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#6 BASEBALL CRUISES TO 24-3 WIN OVER GLENVILLE STATE

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Williamston, N.C. – Junior right-hander Derek Zielinski (Schenectady, N.Y./Colonie) struck out a career-high 12 over six two-hit innings and classmate Zack Wiley (Toluca Woods, Calif./Crespi) scored four runs and drove in four runs to lead the sixth-ranked Le Moyne College baseball team to a 24-3 win over Glenville State on Saturday afternoon at the Riverside Spring Classic at Skewarkee Park.

The Dolphins opened the game with nine runs on five hits in the first inning. After senior center fielder Brett Botsford (Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker) walked and stole second base and Wiley singled and stole second, senior third baseman Matt Marra (Brewerton, N.Y./Central Square) singled to left field to drive in Botsford and Wiley. Following a walk by junior shortstop Ryan Mahoney (Clay, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse), junior designated hitter Brian Stinson (Binghamton, N.Y./Chenango Valley) singled through the right side to plate Marra. Two batters later, senior right fielder Matthew Ciraco (White Plains, N.Y./Perkiomen School) knocked in Mahoney as he reached on an error. After junior second baseman Vincent Redmond (Ithaca, N.Y./Lansing/Garrett College) walked to load the bases, senior catcher Kyle Kalaka (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Roy C. Ketcham) singled to the shortstop to drive in Stinson. Two batters later, Wiley blasted a 1-2 pitch for a grand slam over the fence in left center.

Le Moyne extended its lead with three runs on three hits and two Glenville State errors in the top of the third inning. Botsford led off the inning with a double to left center, moved to third on a single by Wiley and scored on a throwing error by the shortstop. After Wiley moved around to third as Mahoney reached on a fielding error by the second baseman, Stinson lifted a sacrifice fly to center to plate Wiley. Junior first baseman Paul Speicher (Shrewsbury, Mass./Shrewsbury) followed with a single through the left side to knock in Mahoney.

Glenville State, playing its first baseball game since 1983, got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the fourth inning as Ethan Szabo blasted a one-out solo home run.

After the Dolphins got the run back in the top of the fifth on a solo home run to right by Mahoney, they added two runs on three hits in the sixth frame. Kalaka led off with a single to center, moved to second as Botsford drew a walk and advanced to third as Wiley reached on a fielder's choice. Marra then singled up the middle to knock in Kalaka. Mahoney followed with a single through the left side to drive in Wiley with Le Moyne's 15th run.

Glenville State scored a pair of times in the seventh inning on three hits. After Ronald Loy walked and Will Lilly doubled down the right field line around an out, Brock McClung singled to score Loy. Darrien Hudson then singled up the middle to knock in Lilly.

The Dolphins got the runs back in the eighth on two hits and a Glenville State error. After the Dolphins loaded the bases on a single by Mahoney, a fielder's choice that allowed Stinson to reach base and a walk by Speicher, sophomore pinch-hitter Nate Reynolds">Nate Reynolds (Johnson City, N.Y./Maine-Endwell) plated Mahoney as he reached on a fielder's choice, while Stinson scored on an error by the first baseman.

Le Moyne finished off the scoring in the game by scoring seven times on three hits and three Glenville State errors in the ninth inning. After Kalaka reached on a throwing error, Botsford singled to left and a ground out, Marra reached on a fielding error that allowed Kalaka and Botsford to score. Following a walk by Mahoney and a single to left by Stinson to load the bases, Speicher drew a walk to force in Marra. Reynolds then doubled to right center to knock home Mahoney and Stinson. After Speicher scored on a ground out, Reynolds scored the game's final run as Kalaka reached on an error.

Zielinski, the reigning Northeast-10 Conference pitcher of the week, established a new career high for strikeouts for the second straight outing after posting 11 last week at then #6 Mount Olive. The yielded just one run on two hits, while facing only four batters over the minimum. The top four batters in the line-up – Botsford, Wiley, Marra and Mahoney – each registered three hits and combined to score 14 runs. Tucker Abruzzion took the loss for Glenville State after allowing 15 runs (eight earned) over five innings of work.

Le Moyne (3-1) closes out play at the Riverside Spring Classic on Sunday against Davis & Elkins at 10:00 a.m.

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