College Baseball: NO. 9 RANKED KEAN TAKES TWO FROM TCNJ

Media Release

Union, NJ – Union, N.J. (4/26/08) - Sophomore Joe Bartlinski (South Amboy, N.J.) and senior Tom Paglione (Hamilton, N.J.) each earned wins as Kean University swept visiting The College of New Jersey, 3-0 and 6-1, Saturday afternoon in the New Jersey Athletic Conference regular season finale for both.

With the sweep the Cougars improve to 30-9 and 14-4 in the always competitive NJAC.  The Lions fall to 28-8 overall and 12-6 in conference action.

Game One (Kean 3, TCNJ 0)

Kean got the only run they would need in the bottom of the first without the aid of a hit.  Senior Maikel De La Rosa (Newark, N.J.) got things going with a leadoff walk.  After a successful sacrifice, De La Rosa stole third. Senior Eric Ammirata (Hamilton, N.J.) then grounded out to bring in De La Rosa.

Kean added two more in the third as De La Rosa and senior Bryan Burke (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) led off the inning with back-to-back walks.  Later in the inning senior Derek Gianakas (Edison, N.J.) recorded an RBI after reaching on an error.  Another Lions miscue forced in Ammirata for the final of 3-0.

Bartlinski (6-2) picked up his second complete game win of the season.  He allowed five hits (all singles) while also fanning five and walking two in the shutout.

Senior Mike Oliver (Crosswicks, N.J.) suffered his first loss of the season for TCNJ.  Oliver (5-1) allowed three runs, two earned, in the complete game effort.  He walked seven and struck out three