BRONXVILLE, N.Y. – Junior right-handed pitchers Jacob Bannon (Glendale, N.Y.) and Patrick Rivera (Elmont, N.Y.) both set their career highs in innings pitched in their respective starts on Saturday afternoon, with junior designated hitter/first baseman Joseph Impeduglia (Staten Island, N.Y.) hitting his fifth home run of the season in the opener and sophomore second baseman/left fielder Jake Partridge (Bardonia, N.Y.) tallying three hits in the second outing of the Concordia College New York's 10-2, 10-3 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) doubleheader setback to visiting Chestnut Hill College.
NOTES
• Concordia falls to 10-23, 5-13 in CACC play.
• Chestnut Hill improves to 16-16, 11-7 in league action.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS (GAME 1)
• Impeduglia went 2-2 with his second home run this week and two walks while being tagged with the loss after throwing two walks with both baserunners scoring.
• Senior shortstop Tyler Epple (Levittown, N.Y.) went 2-4 with one run scored.
• Bannon held Chestnut Hill to one run off four hits in 7.0 innings.
• For Chestnut Hill, Eric Gilham went 3-5 with two RBI while Franklin Ramirez went 2-3 with a home run. Dino Cattai received the victory on the mound after limiting Concordia to one hit over the final 3.0 innings.
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 1)
• Chestnut Hill took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second off a two-out home run from Ramirez.
• Reaching base off a one-out double in the bottom of the sixth, Epple rounded the bases on an Impeduglia home run to give Concordia a 2-1 lead.
• Leading off the top of the eighth with back-to-back walks, Ramirez touched home plate off a Luke LeBeau single before a Sam Barletta base hit platted Eric Small and failed pickoff attempted allowed LeBeau to round the bases while a double from Gilham sored Barletta to create a 5-2 score.
• Chestnut Hill loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the ninth, sending Andrew Dietz home on a LeBeau sacrifice fly before four-straight singles scored four runs to extend the separation to 10-2.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE (GAME 1)
• Concordia recorded seven hits while the Griffins had 13.
• The Clippers left six runners on base, Chestnut Hill stranded four.
• Concordia committed three errors.
• Chestnut Hill stole two bases.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS (GAME 2)
• Partridge went 3-4 with one run scored and one RBI.
• Senior third baseman Andrew Medina (Brentwood, N.Y.) went 2-3 with one RBI.
• Rivera tossed 6.0 innings in his first collegiate start with four runs allowed off six hits.
• For Chestnut Hill, Dietz went 3-4 with two runs scored and one RBI while Eric Small went 1-4 with a home run. Jerry Mangan got the win on the mound after allowing two runs with one earned off five hits in 5.0 innings.
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 2)
• Leading off the bottom of the first with a single, Partridge scored off an Epple sacrifice fly to give Concordia an early 1-0 lead.
• The Griffins used a three-run home run from Small with one out in the top of the second to create a 3-1 score.
• Chestnut Hill loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the fourth off three-straight singles, sending Healey home off a LeBeau groundout to take a 4-1 advantage.
• Reaching base on a hit by pitch to leadoff the bottom of the fourth, Epple touched home plate off a Medina double to make it 4-2.
• Chestnut Hill used seven-consecutive hits with two outs in the top of the seventh to score six runs and hold a 10-2 edge.
• Leading off the bottom of the seventh with a double, senior center fielder Jaylin Martinez (Paramus, N.J.) scored on a Partridge base hit to create the final score.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE (GAME 2)
• Concordia recorded eight hits, the Griffins tallied 13.
• The Clippers left six runners on base, Chestnut Hill stranded four.
• Both sides committed one error.
• Concordia stole one base, Chestnut Hill swiped two.
UP NEXT
The baseball team travels to Nyack College on Wednesday, April 10 with first pitch for the conference doubleheader scheduled for 12 p.m.
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