Farmingdale, N.Y. – Junior
Joshua Herzenberg (White Plains/White Plains) (White Plains, White Plains) pitched five scoreless innings in relief today as the SUNY Oneonta baseball team outlasted Farmingdale 6-5 in 10 innings. Playing its first game up north, the Red Dragons took advantage of seven Ram errors in picking up its fifth win of the season. Herzenberg struck out two batters while allowing six hits.
The eventual winning run was driven in by sophomore
Michael DeCarr (Syracuse, Westhill), who hit an RBI single to center field to drive in junior
Michael Center (Schenectady, Schenectady), who reached on a one-out error. DeCarr finished the game with a pair of hits and a pair of runs batted in. Junior catcher
Eric Wells (Athens, PA/Athens) (Athens, PA, Athens) led Oneonta with three hits.
Farmingdale took a 2-0 lead in the second on a two-RBI single up the middle from sophomore catcher Jordin Rodriguez (New York, N.Y.), scoring senior left fielder Ryan Rubenstein (Deer Park, N.Y.) and sophomore designated hitter Tony Peveraro (New Hyde Park, N.Y.).
Oneonta grabbed the lead in third with three runs scored on four hits and one error for a 3-2 score. Center led off the inning with a walk and stole second and came around to score on a triple down the right field line by junior
Kevin Knack (Ghent , Ichabod Crane). Knack would score on an RBI double by DeCarr. After stealing third, DeCarr would score on a single through the left side by Wells.
The Rams struck back in the fifth with three runs. An RBI single from sophomore right fielder Terrence Bohonan (Patchogue, N.Y.) to tie the game at 3-3, followed by an RBI from senior first baseman Mike Appell (Westbury, N.Y.) to give Farmingdale a 4-3 lead. Bohonan scored on an Oneonta error for a 5-3 lead.
Oneonta tied the game with single runs in the sixth and seventh thanks to a pair of errors by the Rams that led to two unearned runs.
Oneonta State 6, Farmingdale State 5 (Mar 29, 2011 at Farmingdale, N.Y.)
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Oneonta State....... 003 001 100 1 - 6 9 1 (5-6)
Farmingdale State... 020 030 000 0 - 5 13 7 (10-9)
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Pitchers:
Oneonta State -
Jeffrey Carter (Clifton Park/Shenendehowa);
Joshua Herzenberg (White Plains/White Plains)(6) and
Eric Wells (Athens, PA/Athens)
Farmingdale State - Gionesi, A.; Dragone(3); Soto(7); Dallanegra(7); Phelan(8) and Jordin Rodriquez, Thomas Butler
Win-
Joshua Herzenberg (White Plains/White Plains) (2-1) Loss-Phelan(3-2)
