Ospreys to Face Kean College in Opening Round of NJAC tournament
STOCKTON OSPREYS UPDATE April 29, 2008
BASEBALL TEAM ADVANCES TO NJAC TOURNAMENT
(April 22) The Stockton
baseball team pounded out 18 hits and rolled to a 14-1 victory over Neumann in a
non-conference game at Bernie Robbins Stadium. Stockton head coach Marty
Kavanagh collected his 100th victory in his sixth season on the Ospreys’ bench.
Matt Hunt (Marlton/St. Joseph) went 4-4 with two RBI and two runs while
Pat Goodwin (Mays Landing/Holy Spirit) was 3-4 with two runs scored.
Scott Fisher (Toms River/TR East) also went 2-3 with a double and an RBI
for the Ospreys.
Winning pitcher Sean Donovan (Hazlet/Raritan) tossed
a complete game and allowed one run on four hits with five strikeouts. The game
was stopped in the seventh inning due to the 10-run rule. Stockton scored seven
runs in the first inning, including two on a single by Matt Allen
(Salem/Woodstown) and one on an RBI single by Fisher, for a 7-0 lead.
Allen earned another RBI on a sacrifice fly as part of a two-run
second inning that increased the lead to 9-0. Hunt added RBI singles in
the third and fourth innings as the Ospreys continued to pull away, leading 14-0
after four frames. Neumann spoiled the shutout bid by Donovan with its
only run on a groundout in the fifth inning and Stockton coasted to the 14-1
win.
(April 24) Stockton fell short 6-4 in an NJAC road game at 25th-ranked
Rowan. Matt Allen went 3-4 with an RBI and Jeff Lundell (Henderson,
NY/Kentridge (WA)) was 1-4 with a double and two RBI for the Ospreys.
Stockton pitcher Joe Mihalyi (Hamilton/Nottingham) hurled a complete game
and allowed six runs (two unearned) on nine hits in a solid
performance.
Stockton jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning
as Joe Sacerdote (Deptford/Gloucester Catholic) notched an RBI on a
groundout and Lundell ripped a two-run double. After Rowan got on the
board in the second frame, Allen stroked an RBI single in the top of the
third for a 4-1 advantage. Rowan overtook the Ospreys with four runs in the
bottom of the third and pulled ahead 5-4. Stockton managed just four hits over
the final six innings and the Profs added an insurance run in the eighth for the
6-4 final.
(April 26) Stockton clinched a spot in the NJAC playoffs with a
sweep of William Paterson by scores of 7-4 and 10-9 in the regular season
finale. In the opener, winning pitcher Scott Fisher allowed four runs on
seven hits with seven strikeouts in a complete game. Fisher also went 1-4
at the plate with a two-run double. Nick Corrado (West Deptford/Gloucester
Catholic) went 3-5 with two RBI while Pat Goodwin was 2-2 with a run
and an RBI.
Fisher snapped a 3-3 tie with a two-run double in the
fourth inning that gave Stockton a 5-3 lead. In the fifth frame, Fisher
reached on an error and two runs scored on the play to increase the Ospreys’
lead to 7-3. William Paterson scored a run with two outs in the ninth inning,
but Fisher retired the next batter to complete the 7-4 Stockton
victory.
Stockton scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth to erase a 9-5
deficit and win the nightcap 10-9 on a walk-off single by Jeff Lundell,
who was 3-5 with two RBI in the game. Lundell also extended his current
hitting streak to 10 games. Goodwin went 3-5 with a triple and three runs
for the Ospreys.
William Paterson scored five unearned runs in the eighth
inning to take a 9-5 lead. Stockton roared back with five runs on six hits in
the bottom of the ninth to snatch the 10-9 victory. The last four tallies came
on four consecutive RBI hits with two outs. Goodwin blasted an RBI triple
and scored on a single by Fisher, who then stole second base. Next,
Joe Sacerdote slapped an RBI single and advanced to second on the throw
home. Lundell then ripped a walk-off single to score Sacerdote
with the winning run.
UPCOMING EVENTS (Home opponents in CAPS)
Wednesday, April
30
Lacrosse @ Montclair State 7 pm
(Skyline Conference
Tournament)
Thursday, May 1
Baseball @ Kean 3:30 pm
(NJAC
Tournament)
Saturday, May 3
Track & Field - NJAC CHAMPIONSHIPS 11
am
Lacrosse – Skyline Conference Tournament TBA
(if necessary)
Baseball
@ NJAC Tournament 10 am/2 pm
(Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium in
Newark)
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