Kivlehan sparkling on the diamond
Junior Pat Kivlehan of West Nyack went 3 for 3 as the Rutgers University baseball team scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to run past Lafayette College, 7-3, at Bainton Field in Piscataway, NJ.
Kivlehan, who also played an important role for the Scarlet Knights on the gridiron, is leading the club with a lofty .386 batting average, and is tied for the lead in RBI with 27. The senior also picked up two stolen bases in the victory over the Leopards (10-27-1) raising his season total to 17.
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The Scarlet Knights (21-15) will be in Storrs, CT, today to face the University of Connecticut in a pivotal Big East three-game series. The Huskies are second in the conference standings and the Scarlet Knights are fifth.
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STAC switches schedule
The St. Thomas Aquinas College baseball team, coming off a 5-1 loss to Dowling, has rescheduled its weekend games.
The Spartans (24-13 all told and 9-4 East Coast Conference), travel to Bridgeport, CT, today for an ECC game at Harbor Yard at 3:30 p.m. that was originally set for Sunday.
STAC returns to Provident Bank Park in Pomona on Saturday for a noon doubleheader against Bridgeport, and will not play on Sunday.
In the Dowling setback, ECC rookie of the week Stanley Susana of the Bronx went 3 for 4, but the Golden Lions (23-13, 12-4) pulled away for their seventh win in the last eight games after a pitcher’s duel between Mark Rutledge and the Spartans’ Joe Ferrara.
STAC broke on top in the fourth inning when Susana singled to drive in George Wargo of West Haverstraw, but in the bottom of the seventh Ferrara, of Congers, suddenly lost his control, hitting two batters and throwing a wild pitch to lose his second game of the season.
Wargo is batting .327, with Frank Salerno of New City continuing to lead the way at .382 followed by Susana at .362. Nicholas Barbalato of Mahopac is hitting .323.
Matt Marotta of Suffern is pitching to a 1.79 ERA while Joe DePool of New City has a very-fine 2.86.
Red Storm hit the road
The St. John’s University baseball team (22-15, 8-4 Big East) opens a three-game series at the University of Cincinnati tonight at 6:30 at Marge Schott Stadium,
After going 4-2 on a homestand, St. John’s sits two games out of first and in a tie for third place in the Big East standings.
The Red Storm and Bearcats continue the series on Saturday at 4 p.m., and conclude with a 1 p.m. game on Sunday.
Helping the Red Storm charge has been middle infielder Anthony Iacomini of North Salem, outfielder Jimmy Brennan of Airmont, and southpaw pitcher Sean Hagan of Larchmont.
Honored
Seniors Heather Clausen of Verplanck, Sharis Ruiz of Greenwood Lake, Victoria Tiso of Pelham and Michelle Sasso of Wappinger Falls were honored before the St. Thomas Aquinas College softball team dropped a twin-bill to Dowling.
Shelby Coyle of Ridgefield, CT, went 2-for-3 in the second game including a bases loaded double to score three runs for STAC.
In the opener, Katie Meyers of Pearl River and Alisa Cippola of Islip Terrace each had two hits, while Clausen and Sasso each added a hit. Maura Power of Pearl River struck out four in the loss
The Lady Spartans host C.W. Post in a doubleheader today at 11 a.m. for their final East Coast Conference games of the season.
Swan song for Jaspers
The Manhattan College women’s lacrosse team lost to Iona College, 12-6, at Gaelic Park in Riverdale, marking the end of the collegiate careers of seniors Elizabeth Dugan and Chrissy Gutenberger, both of Stony Point, and BrieAnna Spatarella of Rocky Point.
The loss ended the Jaspers’ regular season at 4-10 and 2-4 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference while the Gaels improved to 9-6 and 3-2 in the MAAC.
Kelsey Rehain of Suffern had a goal on just three shots for Manhattan.
Junior Brittney Mabus of Yorktown Heights had two points for the Gaels, who conclude their regular season on Saturday afternoon at noon against Canisius at Mazzella Field in New Rochelle. Prior to the start, the Gaels will recognize their five graduating members of the Class of 2012, including defender Kelsey Sickles of Yorktown.
Mortarboard musings
- The Dominican College softball team—which hosts powerful Caldwell (NJ) College (35-10) today in a doubleheader at 3 p.m. and then hosts Philadelphia University (11-29) on Saturday for another twin-bill at noon--has moved up to seventh in the NCAA East Region Division II poll. The Chargers are 30-14 overall, and a remarkable 21-1 in the Central Athletic Collegiate Conference (CACC). Pitcher/outfielder Delaney Childers leads the Chargers with a .417 batting average and a meager 0.67 ERA in the circle. Junior catcher Ashley Corrao of Staten Island is battling .408.
