Box Score
GARDEN CITY, N.Y – Down to its final three outs, the Southern Connecticut State University baseball team rallied to defeat Adelphi University, 6-3 in the Owls' NE10 opener. It was the ninth win in the last 10 games for the Owls.
TEAM RECORDS: SCSU (12-4-1, 1-0 NE10) | ADELPHI (13-8, 3-2 NE10)
Nick Lamberti (East Haven, Conn.) and
Greg Zullo (Branford, Conn.) each posted three hits in the Owls' win, with the former driving in two runs.
Connor Redahan (Greenwich, Conn.),
Mike DeMartino (New Haven, Conn.),
Ryan Kaplan (Fishkill, N.Y) and
Griffin Garabedian (Hamden, Conn.) all posted two hits apiece for the Owls.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Adelphi scored a single run in the third and added two more in the fifth and was on the cusp of a win until a stirring Owls' comeback.
Tyler Criscuolo (Branford, Conn.) opened the ninth inning with a single and moved up to second on a single from Zullo. After a fielders' choice, Redahan singled to load the bases.
DeMartino followed with a two-run single to get the Owls within one, 3-2. Kaplan then singled to reload the bases before Garabedian delivered a RBI double that plated the eventual game-winning run. One out later, Lamberti tripled to drive in two more and cap the six-run frame.
Jake Santamaria (Oceanside, N.Y.) worked out of an eighth inning jam and set the side down in order in the ninth to pick up the victory. He faced six batters, striking out one and allowing just one hit.
ON DECK
The Owls are back in action Saturday, April 1 for a doubleheader against the College of Saint Rose. Games are set for 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
