Baseball Avenges Early Loss to NYU With Sweep, Wrapping Up Non-Conference Play Two Above .500

The Basics

• Final Score (Game 1): St. Joseph's 3, NYU 1
• Final Score (Game 2): St. Joseph's 5, NYU 1
• Records: St. Joseph's (17-15), NYU (12-18)
• Date: April 21, 2016
• Location: Brooklyn, N.Y.
• Field: MCU Park
• SJC Starters (Game 1): Pasetti (LF), Rapp (SS), Luebcke (3B), Condon (DH), LoPrinzi (C), Pallatto (1B), Schwartz (3B), A. Camerada (RF), M. Camerada (CF), Amatuzzi (P)
• SJC Starters (Game 2): Pasetti (LF), Rapp (SS), Luebcke (2B), Condon (1B), LoPrinzi (DH), Schwartz (3B), A. Camerada (RF), Salem (C), M. Camerada (CF), Pallatto (P)

How it Happened in Game 1

• The Bears failed to take advantage of two NYU defensive miscues in the top of the first. In the bottom half, the Violets drew first blood on Adrian Spitz's run scoring single.
• Starters Anthony Amatuzzi and Jacob Bader locked in the rest of the way. Through six, Bader held St. Joseph's scoreless, surrendering just three hits.
• Still trailing 1-0 and three outs from defeat, the Bears struck in the seventh. Thomas Pallatto led off the rally with a double to put himself in scoring position as the tying run while also forcing Bader out for reliever Matthew Millus. Adam Schwartz then executed a sacrifice bunt to move Pallatto 90 feet from home. Anthony Camerada stepped up next and delivered the game-tying double down the left field line. With two outs, Connor Pasetti's single put men on the corners and two ensuing defensive miscues gave St. Joseph's a 3-1 cushion.
• In the bottom of the seventh, Amatuzzi put the finishing touches on his complete-game and sealed the come-from-behind victory.

How it Happened in Game 2

• After a hitless first from both sides, St. Joseph's got on the scoreboard in the second. A walk, error and single loaded them up with one out for Michael Camerada, who delivered a sacrifice fly to right for the early lead. In the third, Nicholas LoPrinzi's sacrifice fly tacked on one more for the Bears to make it 2-0.
• With NYU still scoreless, St. Joseph's bats came alive for a three-hit, two-run rally in the fourth. Francis Rapp capped the rally with a run-scoring single.
• Brandon Salem's single in the fifth tacked on one more for the Bears as starter Thomas Pallatto cruised, allowing just two hits in four scoreless frames. But the Violets broke the shutout in the fifth on Jack Elias' RBI double.
• Reliever Kevin White entered in the sixth and tossed a scoreless final two innings to cement the sweep.

For the Bears

• Anthony Camerada (3-for-7, RBI, R, 3 2B) ripped three doubles on the day and drove in one run.
• Leadoff man Connor Pasetti (3-for-7, 2 R, 2B, 3B) knocked three hits, two of them in the opener.
• Brandon Salem (3-for-4, R) led all players with three hits in game two.
• Francis Rapp (1-for-7, RBI, R) and Nicholas LoPrinzi (1-for-6, RBI) collected one RBI apiece.
• Anthony Amatuzzi (7.0 IP, ER, 7 H, 2 K) went the distance in game one to earn his first victory of the season. Thomas Pallatto (5.0 IP, ER, 4 H, SO) also earned his first win in game two with five strong innings. Kevin White tossed a scoreless final two innings to close the door.

For the Violets

• Adrian Spitz (1-for-2, RBI) and Jack Elias (1-for-2, RBI) drove in the only two NYU runs on the afternoon.
• Jack Walter (3-for-8, R) led the home side with three base-knocks.
• Starter Jacob Bader (6.0 IP, ER, 4 H, SO) held the Bears scoreless for the first six in the opener, but was stuck with the no-decision while reliever Matthew Millus suffered the loss. Michael Vokulich (4.0 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, SO) was tagged with the loss in game two.

Inside the Box Score

• NYU was plagued by 14 defensive miscues, eight in game two, that allowed four unearned runs to touch home.
• St. Joseph's held a marginal 14-13 hit advantage, but capitalized on the host's error for the difference.
• Ranked second in the Skyline and 29th in Division III in fielding percentage, the Bears were errorless in the field for the third consecutive game.

The Bear Facts

• Thomas Pallatto extended his team-high hitting streak to nine games in game one.
• Connor Pasetti stretched his reached base safely streak to 13 games.
• Winners of three straight, St. Joseph's concludes non-conference play and moves two games above .500 at 17-15 and claims a 4-2 advantage in the all-time series against NYU, taking season series 2-1.

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