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(Oakland
Box Score) Sophomore Anthony Amatucci (Toms River, N.J.) had a hit in each contest and scored LIU’s lone run in the EKU loss. Against Oakland in the first game, both teams were held scoreless by strong pitching for the first three innings. Senior Rich Moran (Carmel, N.Y.) and Billy Schmeider kept their opponents at bay before the Golden Grizzlies got on the board with a run in the fourth. Four runs in the top of the sixth
inning from Oakland broke up the pitcher’s
duel thanks in part to a Blackbird error that allowed two to
score. The Long Island finally got on the board in the ninth as freshman Gerard Tingos (Staten Island, N.Y.) led off the inning with a single and came around to score with two outs. Junior Dan Pirillo (Marlboro, N.Y.) also scored a run in the inning for the Blackbirds. Moran pitched 5 1/3 innings and surrendered only two earned runs on five hits while striking out two in the loss. In the nightcap, sophomore pitcher Christian Friedrich pitched
six innings
of no-hit baseball while striking out seven to lead the Colonels
to an 8-1
win. The Blackbirds could muster only two baserunners in the
first six A two-run single by Matt Davis in the second inning gave Eastern
Kentucky a
2-0 advantage. Another run in the fourth and two unearned runs
in the fifth
inning pushed the Colonel lead to 5-0 after five. With the score
8-0 in the
ninth, Long Island tallied its lone run as Amatucci singled,
advanced to Senior Mike Maynard (Staten Island, N.Y.) gave up three earned runs over five innings and took the loss. LIU will continue its weekend in Kentucky on Saturday, Feb.
24 as they will
face Oakland again at 10:00 a.m.
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