(4/5/07)  Farmingdale State staved off elimination in the Skyline Conference tournament posting a 2-1 victory over Centenary College.  The win sets up a match-up with Stevens who dropped a 3-1 decision to Manhattanville College earlier this afternoon in the winner’s bracket of the tournament.  The winner of tonight’s contest will square off with the Valiants in tomorrow’s championship round.  Manhattanville will need to win once to claim the conference championship while the Stevens/Farmingdale winner would have to win a pair to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. 

The Rams struck early posting their only two runs of the game in the first inning.  First baseman Keith King led off the bottom half of the inning with a single.  King stole second after leftfielder Rich Santoro struck out on a            3-2 pitch.  Following a walk to third baseman Tom Heeman, shortstop Brian Benvenuto singled up the middle to plate King.  After a fielder’s choice put runners on first and third, Heeman scored on a wild pitch, giving Farmingdale the only runs they would need.

The pitchers would be in control of this game the rest of the way as Centenary’s Chris Mattson (Thorofare, NJ/West Deptford) only allowed four more hits over the next seven innings, while left-hander James Raimondi was up to the task of matching Mattson.  Raimondi allowed just one run on four hits and walked two over eight innings of work to pick up the win.  Billy Garofalo would pitch a perfect ninth to notch the save for the Rams. 

Centenary’s only real threat came in the fifth inning when they notched their only run of the game.  Freshmen Mike Fasano (Hawthorne, NJ/St Joseph’s) and Mark Cerrachio (Brick, NJ/Brick) led the inning off with a walk and a single to right field respectively.  After a fly out to right field allowed Fasano to move up to third, senior Dave Vargo (Brick, NJ/Brick) came through with an RBI single to left field.  A pairm of consecutive groundouts ended the threat for the Cyclones.

Commenting on the season after the loss, Coach Dave Sawicki said “while we did not reach our teams goal of reaching the NCAA Tournament, we had a good season.  It is more incentive to work harder in the off-season and next year to make it back to the tournament.”

Centenary closes out their season with a 22-13 record, while ending their two year run as the Skyline's representative at the NCAA Tournament.  In their brief four year stint in the conference, the Cyclones have posted the highest winning percentage at a .644 clip and posted at least 22 wins in each of those seasons.  All of the athletic programs for the Cyclones will be joining the PAC (Pennsylvania Athletic Conference) for the 2007-2008 school year. 

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(5/3/07) Earlier this afternoon Stevens defeated Centenary 11-2, in the opening round of the 2007 Skyline Conference Baseball Tournament.  The victory moves the Ducks into Saturday’s winner bracket final of the double elimination event.  Stevens, 18-18 on the season, will now take on Manhattanville who was an 8-4 winner over Farmingdale State in the other opening round contest played in Purchase, NY.
 

The host Cyclones jumped in front early when Billy Geltzeiler (Rumson/Rumson-Fairhaven) led off the home half of the first with a single, moved to third on a double by Andrew Materia (Jackson/Jackson Memorial), and scored the games first run on a wild pitch.  The Ducks wasted no time returning the favor, as in the top of the second the visitor’s used a one-out walk and two singles to load the bases.  Stevens then tied the game on a Cyclone fielding error, and eventually jumped in front on a bases clearing triple by Joe Gunshor (Ridgefield, CT).  Stevens was not done there, as they added three more in the third on a wild pitch and a pair of bases loaded walks to David Katusa (Franklin Twp., NJ) and Gunshor.  Following a Centenary run in the fourth on an RBI double by Michael Fasano (Hawthorne/St. Joseph’s), the Ducks struck again in the top of the fifth.  Stevens added four more runs, highlighted by a two-run triple by Adam Sandt (Allentown, PA) extending the lead to 11-2.  From there Ducks starter Scott Picerno (Bayonne, NJ) took over setting down the next 11 Cyclone batters in a row until Gerry Papa (Hackettstown/Hackettstown) notched a two out single in the eighth.  Picerno went the distance for his sixth victory of the year moving Stevens into the 12 noon game on Saturday, when the Tournament moves to Dutchess Stadium in Fishkill, NY.  
 

Stevens was paced by Joe Gunshor who notched three hits and five RBI’s, including his fourth triple of the season.  Andrew Tesoriero (Dunedin, FL) added three hits and an RBI, while Adam Sandt went 1-for-5 with a run scored and two RBI’s.  For Centenary, Michael Fasano recorded the teams only RBI on his tenth double of the season.  Cyclone starter Andrew Koncen (Elizabeth, NJ/Union Catholic) takes the loss dropping him to 5-4 on the season.  The Cyclones will play Saturday at 3:00 pm versus Farmingdale State in the first elimination game of the tournament.  

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(4/24/07)  The Centenary College baseball team dropped an out of conference game on the road at the hands of the #5 nationally ranked Kean University by a score of 16-7.  The loss drops the Cyclones record to 21-10, while the Cougars improved to 25-6.

The game began with a scoreless first inning for both, but the bats awoke from there.  Kean jumped out to a 4-0 lead after the second and made it a commanding 9-0 lead after three innings of play.  The big blow came off the bat of Kevin O’Neill who hit a three run homer.  An attempt to get back in the game came in the fourth inning as the visitors posted a four spot on the board.  Senior Gerry Papa (Hackettstown/Hackettstown) got things rolling with a single to right field.  After an error allowed junior Andrew Materia (Jackson/Jackson Memorial) to reach, junior Jared Grant (Mt. Olive/Pope John) roped a single to centerfield allowing Papa to score.  The rally seemed dead after a double play forcing Grant out at second, but the Cyclones kept battling with consecutive hits from freshman Mark Cerrachio (Brick/Brick Memorial) and sophomore Adam Achilles (Forked River/Lacey Twp.), Achilles being a two-run blast over the left field wall drawing the visitors to within five at 9-4.

The Cougars put the game away for good adding five more runs over the next two innings for a commanding 14-4 lead after six innings.  Centenary would add three more runs and Kean added two more runs to finish off the scoring for the day.  Junior Tom Paglione earned his third win of the season improving to 3-0 on the season tossing six plus innings allowing five runs, two earned, and eight hits.  Leading the offensive attack for Kean was senior Aaron Richard with a 4-for-4 day at the plate and junior Ryan Clark who was 3-for-3 and added four rbi’s.  Sophomore Erik Schmidt (East Stroudsburg/East Stroudsburg South) suffered the loss.  He allowed nine runs and nine hits in three innings.   Offensively, Cerrachio, Grant and Achilles all added two hits apiece. 

Centenary will be back in action Saturday when they travel to Old Westbury to take on the Panthers.  The match-up will have huge implications on the Skyline Conference Tournament as the Cyclones stand in first place at 12-4, while the Panthers are tied for second with a 10-4 mark.  Game time is slated to begin at noon.

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(4/21/07)  The Centenary College baseball team split a doubleheader with Stevens on Saturday afternoon.  The visiting Cyclones took the first game 17-13, while the Ducks rebounded back to claim a 5-3 victory in the second game.  Centenary moved to 17-9 overall and 10-4 in the league, while the Ducks now stand at 13-15 overall and 9-3 in the conference and stayed a half game up in first place.

In the nine-inning opener, Stevens jumped out of the gates early holding a 10-1 advantage headed into the sixth inning.  Stevens jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first frame before adding five more runs in the second.  Senior Eric McCormick led off the second inning with a double to left center.  Freshman Eddie Daniele followed with a bunt single, which advanced McCormick to third on the play.  McCormick scored the Ducks first run on a wild pitch.  Sophomore Joe Gunshor and senior Adam Sandt added back-to-back homeruns to put the Ducks ahead 7-1.  They added another two runs in the fourth and one in the fifth.

In the top half of the sixth, the flood gates opened up on the home team.  Junior Jared Grant (Mount Olive/Pope John) got the scoring started with a leadoff homerun.  Two more runs were added before the second out of the inning was recorded.  From there the Cyclones had 10 consecutive batters reach base on vie a hit or walk posting the final 10 runs on the inning.  Junior Andrew Materia (Jackson/Jackson Memorial), freshman Michael Fasano (Hawthorne/St. Joseph's) and senior Billy Geltzeiler (Rumson/Rumson-Fairhaven) all totaled two hits apiece for the Centenary while adding four, two, and two rbi’s respectively.  The visitors added three more runs, all on sacrifice flies from seniors Dave Vargo (Brick/Brick Memorial), Gerry Papa (Hackettstown/Hackettstown) and Grant for insurance to preserve the victory.

Fasano finished the game 5-for-6 with four runs, three RBIs and a homerun.  Materia finished the game 3-for-5 with four RBIs.  Freshman Dan Chapman (Riverdale/Pascack Valley) picked up the win in relief working 5 2/3 inning allowing three earned runs.

In game two, sophomore Bill Jennings picked up the win for Stevens, giving up three runs on six hits in 5.1 innings of work.  Sandt earned his second save of the season as he pitched 1.2 innings in relief. 

The Ducks jumped out to an early lead in this game as well posting a two spot in the first.  Centenary responded in the top half of the second with back to back 1-out singles by Fasano and freshman Mark Cerrachio (Brick/Brick Memorial).  Vargo then reach on an error allowing Fasano to score.  The Cyclones scored their second run when freshman Mark DeMaio (Morris Plains/Parsippany) reached on a fielder’s choice. 

Stevens added three more runs in the following for innings increasing their lead.  Junior John Frustaci had the big hitting a homerun in the top of fourth. 

Centenary had their chances in the proceeding innings, but were unable to come up with the timely hits. The Cyclones made their final push in the sixth inning.  After a groundout to second base, Vargo and sophomore Jayson Loder (Bethlehem/Liberty) were hit on consecutive pitches.  Sandt then came in to try and seal the deal.  DeMaio had an rbi single to left plating Vargo, but Loder was gunned down at the plate trying to score as well.  Geltzeiler then struck out to end the rally.  Sophomore Andrew Koncen (Elizabeth/Union Catholic) suffered the loss throwing a complete game effort.  He surrendered five runs on ten hits while striking out six.

Centenary will be back in action on Sunday when it hosts St Joe’s-Patchogue at Jack Cust Stadium.  Game one is slated to begin at 6 p.m.  In between games, they will be honoring their five seniors in their final regular season home games.

Game 1

Game 2

(4/20/07) – The Centenary College baseball took a pair of home games from conference foe United States Merchant Marine Academy on Wednesday.  The Cyclones were victorious in game one by a score of 11-1 and 13-2 in game two.  The wins improve their conference record at 9-3 and 18-8 overall.

In the opening contest, both offenses got off to a slow start as it was a scoreless tie through two and a half innings of play.  Senior Gerry Papa (Hackettstown/Hackettstown) and junior Andrew Materia (Jackson/Jackson Memorial) got things started with back to back one out walks.  After the second out was recorded, junior Jared Grant (Mount Olive/C.C. of Morris) blasted a triple off the right centerfield wall to plate two for the home team.  After another walk to freshman Mike Fasano (Hawthorne/St. Josephs Regional), freshman Mark Cerrachio (Brick/Brick Memorial) blooped one into centerfield that was dropped and allowed Grant and Fasano to score.

After tacking on another run in the fifth via a Cassidy homerun, Centenary put the game away for good with another four spot in the seventh.  Once again Cassidy got things going with a ground-rule double and.  After Fasano was hit by a pitch, the Cyclones received consecutive walks to Cerrachio and senior Dave Vargo (Brick/Brick Memorial) forcing in a run.  Sophomore Jayson Loder (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) came up with the big hit of the inning with a double down the leftfield line plating Fasano and Cerrachio.  Freshman Mark DeMaio (Morris Plains/Parippany Hills) followed that up with an rbi single scoring Vargo.

USMMA broke up the shut-out bid scoring a run in the ninth on a Ian Sibberson single allowing Mike Bybee to come across.  Started Justin Backus suffered the loss for the Mariners working three innings allowing four runs, two earned.

Junior Chris Mattson improved to 3-0 on the season working seven innings allowing only a first inning single to Bybee.  Sophomores Erik Schmidt and Matt O’Leary closed out the game working the eight and ninth innings respectively.

Game two, the Mariners came out trying to salvage a split on the night taking an early 1-0 advantage after one inning.  Brad Rackoce and Robert Tenenholz started the game off with back to back singles with Rackoce advancing to third on Tenenholz single.  Bybee grounded into a double play but it allowed Rackoce to cross home.  USMMA threatened in the second inning as well but left three on base and were limited the rest of the way.

An offensive explosion came in the bottom half of the second as the hosts put seven on the board.  Papa and Grant landed the big blows this inning, Papa with a two-run double and Grant blasting a two-run homer over the right field wall.

The knockout blow came in the fourth as Centenary pounded out six hits and pushed five across to take a commanding 12-1 lead.  The inning started off with a single to senior Billy Geltzeiler (Rumson/Rumson-Fairhaven) and a walk to Papa.  Materia proceeded to triple to scoring the two of them.  Four more hits that inning allowed the Cyclones to score three more runs and put the game out of reach. 

Freshman Matt Devenny (Middletown/Middletown North) pitched four innings allowing only a first inning running on four hits while striking out five also improving his record to 3-0.  Schmidt worked another inning of relief allowing an unearned run, with sophomore Andrew Koncen (Elizabeth/Union Catholic) throwing the last two innings and striking out four.  Freshman Keith Heine suffered the loss for the Mariners allowing seven runs in two innings of work.

On the day, Centenary was led by Loder who was 3-5 with four walks, four rbis, Cassidy who was 4-8 with four runs scored, three rbis and a homerun, and Fasano who was 1-2 with four walks, two hit by pitches and four runs scored.

Centenary is back in action Saturday when they travel to Hoboken, NJ to take on Stevens.  The match-up will be a battle for first place as Stevens stands in first with a conference record of 8-2 while Centenary is in second with a conference record of 9-3.  

Game 1

Game 2

(4/14/07) The Centenary College baseball team split a conference doubleheader with Mt. St. Mary’s College, winning the first game 6-3 and dropping game two 8-2.  The Cyclones move to 7-3 in conference and 16-7 overall.  They sit in a tie for second place with SUNY-Old Westbury in the Skyline Conference one game behind Stevens.

In game one, the visitors got on the board early scoring a run in the top half of the inning.  Senior leadoff hitter Billy Geltzeiler was hit by a pitch to start off the game and stole second.  On an attempted pickoff play, MSMC pitcher Michael Redmond threw the ball into centerfield allowing Geltzeiler to advance to third.  Junior Andrew Materia drove him in with a single to right center.

The Cyclones added onto their lead in the third inning posting three runs.  Senior Dave Vargo led off the inning with a single to center.  Following a strikeout, Geltzeiler reached again on a single to leftfield.  Senior Gerry Papa tripled off the fence plating Vargo and Geltzeiler.  Materia capped off the rally driving in his second run of the day on another single to center allowing Papa to score.

Mount Saint Mary’s started to chip away with a run in the sixth, seventh and eighth inning.  The eighth started off with starter Andrew Koncen walking Damon Kennedy.  Chris Mattson then came in relief and hit the first batter he faced putting runners on first and second.  Mattson then struck out Stephen Cabarcas, but the Blue Knights completed a successful double steal to have runners at second and third.  Matthew German then grounded out to Vargo plating Kennedy closing the Centenary advantage to 4-3.

Papa delivered a pair of insurance runs with a homerun in the top half of the ninth.  Mattson closed out the ninth picking up his first save on the year.  Koncen earned his fourth win pitching seven innings, allowing three runs while striking out 5.

Game two started off a lot like the first with the visitors taking a 1-0 lead.  Freshman Mark Cerrachio got things going drawing a two out walk.  He advanced to third on a single by Vargo.  Cerrachio then scored on a wild pitch by starter Frank Snyder. 

The Blue Knights responded with a run in the bottom half of the inning and exploding for five runs in the bottom of the third to take a commanding 6-1 lead.  The big blow came from right fielder Anthony Forgione who had a bases clearing triple scoring Cabarcas, Chris Schacca, and German.

The Cyclones tried to answer back in the top of fourth starting with a double to left field by freshman Mike Fasano.  He advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on a groundout by Cerrachio.  Sophomore Jayson Loder tried to get a rally getting hit by a pitch followed up by a walk to Geltzeiler.  Snyder thwarted the comeback attempt by striking out Papa.

The home team added two more runs to close out the scoring for the day and give the Blue Knights an 8-2 victory.  Snyder worked six innings allowing two runs, on six hits while striking out four.

Centenary is back in action Wednesday when they take on Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham at Skylands Park in an out of conference match-up.  Game time is slated for 3:30. 

Game 1

Game 2

(4/13/07) – The Centenary College baseball team snapped a two game losing streak with an impressive 16-5 victory over Drew University.  A balanced offensive attack was led by seniors Gerry Papa and Dave Vargo and sophomore Jayson Loder as each collected three hits a piece while driving in three runs as well.  As a team, the visitors pounded out twenty hits and drawing seven walks.

After a scoreless first inning, the bats came alive for both teams in the second.  Jared Grant led off the inning with a single.  Mike Fasano reached on a wild throw to first base which allowed Fasano to reach second, but first baseman Joe Cardinale’s nailed Grant trying to score all the way from first.  The Cyclones followed with four singles for two runs.  The inning would have been worse had John Rocco and Joe Cardinale not worked a perfect relay and Tom Sharp applied a great tag to get another run at the plate.

The Rangers answered back in the bottom of the frame as John Minio started the rally with a clean single.  After two outs, Tom Sharp picked up the first of his two hits and Zack Bircks followed with a walk to load the bases.  John Rocco cleared them with a double to left field and give Drew a 3-2 lead.
The Cyclones came back with three in the third, all with two outs.  Pitcher Edward Woodrow got the first two to fly out to center before two singles and three walks led to three runs.  Vargo had the big hit with a two run single. 
The Cyclones made the Rangers pay in the sixth as they blew the game open with a three run inning that could have been worse if not for some solid defense.  Jayson Loder began the assault with a one-out single.  William Geltzeiler followed with a single, but got picked off on a nice play by Woodrow and Cardinale.  A walk put two on before Andrew Materia plated both with a single.  Pat Cassidy drove in Materia to chase Woodrow.  Tom Clark gave up a single to his first batter faced, but another fine play at the plate by Sharp on a strike relay from Minio cut the inning short. 

The Cyclones would score five more in the seventh and three more in the eighth to put the game out of reach as the Rangers managed four hits in the last three frames. Freshman pitcher Matt Devenny improved to 3-0 on the season working four and a third innings.  Freshman Max Guglielmo came in relief of Devenny and was lights out holding Drew at bay for three and two thirds innings.  Senior Brian Ciamarra made his first college pitching appearance with a scoreless ninth inning.

The win improves Centenary’s record to 15-7.  They will be back in action Saturday when they travel to conference foe Mount Saint Mary College in a doubleheader.  Game time is slated for noon.

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(4/12/07) This past week three baseball players received All-Conference Honors, sweeping the Skyline's categories.  Senior Pat Cassidy, sophomore Andrew Koncen and freshman Michael Fasano were all chosen for their outstanding play in Centenary’s wins over Farmingdale State and Neumann College.  

Cassidy, Centenary College’s first baseman claimed Skyline Conference Player of the Week honors for the second straight week after batting .556 (5-for-9) in a 3-0 week for the Cyclones (2-0 Skyline). Cassidy had a big game in a non-conference victory over Neumann, going 4-for-5   with a double, triple, three runs batted in and three runs scored. He also reached base four times (one hit, three walks) in seven plate appearances as Centenary swept a Skyline doubleheader from Farmingdale State.

Left-hander Andrew Koncen was sharp in pitching Centenary College to a 7-2 victory over Farmingdale State in the first game of a Skyline Conference doubleheader. Koncen tossed a nine-inning complete game - his first of the season. He surrendered just five hits and no earned runs while striking out nine and walking only one. Koncen has struck out 26 batters in 29 2/3 innings this season.

Outfielder Michael Fasano earned Rookie of the Week honors, giving Centenary a sweep of the Skyline Conference weekly baseball awards. Fasano had a break-out week, going 4-for-8 with a double, triple, three runs batted in, five runs scored and a stolen base. In the Cyclones’ sweep of Farmingdale, Fasano went 3-for-6 with a double, triple, three runs scored and one run batted in.

(4/10/07) The Centenary Baseball team fell on the road to Cortland State earlier this afternoon.  Although the Cyclones had the advantage 9-8 late in the game, Cortland was able to score four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to win the game.  This loss dropped the Cyclones record to 14-7 on the season. 

Cortland jumped ahead first taking the lead 2-0 in the first inning.  Centenary Freshman Mike Fasano (Hawthorne, NJ/St. Joseph’s Regional) answered back with a grand slam, which bounced off the top of the fence in left center and continued over giving the Cyclones the lead 4-2 in the third.  However Cortland would tie the game in the bottom of the inning.

Centenary scored again in the top of the fourth after a fielding error, although the Red Dragons again were quick to retaliate tying the game in the bottom of the inning and then pulling ahead 7-5 after a two run homer in the fourth.  Centenary batted around in the top of the sixth, scoring four runs in the process to take a 9-8 lead going into the seventh inning.

Unfortunately for the Cyclones, Cortland was able to rally and the four runs they scored in the bottom of the seventh were enough to seal the victory for Red Dragons. 

Fasano was 2-for-5 in the game with four RBI to lead the Cyclones, including his grand slam in the top of the third.  Mark Cerrachio (Brick/Brick Memorial) and Jayson Loder (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) both had doubles for the Cyclones in the loss. 

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(4/7/07)  Earlier this afternoon the Centenary baseball team extended its conference winning streak to five with a pair of victories over Farmingdale State.  The Cyclones notched wins by the scores of 7-2 and 5-3, improving their overall record to 13-5 while they move to 5-1 in the Skyline.
 

Centenary starter Andrew Koncen (Elizabeth/Union Catholic) dominated game one, allowing just five hits, walking one, and striking out nine.  The two Farmingdale runs were both unearned after each scored on fielding errors in the second and ninth innings.  The Cyclones trailed early before taking the 2-1 lead in the sixth inning on RBI hits by Michael Fasano (Hawthorne/St. Joseph’s) and Mark Cerrachio (Brick/Brick Memorial).  After pushing across a third run in the seventh, the hosts broke the game open in the eighth when they tacked on four more runs, highlighted by a lead-off triple by Fasano, an RBI single by Bill Geltzeiler (Rumson/Rumson-Fairhaven), and a two-RBI single by Gerry Papa (Hackettstown/Hackettstown).  Koncen went the distance to record his third win of the season.
 

Game two was more of the same dominance on the mound, this time from both sides.  Starting pitchers Mike Rossi (Old Bridge/Old Bridge) of Centenary and Tom Heeman of Farmingdale held each side scoreless for the first five innings.  In the top half of the sixth, the visiting Rams strung together a pair of hits mixed in with a hit batter to chase Rossi from the game.  Immediately following the pitching change Farmingdale executed an attempted suicide squeeze bunt that went for a single to score the games first run.  Then following a pinch it RBI single by Rich Santoro, the Rams again ran the squeeze play for their third run of the inning.  Cyclone reliever Chris Mattson (Thorofare/West Deptford), who came in for Rossi, worked out of the bases loaded jam and kept the deficit at 3-0.  The loss of the lead seemed to awaken the Centenary bats as they tallied a five-spot in the home half of the inning, which included an RBI single by Papa, an RBI triple by Jared Grant (Mount Olive, NJ) which gave Centenary the lead, and a two-RBI double by Cerrachio which added the insurance.  Mattson was able to shut the door in the seventh after Farmingdale put the tying runs on base, and recorded his second victory of the season.
 
On the afternoon Mark Cerrachio led the attack for Centenary going a combined 4-for-7 with four RBI’s, while Michael Fasano added three hits, three runs scored, and an RBI.  Gerry Papa chipped in with three hits, one run, and three RBI’s.  As for Farmingdale in the loss, Brian Benvenuto was 4-for-8 with a runs scored and Frank Italiano recorded three hits and a runs scored.

Game 1

Game 2

(3/31/07)  PURCHASE, N.Y. –  On opening day at Manhattanville Stadium the Valiants split with the two-time defending Skyline Conference Champions Centenary Cyclones winning the first game of the double header 8-6 and dropping the second 10-6.

In the nine-inning opener the Valiants fell behind early as the Cyclones rallied, scoring six runs with two outs in the top of the second inning.  Michael Fasano (Hawthorne/St. Joseph’s) got the momentum swinging the Cyclones way with a two-out double. Three of his teammates followed with singles of their own before Patrick Cassidy (Annandale/North Hunterdon) hit a three-run homerun to put Centenary up 6-0.

That is all the Cyclones would see, as Valiant pitcher senior, Mark Barrar (Newton Square, Pa.) battled through the eight inning only allowing one more hit on the afternoon before passing the ball to freshman Matt Nigro (Yorktown, N.Y.) who picked up the save.

In game two, a scheduled seven-inning contest the Valiants and Cyclones traded runs during the first five innings with neither team gaining more than a two-run advantage at any point. 

The Cyclones were then able to take control of the game with a four-run sixth inning. With three hits and two walks Centenary managed to bring home four batters as Manhattanville went through three relief pitchers in the inning.

The Valiants tried to muster another come-back, but twice left the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth and seventh innings falling 10-6.

Game 1

Game 2