Box Score Date: Saturday, May
19, 2012 12:00pm (Home)
Opponent:
Iona*
Location: Jaroschak
Field
Final Score: L,
4-2 | L, 4-2
Recap:
The Saint Peter's College (20-34, 10-14 MAAC) baseball
team concluded the 2012 season with a 4-2 loss to Iona College
(21-33, 10-14 MAAC) this afternoon. The Peacocks trailed for the
entirety of the contest, as the Gaels scored their first marker in
the second inning. Senior right handed pitcher Dom Macaluso started
in his final game as a Peacock and was credited with the loss,
after giving up 3 earned runs, 6 hits, 1 walk and striking out 3 in
6-2/3 innings of work.
Saint Peter's trailed 2-0 into the bottom of the third,
until Matt Speckmann led off the inning with the double and later
scored on a single by shortstop Justyn Carter for the first Peacock
run of the game.
The visiting Gaels tacked on one run in the sixth, and another
in the seventh to lead 4-1, until SPC added their second run of the
game, unearned, in the bottom of the seventh. Preston Aldridge
reached first on an error by the Gael's third basemen and
came home on two basehit by Brian Koster.
While SPC out-hit Iona 10-9, they stranded a total 10 base
runners. Each team committed 3 errors in the contest. Justyn Carter
(2-4, 1 walk, 1 RBI), Chris Grimes (2-3, 1 walk) and Mike
Scicutella (2-4) each collected two hits in the loss.
Seniors Joe Jimenez (1.0 IP, 2 hits, 1 ER, 2 BB) and Anthony
DeLeo (1.1 IP, 1 hit, 1 strike out) both pitched in relief of
Macaluso.
Prior to the beginning of the game, seniors Preston Aldridge,
Justyn Carter, Anthony DeLeo, Joe Jimenez, Brian Koster, Dom
Macaluso, Mike Scicutella and Russ Stupienski were honored for
their contributions and careers as members of the Saint
Peter's College baseball program.
