellerose, N.Y./St. Francis Prep) leads the Bears with a batting average of .389 along with team-highs 21 runs, 18 RBI and 11 stolen bases. He is currently on a season-best 13-game hitting streak, one game away from tying the all-time school record of 14 games held by Robert Villante in 2008.

Senior Chris Cutrone (Levittown, N.Y./Island Trees) is second with 19 runs to go with an outstanding batting average of .337 (29-for-92). In Thursday's win over Merchant Marine, he became just the fifth Bear in school history with 150 career hits. Nicholas LoPrinzi (Howard Beach, N.Y./St. Francis Prep) is hitting .309 on the season, and has 10 runs scored and is tied for third with 13 RBI.

Behind the plate, Domenick Camerada (Staten Island, N.Y./Monsignor Farrell) is second the team with 15 RBI and a team-best 16 walks. He is coming off driving in a game-high three runs in their 9-1 win over Merchant Marine Thursday. Shortstop Francis Rapp (Baldwin, N.Y./Oceanside) has a batting average of .313, third with 17 runs scored, and is tied with LoPrinzi for third with 13 runs batted in.

On the mound, Mitch Brigando (Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Edmund Prep) leads the team with a 6-1 record along with a 3.18 ERA and 26 strikeouts over 39.2 innings. He is coming off his third complete-game of the year, allowing just one run and six hits over nine innings to beat Merchant Marine.

Cutrone has a team-best 28 strikeouts on the season, and is the team's all-time leader in strikeouts with 139. Brian Luebcke (Astoria, N.Y./Monsignor McClancy) has three wins on three complete games and an earned run average of 2.67.

Bears Last Time Out vs. Merchant Marine

In their last outing, the Bears got a outstanding pitching outing from Mitch Brigando as they defeated the Merchant Marine Academy, 9-1, Thursday afternoon at Lower Roosevelt Field.

The sophomore starter pitched a complete game, his third on the season, allowing just one run on six hits to improve his team-best record to 6-1 on the season.

With three RBI and two hits on the afternoon, Chris Cutrone became just the fifth Bear in school history with 150 career hits. Thomas McKenna also connected on a double in the top of the fifth to extend his team-high hitting streak to a season-best 13 games.

Domenick Camerada had a game-high three hits and three runs batted in, while brother Michael Camerada added two RBI. Brian Luebcke compiled two runs scored, and Vinny Rossi contributed a run batted in.

The Eagle's Nest

St. Joseph's (L.I.) has a strong offensive team, with six players hitting .360 at the plate or better. The Golden Eagles are led offensively by junior Nick Girardi, who ranks third in the Skyline Conference with a .421 batting average (40-for-95) along with 21 RBI (tied for first on the team) and 22 runs scored.

Brendan Sullivan is second on the Golden Eagles with a .414 average and 19 runs batted in, while Joseph Callabrese has a team-best two home runs with 21 runs batted in and a .360 average. Junior outfielder Joseph Lynn has a .408 batting average to go with 19 stolen bases (third in the Skyline) and 10 RBI.

On the pitcher's mound, the team is second in the conference in both earned run average and opposing batting average (.263). Sophomore Josh Outsen has a 4-1 record with a team-best 1.17 ERA a team-high 41 strikeouts. He is coming off a seven-inning perfect game Friday against Yeshiva. Ryan Aloise also has four wins and has fanned 31 batters.

St. Joseph's (L.I.) Last Time Out vs. Yeshiva

In their last time out, the Golden Eagles got perfection on the mound and also drove in 26 runs in a doubleheader as they swept Yeshiva, 15-1 in game one and 11-0 in game two, Friday afternoon in Riverdale.

Josh Outsen retired all batters he faced without allowing a hit or a base runner and striking out 12 along the way in the seven-inning game two victory.

In the doubleheader, Nick Girardi had four runs batted in while Anthony Bonilla scored five times. James Terry plated three runs, while Joseph Calabrese and Ryan Balsam each drove in two. Ryan Aloise also struck out eight in four scoreless frames during game one's win to improve to 4-1.

Next Up for the Bears – vs. Purchase & Cairn

Following the doubleheader, the Bears wrap up the month of April with two games against Purchase on Wednesday and Cairn Thursday at Padavan-Preller Field in Bellerose. Both Wednesday and Thursday's games start at 4:00 p.m. Live stats will be available at SJCBears.com.