CUNYAC Men's Baseball - March 18, 2002

Player of The Week - Tom Consolmagno, CSI Sr, 5'9, OF, Staten Island, NY

The 2000 CUNY Tournament MVP has picked up right where he left off before tearing his ACL. In four games to date, Consolmagno, formerly of Tottenville HS went 5-11 (.455) with 5 RBIs and two stolen bases. Against Nyack, he was 3-5 and drove in five runs. He also made three appearances on the mound for the 3-1 Dolphins.

Pitcher of The Week - Kevin Kozub, John Jay Sr, 5'10, P, Lindenhurst, NY

The senior leader for the new look Bloodhounds, Kozub went 1-1 in two starts, high-lighted by a one-hit shutout over Baruch on Saturday. A graduate of Lindenhurst HS, he had five strikeouts in the contest as Jay notched their third win of the sea-son. Kozub currently sports a 3.35 ERA and 11 strikeouts in 14.1 innings of action.

Rookie of The Week - Nick Secchini, CSI Fr, 6'4, P, Staten Island, NY

Secchini is already boasting a 1.80 ERA after two appearances, including a complete game one-hit shutout over Mount St. Mary over the weekend. In seven innings versus Mount, the Tottenville HS grad had four strikeouts in his first victory of the sea-son. In his first appearance against Salisbury State last month, he gave up two earned runs in three innings of work.

Results to Date

Salisbury State (MD) 13, Staten Island 5
Nyack 17, John Jay 5
John Jay 18, Centenary 13
Centenary 9, John Jay 2

Mercy 14, Lehman 4
Staten Island 16, Nyack 6
John Jay 16, Baruch 2
John Jay 11, Baruch 0

Centenary 23, Lehman 5
Lehman 10, Centenary 7

Results to Date

Staten Island 2, Mount St. Mary 1
Staten Island 2, Mount St. Mary 0
Stevens Tech 3, Baruch 1
Stevens Tech 11, Baruch 3

Manhattanville 7, John Jay 2
Manhattanville 7, John Jay 2
SUNY-Old Westbury 3, Lehman 1
SUNY-Old Westbury 3, Lehman 2

This Week’s Schedule

Tuesday, March 19th
New Jersey City @ Lehman ppd.
Wednesday, March 20th
SUNY-Old Westbury @ Baruch 3:30 pm
John Jay @ Staten Island 3:30 pm
Stevens Tech @ Lehman 3:30 pm

Thursday, March 21st
John Jay @ New Jersey City 3:00 pm

This Week’s Schedule

Saturday, March 23rd
Baruch @ SUNY-Old Westbury 12:00 pm
Staten Island @ John Jay (DH) 12:00 pm
Lehman @ Stevens Tech (DH) 12:00 pm

Sunday, March 24th
Manhattanville @ Baruch (DH) 12:00 pm
Lehman @ John Jay (DH) 12:00 pm
Staten Island @ USMMA (DH) 12:00 pm

CUNYAC / Sprint PCS notes

HOUNDS START OF CUNYAC PLAY WITH SWEEP OF STATESMEN

Senior Kevin Kozub (1-1) threw a complete game, one-hit, shutout and struck out seven to lead John Jay to a 11-0 win over Baruch in the nightcap of a doubleheader. Moises Walters went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and Steve Vera was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and two stolen bases in the win. In the opening game, freshman Kevin Anza got the first win of his college career with a 16-2 complete victory. Miguel Jaquez went 2- for-3 with three runs scored, Mike Ramirez was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and Cory Johnson was 3-for-5 with two RBIs for the Bloodhounds.

With the second win, John Jay equaled the school's win total from the last two seasons (3), in only five games into the tenure of new head coach Dan Palumbo. Before the school's home opener, Palumbo and Athletic Director Susan Larkin had a short ceremony for former coach Lou DeMartino, who led the 'Hounds for 27 seasons. DeMartino passed away on February 1st, at the age of 62. The squad will wear the #35 on their sleeve this season in memory of Coach Lou.

CUNY RESULTS...

CSI Wins Two. CSI swept Mt. St. Mary in a big Knickerbocker Conference doubleheader. The Dolphins sent sophomore AJ Parrino to the hill in game one and he turned in 5 1/3 innings of shutout, 2 hit ball. Senior Mike Guarneri drove in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning. In game two, newcomer Nick Secchini took the mound and was impressive to say the least in his Dolphin debut. Secchini took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, but fell just short of the no-hit bid when a bloop single by Trevor Purcell found its' way to the outfield grass. Secchini came right back and retired the next two batters to earn his first victory of the season. The Dolphins move to 3-1 overall and 2-0 in the Knickerbocker Conference.

Baruch Drops Two. Steven Vazquez pitched a seven-inning complete game for Baruch in the first game of a doubleheader, but Stevens Tech prevailed, 3-1. Vazquez gave up no earned runs while teammate Kevin Clark went 3-for-4. In game two, Stevens beat Baruch, 11-3. Clark was 2-for-3 in the nightcap.

2002 CUNYAC / SPRINT PCS CHAMPIONSHIP

SEMIFINALS - SATURDAY, APRIL 27 @ THE COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND
1st game at 11:00 AM & 2nd at 2:00 pm

FINAL- MAY 2ND @ TO BE DETERMINED