Farmingdale State 23, John Jay 7
BROOKLYN | The Farmingdale State College baseball team scored 13 straight runs across the second-through-fifth innings Wednesday night at Maimonides Park, including five runs apiece in the fourth and fifth innings before a 10-run top of the sixth frame, to secure a 23-7 win in non-conference action against John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
The Rams (10-9) hit .444 (12-of-27) on the evening and took advantage of 15 walks issued by Bloodhounds (2-23) pitching. In all, 17 FSC batters reached base safely or drove in runs on the night, including two-hit outings by junior Daniel Molina (East Meadow, N.Y.) and senior Elian Pimentel (Huntington, N.Y.), who tied for the team lead with three RBI on the night along with senior Bobby Pollock (Manorville, N.Y.) and junior Jordan Lambert (Plainview, N.Y.). Pimentel, freshman outfielder Ryan Wasserman (New Hyde Park, N.Y.) and junior Kyle Dorset (Freeport, N.Y.) all scored three runs in the victorious effort.
After spotting the hosts a 1-0 lead through one inning of play, Farmingdale State took the lead for good with a pair of runs in the top of the second, when Lambert came home on a sacrifice fly to center by senior Louis Annunziata (Howard Beach, N.Y.) and Molina drove in Dorset with a single up the middle.
Pollock drove in the next three runs for the Rams, bringing home Wasserman in the third frame on a sacrifice fly before plating Wasserman and Pimentel one inning later on a two-run single to right field. One batter later, Lambert launched a three-run homer to right field to up the Rams' lead to 8-1.
FSC used five more runs in the fifth inning to go ahead by a 13-1 count, before answering the Bloodhounds' six-run bottom of the fifth with a 10-spot in the top of the sixth frame to account for the final score. The contest was called after six innings due to inclement weather.
Five Farmingdale State pitchers saw action on the bump against John Jay, with senior Kevin Primm (Massapequa, N.Y.) (W, 1-1) collecting the win after tossing 1.1 innings with two strikeouts.
Head coach Keith Osik's Rams are next in action one week from Saturday (April 15), when it plays host to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in a noontime Skyline Conference doubleheader. FSC will welcome members of the Farmingdale Baseball League, Inc., that afternoon to celebrate "Little League Day."