NCAA Division III Baseball

Colonials open season with a (6-5) win

Armstrong strong in first outing, D. Baccaro and Conlon go deep

The Colonials opened their 2010 season with a come from behind victory versus Mt. St. Vincent's of NY. WestConn starter Billy Armstrong threw 6 scoreless innings, giving up 3 hits and striking out 7.The Colonials scored first in the 3rd with a lead off double by Jeff Gordon, followed with a single by Dan Amarante. Anthony Ruffo had an RBI ground out to give WestConn a (1-0) lead. In the 5th after a lead off homer by Jon Conlon, Gordon doubled for the second time, and Amarante singled him home. Dan Baccaro added a solo home run in the 6th to give the Colonials the (4-0) lead.
The game was then turned over to the pen, which unfortunately faultered. Steve Bainer yielded a lead of walk, then after striking out a batter, hit the next two Dolphins to load the bases. In came Miles Scribner, who also hit the first batter he faced, then gave up the lead by surrendering a grand slam to catcher John McManus. Scribner then retired the next two batters.
WestConn staged it's comeback in the 8th with back to back singles by Chris Alberto and Sam McNeil. After a Dan Baccaro walk, Mike Yates tied the game with a single to right. Then Jon Conlon broke the tie with an RBI fielders choice, aided by an aggressive Yates slide into second to keep the Dolphins from turning two. Joe Postemsky came in in the 8th, and after a lead off error and sacrifice bunt to move the runner to second, Postemsky K'd the next two hitters to seal the victory. The game was called due to darkness. Mt. St. Vincent is now (2-3). The Colonials leave on the 19th for Vero Beach Florida, and start play on the 20th versus Calvin College of Michigan.

Greg Palanzo heads to Italy for another year of Pro Ball

2002 grad to pitch for San Marino

2002 grad Greg Palanzo heads for Italy for his 7th year of pro ball. He has pitched at many different levels, but he takes on the challenge of pitching for the 2008 League Champions San Marino. You can follow Greg's season on the web link below. Best of luck "Zo".

www.sanmarinobaseball.com

Colonials headed to Vero Beach Florida

Baseball to start Alumni Association

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