Kissimmee, FL: The Ramapo College baseball team split a pair of games against McDaniel College today. Ramapo took game one 10-4 while the Green Terror won game two 8-3. The Roadrunners now stand at 2-2 overall while McDaniel stands at 5-5. Senior
Greg Westhelle broke the program's all-time pitching appearance record today with his 58th career appearance in the sixth inning of game two.
Game one:
Kyle Buser led the Roadrunners hitting 2-4 with a run scored and earning two RBI.
Nick Cuba went 1-2, walking twice, with two runs scored and one RBI while
Anthony Kuzmenko went 2-3 with two runs scored and an RBI.
McDaniel tacked on one run in the top of the first inning before Ramapo jumped ahead plating two in the bottom of the first. Cuba and Kuzmenko both walked to lead off the inning, both advanced a base on a pass ball. With
Vincenzo Sita up to bat Cuba crossed the plate on a pass ball and Kuzmenko advanced to third. Sita walked to put runners on first and third before Camilleri lifted a sac fly to center field allowing Kuzmenko to cross the plate, 2-1.
In the second inning, McDaniel answered back plating three more runs off four hits and one error, taking the lead 4-2. In the bottom of the sixth inning the Roadrunners broke open the game plating eight runs off six hits.
Vincent Timpanelli hit a single down the right field line before advancing to second on a pass ball.
Kyle Lisa got up next and drove the ball up the middle advancing Timpanelli to third before Cuba hit the ball to right field allowing Timpanelli to cross the plate. Kuzmenko would step up to the plate and send the ball to left field allowing Lisa to score, tying the game at 4. Sita reached on an error before Buser would get up to bat with the bases loaded and hit a single up the middle sending Cuba and Kuzmenko across home plate.
Jake Gursaly was hit by a pitch which allowed Sita to score before
Derek Romberg hit a bases clearing double to earn a three RBI. Buser and Camilleri each scored, both walked earlier in the inning while Gursaly touched home plate for the 10-4 score.
Ramapo held the Green Terror in the top of the seventh to earn the victory.
Kevin Stewart pitched five innings striking out seven, walking one, and scattering seven hits.
Riley Weis would earn the win (1-0) in relief. He pitched the final two innings, striking out one and giving up two hits.
Game 2:
Cuba led the Roadrunners in the loss, finishing 2-4 at the plate with one run scored while Timpanelli went 1-3 with one run scored.
Kellen Hardy plated a run and collected an RBI and
Liam Duffy went 1-3 with one RBI.
McDaniel took an early lead scoring three runs in the first inning before Ramapo answered back with Cuba crossing home plate in the bottom of the first to close the gap to two. Cuba led off the inning for the Roadrunners with a hard-hit double down the left field line, advancing to third on an infield ground out. Buser got up to the plate with two runners on and he hit a sacrifice fly, only for it to be dropped allowing Cuba to score, 1-3.
Ramapo tacked on two more runs in the fourth inning tying the game, 3-3. Hardy sent the ball deep into right field on a triple allowing Timpanelli, who reached earlier on a single, to score. Duffy then plated Hardy with a double to left center for the 3-3 score. McDaniel regained the lead in the top of the fifth adding one more run, which would be the winning run, 4-3. In the sixth inning, the Green Terror extended their lead to five plating four runs off four hits, which stood until the final out, 8-3.
Nick Recarte started on the mound for the Roadrunners pitching 2.1 innings, striking out two and giving up three runs.
Kyle Haag (0-1) pitched three innings, striking out three, scattering eight hits, and giving up five runs. Westhelle pitched the final 1.2 innings striking out one.
The Roadrunners return to action tomorrow at Lake Myrtle Field in Auburndale, FL when they face Westminster College. First pitch is set for 11am.
