Leary Records 100th Career Hit in Baseball's Split with Farmingdale State

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Senior third baseman Chris Leary (Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park Memorial) became the latest member to join the 100-hit club in St. Joseph's University, N.Y. (Brooklyn) baseball program history on Monday evening. His two-RBI double contributed to the Bears' 8-6 game-one win over Farmingdale State College.

The hosts came out on top in a run-rule shortened game two, 11-1.

How it Happened (Game 1)

The Rams jumped out to an early 2-0 lead after picking up runs in each of the first two innings. Leary's milestone hit came in the third as he doubled to right field, scoring Doug Paider (Glendale, N.Y./Monsignor McClancy) and Carmine Carbone (Middle Village, N.Y./Monsignor McClancy) to tie the contest at two.

The hosts reclaimed the lead in the bottom of the third before the rookie tandem of Carbone and Matt Arcati (Brooklyn, N.Y./Williamsburg Prep) were responsible for driving in three of the Bears' four runs in the fourth to hold a 6-3 advantage.

FSC responded with a pair of homers to trim their deficit to one, ultimately tying the game at six in the bottom of the sixth.

Michael Gardener (Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale) smacked a two-RBI triple into the right-center field gap, giving the navy and gray the lead and eventual 8-6 triumph.

How it Happened (Game 2)

A scoreless first inning was followed by a pair of Farmingdale State three-run innings in the second and fourth, with two runs in the third sandwiched in between.

Gardener's RBI double in the top of the sixth saw the Bears pull back a run but the Rams scored three additional runs to see out the 11-1 run-rule win.

For the Bears (Game 1)

• In addition to being the 15th Bear to record 100 hits, he joins current assistant coach Kevin Reyes to reach the milestone in the program's Skyline Conference era (since 2016).

• Leary finished the game batting 2-for-3

• Carbone had a 2-for-2 game with a pair of doubles and as many RBI and runs scored.

• Lucas Collet (Toulouse, France/Lyc'ee Bellevue), Sean Schneeberg (Columbia, Tenn./Del Oro), Louis Lombardi (Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Edmund Prep), and Alex Goldberg (Centereach, N.Y./Centereach) all went 1-for-4 with a run scored.

• Mike Santoriello (Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph by the Sea) pitched 5.2 innings and settled for the no-decision.

• Sean Henris (Commack, N.Y./Commack) earned the win while Justin Conaty (Brooklyn, N.Y./James Madison) picked up his second save of the season.

For the Bears (Game 2)

• Collet went 2-for-3 and scored the Bears' lone run.

• Nick Tapio (Sacramento, Calif./Christian Brothers) went 1-for-3, hitting a double in the seventh inning.

• Arcati also registered a hit

• Lombardi was dealt the defeat on the bump.

Up Next

The Bears will makeup another rained out weekend series on Tuesday, May 2 as they host the College of Mount Saint Vincent from the SJLI Outdoor Field Complex in Patchogue. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m. with live stats and video available on sjbkathletics.com/live.