The Hudson Valley Community College baseball team (4-12) defeated Fulton-Montgomery Community College (1-13), 12-0 and 13-11, on April 5
Josh Temple (Cohoes/Cohoes) pitched his first collegiate complete-game shutout in game one, allowing only three hits on five strikeouts, and retiring 12 out of the last 13 batters to end the game. Alex Lushkevich (Saratoga Springs/Saratoga Springs) had a big day at the plate hitting two homeruns and seven RBIs. Andrew Kozak (Sidney/Sidney) added another homerun and Michael Brienza (Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake/Ballston Lake) added two hits in the 12 run rout. The Vikings needed extra innings in game two, scoring three runs in the top of the seventh to tie the game. Sean Geisel (Guilderland/Guilderland) led the team with three hits and Lushkevich added two more hits. Joe Amorosi (Schalmont/Rotterdam) recorded a double and three RBIs, while Nicholas Viola (Niskayuna/Scotia) got the win allowing no runs and no hits in two innings of work.
Published: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:02:12 +0000 by j.hoyt