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March
24, 2002
Wagner
Rallies past Fairleigh Dickinson Baseball, 20-15 Teaneck,
N.J.
– Wagner (4-14, 2-1 NEC) posted nine runs in the eighth inning and
seven more in the ninth to rally from a 15-4 deficit and defeated
Fairleigh Dickinson (2-12, 1-2 NEC) by a score of 20-15, in Northeast
Conference (NEC) baseball action on Sunday.
The two teams combined for 31 hits, 23 walks, 19 runners left on
base, six errors and 10 pitchers saw time on the mound in a game that
took three hours and 55 minutes.
The Knights had 17 of those hits as each starter had at least
one. Right fielder Jesse
Thomas (Ventnor, N.J.) led the attack by going 3-for-5 with three
RBI on two home runs and a double for Fairleigh Dickinson.
Third baseman Joe Munda (Glen Head, N.Y.) also went
2-for-5 with four RBI on a home run and a double.
Wagner was led by Bryan Distefano’s (Middletown, N.Y.)
3-for-4 day with five RBI. Chris Cerullo (Toms River, N.J.) also
went 3-for-5 with three RBI. Rob
Kostic (E.Windsor, N.J.)
earned the win in relief for Wagner as he tossed one and two-thirds of
inning, struck out two and did not allow a run.
Gregg Pleeter (Spring Valley, N.Y.) got a no decision for
the Knights. Despite
walking eight batters he allowed just four runs on four hits and struck
out eight in five and two-thirds innings.
The Seahawks took advantage of five of Fairleigh Dickinson’s 18
walks and two errors in the eighth inning rally.
The big blow in the inning came from Zach Fazio (Medford,
N.J.) who hit a three-run double to cut the deficit to 15-10.
Cerullo later drove in a run with a single and Chris
Dick (Denville, N.J.) trimmed the margin to 15-13 with a run-scoring
ground out.
After Kostic set the Knights down in order in the bottom
of the eighth, the Seahawks got back-to-back singles from Distefano
and Joe Agnello (Howell, N.J.) to lead off the ninth.
An errant throw on a bunt play allowed Distefano to score
and two batters later Anthony Gioielli (Vineland, N.J.) knotted
the game at 15-15 with an RBI single.
Cerullo followed with his own run-scoring single to give
the Seahawks a 16-15 lead. Chris Dick added a sacrifice fly and Distefano
completed the rally with a three-run double.
The Knights struck first, getting a solo home run off the bat of Thomas,
his second of the season, in the bottom of the first inning.
Pat Geroni (Point Pleasant, N.J.) led off the bottom of
the fourth with a solo shot to give the Knights a 2-0 lead and Munda
later knocked in two with a double to put Fairleigh Dickinson ahead 4-0.
Wagner came back with two runs in the fifth on a two-run homer
from Nick Pompo (Brooklyn, N.Y.) before the Knights exploded for
six runs in the bottom of the frame.
A.J. DiMichele (Centereach, N.Y.) led it off with a single
and Thomas connected for his second round-tripper of the game to
put the Knights up 6-2. They
got two more on an outfield error and Munda connected for his
first collegiate home run, a two-run shot, to stretch the lead to 10-2.
The Seahawks got two back in the top of the sixth to cut the
Knights’ lead to 10-4. The
Knights answered with four runs in their half of the inning, getting an
RBI double from Geroni, a two-run single from Travis Alderman
(Flanders, N.J.) and an RBI single from Aaron Mayhew (Silver
Spring, Md.) They added
one more in the seventh on an RBI single by Gary Mannuzza (Forked
River, N.J.), before Wagner began its comeback in the eighth.
The Knights return to action on Tuesday, March 26th,
when they host Hofstra at 3:30 p.m. [Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU)] FDU Copyright © 2000-2002 Fairleigh Dickinson University. Information on the FDU web pages is provided as a convenience for the University community and others seeking information. While the University intends the information distributed here to be accurate and timely, it is the responsibility of the user to verify the information. Contact Drew Brown 201-692-2204/dmbrown@fdu.edu
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