Bronx, N.Y. (March 24, 2010) – Freshman Vincent Caesar (Massapequa, N.Y.) scored the game-tying run on a passed ball with two outs in the ninth and sophomore Pat Cantwell (West Islip, N.Y.) then drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI double in the 10th to lead the Stony Brook University baseball team to a 7-6 win over Fordham on Wednesday afternoon at Houlihan Park.
The Seawolves trailed 6-4 entering the ninth and were down to their last out with sophomore Sal Intagliata (Franklin Square, N.Y.) on first. But Caesar followed with a single and freshman William Carmona (Hempstead, N.Y.) singled to center to drive in Intagliata. Caesar then scampered home on a passed ball to tie the game at six.
Carmona pitched a scoreless ninth to send the game to extra innings and freshman John Adornetto (Commack, N.Y.) singled with one out in the 10th. Freshman Tanner Nivins (Kitchener, Ontario) grounded to third for the second out but Cantwell drilled a double to center and Adornetto came all the way around to score and give SBU a 7-6 advantage.
Fordham put runners on first and third with two outs in the bottom of the 10th but Carmona struck out Stephen McSherry looking to end the game. Carmona earned the win with 3.0 innings of scoreless relief.
The game was tied at two after four innings but the Seawolves scored a run in the fifth on an Intagliata RBI single and then tacked on another run in the sixth on an Adornetto run-scoring single. But the Rams rallied to take a 5-4 lead in the bottom of the inning highlighted by run-scoring hits from Ryan McCrann and Angelo Ponte.
The Rams pushed their lead to 6-4 in the eighth on a Ryan David sacrifice fly. Brando Casalicchio took the loss for Fordham, allowing a run in 1.1 innings of relief.
The Seawolves will now begin a six-game seven-day trip to California beginning with a series against Pepperdine. The three-game set opens on Friday at 6 p.m. EST.
