The St. Thomas Aquinas College Baseball team took a 1-0 lead in their best-of-three ECC Semifinal series against Queens College, with a 16-0 victory over the Knights at Palisades Credit Union Park in Pomona, NY on Friday afternoon. The Spartans improve to 24-3, while Queens falls to 14-12.
Leading the STAC offense in game one of the series were Gregory DiGiaro, going 4-for-5 with a double and a home run, 2 RBI and four runs scored and Anthony Maisano with three hits in five at-bats, 2 RBI and a run scored. Other key contributors included; Danny Di Marzo (1-for-3, double, 3 RBI and a run scored) and Sean Lynch (1-for-2, 3 RBI and a run scored).
Alex Mack continued his terrific season on the mound, hurling seven shutout innings to pick up his ECC-leading seventh win of year. Mack, surrendered seven hits and a walk, while k'ing six Knights on the day. Head Coach Jon Garvey would then call upon Reyan Mustafoski to get the final six outs of the game and the right-hander did just that, as he gave up only two hits and struck out one in two innings of action.
ECC SEMIFINAL SERIES GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS - STAC 16/QUEENS 0
| 2nd Inning - Gregory DiGiaro homered to right center field, RBI. | 0 - 1 STAC |
| 3rd Inning - Danny Di Marzo doubled down the left field line, 2 RBI; James Versage advanced to third; Brian Donnelly scored; Andrew Jemison scored. | 0 - 3 STAC |
| 4th Inning - Andrew Jemison reached on a fielder's choice to pitcher; Matthew Johnson advanced to second on a throwing error by pitcher, advanced to third; Sean Lynch scored. | 0 - 4 STAC |
| 4th Inning - Anthony Maisano singled to left field, RBI; Andrew Jemison advanced to second; Matthew Johnson scored, unearned. | 0 - 5 STAC |
| 4th Inning - Brian Donnelly singled through the left side, RBI; Anthony Maisano advanced to second; Andrew Jemison scored. | 0 - 6 STAC |
| 4th Inning - Danny Di Marzo flied out to center field, sacrifice fly, RBI; Anthony Maisano scored. | 0 - 7 STAC |
| 4th Inning - Sean Lynch singled to left field, 2 RBI; Gregory DiGiaro advanced to second; James Versage scored, unearned; Brian Donnelly scored, unearned. | 0 - 9 STAC |
| 4th Inning - Andrew Jemison reached first on a throwing error by third base; Matthew Johnson advanced to second; Sean Lynch scored, unearned; Gregory DiGiaro scored, unearned. | 0 - 11 STAC |
| 4th Inning - Anthony Maisano singled to left field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; Andrew Jemison advanced to third; Matthew Johnson scored, unearned. | 0 - 12 STAC |
| 5th Inning - Sean Lynch reached first on a throwing error by third base; Andrew Guerra advanced to second; Gregory DiGiaro scored, unearned. | 0 - 13 STAC |
| 8th Inning - Gregory DiGiaro doubled to left field, RBI; Danny Di Marzo advanced to third; James Versage scored. | 0 - 14 STAC |
| 8th Inning - Andrew Guerra singled to second base, RBI; Gregory DiGiaro advanced to third; Danny Di Marzo scored. | 0 - 15 STAC |
| 8th Inning - Sean Lynch flied out to center field, sacrifice fly, RBI; Gregory DiGiaro scored. | 0 - 16 STAC |
| PITCHERS | Innings Pitched | Hits | Runs | Earned Runs | Walks | Strikeouts | Home Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Mack (W, 7-0) | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Reyan Mustafoski | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
FACTS & FIGURES
- The Spartans posted 16 runs on 14 hits, while Queens earned no runs on 9 hits.
- STAC pitchers struck out 7 Knights batters, while walking 1.
- St. Thomas Aquinas stranded 14 runners on base. Queens left 10.
UP NEXT
Game Two of the ECC Semifinal Best-of-Three Series against Queens College takes place on Saturday, May 15 at Palisades Credit Union Park. First pitch is scheduled for 12pm with Queens College being designated as the home team on the scoreboard.
If necessary, a series tie-breaking Game Three would also take place on Saturday afternoon, approximately 30 minutes following Game Two, with STAC once again serving as the home squad.