Baseball Honors Three on Senior Day But Drops Two to First-Place Farmingdale

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Honoring three four-year seniors on Senior Day in a key Skyline Conference matchup trying to climb the league standings, the Bears were held to just two runs in suffering a doubleheader setback to Farmingdale State College on Saturday afternoon. Senior Brian Luebcke (Astoria, N.Y./Monsignor McClancy) led the Bears at the dish with a three-hit day.

The Basics

• Final Score (Game 1): Farmingdale State 7, St. Joseph's 1
• Final Score (Game 2): Farmingdale State 5, St. Joseph's 1
• Records: Farmingdale State (16-12, '0-2 Skyline), St. Joseph's (17-17, 5-7 Skyline)
• Date: April 23, 2016
• Location: Farmingdale, N.Y.
• Field: FSC Baseball Field
• SJC Starters (Game 1): Pasetti (P), Rapp (SS), Luebcke (2B), Condon (C), LoPrinzi (LF), Pallatto (1B), Schwartz (3B), A. Camerada (RF), M. Camerada (CF)
• SJC Starters (Game 2): Pasetti (LF), Rapp (SS), Luebcke (3B), Condon (DH), LoPrinzi (C), McGreevy (2B), Pallatto (1B), A. Camerada (RF), M. Camerada (CF), Brigando (P)

How it Happened in Game 1

• Batting as the visiting team, the Rams scratched a run across in the top of the first with a pair of two-out hits, Christopher Reilly putting Farmingdale up 1-0.
• St. Joseph's tied the game in the bottom of third with Anthony Camerada leading off the frame with a single, sacrificed over by his brother Michael and Connor Pasetti helping his own cause belting a single to left that knotted the game at 1-1.
• With the two starters throwing up zeros through the sixth, Farmingdale State posted four runs in the seventh started by a Domenic Palumbo RBI double and three more runs coming with two outs and aided by a Bears miscue.
• Farmingdale State tacked on two more runs in the eighth, but starter Matt Seelinger went the distance striking out eight to improve to 4-1.

How it Happened in Game 2

• Farmingdale got on the board quickly plating two in the first after loading the bases and getting on the board with a close hit by pitch call and a Domenic Palumbo RBI single.
• The Rams loaded the bases again in the second and manufactured a run again with a hit batsmen and tacked on a pair in the third on back-to-back two-out singles from Nick Attardi and Brandon Snow.
• St. Joseph's spoiled the shutout in the fifth loading the bases themselves with Patrick McGreevy and Anthony Camerada singles, followed by Michael Camerada getting plunked and Pasetti driving in the lone SJC run with a single to the opposite field.

For the Bears

• Brian Luebcke (3-for-7, 2B) continued his hot bat with a three-hit also knocking one of the two extra base hits on the afternoon with a deep double in the opener.
• Connor Pasetti (2-for-7, 2 RBI) drove in the two SJC runs on the day. He also got the start in game one, but took the loss working seven strong innings, striking out four with only three of his five runs coming earned.
• John Condon (2-for-7), Anthony Camerada (2-for-6, R), Luebcke and Pasetti all knocked hits in both ends of the twin bill.

For the Rams

• Domenick Palumbo (5-for-7, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2B) and Nick Attardi (5-for-9, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2B) led the Rams with five hits each on the day, also driving in a combined five of the 11 runs.
• Christopher Reilly (2-for-6, 3 RBI) also brought home three RBI.
• Matt Seelinger (9 IP, CG, 5 H, 8 K) and Kevin Martinez (6 IP, 2 K, 5 H) both turned in solid starts on the mound in earning the win for the Rams.

Inside the Box Score

• Rams leadoff batters set the table batting 8-for-16 (.500) on the afternoon. Six of the 11 Rams runs were delivered with two outs.

The Bear Facts

• Thomas Pallatto saw his hitting streak halted at nine games in game one.
• Connor Pasetti stretched his reached base safely streak to 15 games and his hitting streak to 10 games. Both are the longest active streaks on the team and his hitting streak matches Luebcke's 10 game hitting streak as the longest so far this season.
• Farmingdale takes the first meeting between the two squads.
• The Rams (10-2) take over sole possession of first place with the wins and sit a half a game ahead of Old Westbury (9-3) in first place. The Bears (5-7) still remain in seventh place just a half-game behind Purchase (6-7).
• With the game moved to Farmingdale due to unplayable field conditions at Preller, despite the Bears batting as the home team, will count statistically as a road contest.

Next Up for St. Joseph's

The Bears have four more games in their regular season schedule, all Skyline Conference contests. St. Joseph's wraps up the four-game weekend with a doubleheader against the College of Mount Saint Vincent tomorrow, April 24 at Salesian, High School in New Rochelle, N.Y. starting at noon.