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| Matt
Marinelli |
Mike
Trabulsi |
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| Matt
Maghini |
Ross
Danzig |
Box score
MAHWAH, N.J. – Senior right-hander Matt
Marinelli (Westbury, N.Y./Holy Trinity) tossed a
complete game and The University of Scranton baseball team scored
four times in the seventh inning to take control and knock off
ninth-ranked Ramapo College, 8-2, on Tuesday afternoon.
Marinelli allowed single runs in the first and fourth innings
and finished allowing 11 hits and two walks while striking out two.
He picked up his second complete game of the season while despite
his scoreless innings streak ending at nine.
The Royals (16-10) got stellar defense from third baseman
Mike Trabulsi (Malverne,
N.Y./Chaminde), who made a handful of standout plays in
the field and also went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored. His
two-run single in the top of the ninth put the game away.
Ramapo, which is ranked ninth in the D3baseball.com Top 25, led
2-0 after four innings, but Marinelli shut down the Roadrunners
(16-4) from there as the Royals' offense went to work. They
scored one in the sixth on an RBI single by senior right fielder
Greg Monastra (West Chester, Pa./Cardinal
O'Hara), then took the lead with the four-run
seventh inning.
Sophomore first baseman Ross
Danzig (Clarks Green, Pa./Abington Heights/Blair Academy,
N.J.) knotted the score with an RBI single and senior
shortstop Tim
LeCompte (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic) followed
with a bases-loaded walk to put Scranton ahead, 3-2. Junior center
fielder Michael Gaeta (Cranford, N.J./Cranford) then
singled to left to drive in a run and freshman left fielder
Ray Grapsy (Covington Township, Pa./North
Pocono) added a sacrifice fly to make it 5-2.
After Marinelli stranded two runners in the seventh, the Royals
added a run in the eighth when Trabulsi scored on a wild pitch. His
two-run single in the ninth capped the scoring.
Danzig, who scored a run, and sophomore second baseman
Matt Maghini (Madison, Conn./Daniel
Hand) each had two hits. Freshman catcher Dominick
Gulius (Laflin, Pa./Coughlin) had a single and made a
stellar defensive play on a pop up to end the Ramapo half of the
seventh inning.
The Royals return to action on Wednesday when they travel to
Huntingdon, Pa. for a Landmark Conference game against Juniata.
--ROYALS--
