May 15, 2009

Scialdone Homers Twice But Baseball Drops 12-7 Decision at Monmouth on Friday Afternoon

Junior Anthony Scialdone had three hits, including a pair of home runs, and drove in four runs but the Central Connecticut baseball team dropped a 12-7 decision at Monmouth in Northeast Conference play on Friday afternoon. A six-run seventh inning by the Hawks dropped the Blue Devils to 23-20 overall and 13-11 in league play. The two teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 12 p.m.

Junior Anthony Scialdone had three hits, including a pair of home runs, and drove in four runs but the Central Connecticut baseball team dropped a 12-7 decision at Monmouth in Northeast Conference play on Friday afternoon. A six-run seventh inning by the Hawks dropped the Blue Devils to 23-20 overall and 13-11 in league play. The two teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 12 p.m.

Monmouth struck first with a single run in the bottom of the second inning off of Blue Devil starter Derek Roberts. The Blue Devils answered with four runs in the top of the third inning to take a 4-1 lead. Junior Sean Allaire singled to lead off the inning and went to second on walk to senior Casey Walko. Scialdone hit his third home run of the season, a three-run shot, to give CCSU the 3-1 lead. Senior Jay Schillaci homered with two outs in the inning, his sixth of the season, to make it 4-1.

The Hawks answered with a three-run bottom of the third to tie the game at 4-4. In the fourth the Blue Devils hit their third home run of the game, a solo shot by Allaire, to make it 5-4. Monmouth quickly tied the scored at 5-5 in the bottom of the inning.

In the fifth Scialdone hit his second home run of the game to make it 6-5. He now has four on the season. An RBI double by junior Richie Tri in the seventh upped the Blue Devil lead to 7-5.

The Hawks answered with six runs in the bottom of the inning and one more in the eighth to make it 12-7.

CCSU hit four home runs in the game, including two by Scialdone. He drove in four runs on the day. Schillaci and Allaire each added a home run.

The two teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 12 p.m.

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