D'Andrea, Bartlinski Send Kean Past NJCU,
14-3
UNION, N.J. (4/20/07) - Freshman Joe
Bartlinski (South Amboy, N.J.) tossed eight strong innings
while senior Joe D'Andrea (Hamilton, N.J.) drove
in three as fifth ranked Kean University defeated visiting New
Jersey City University, 14-3, Friday afternoon at Jim Hynes
Stadium.
The win improves Kean's record to 23-5 overall, with a 10-2 mark
in the NJAC. The loss drops NJCU to 13-17 overall and 2-10 in
conference action.
The Gothic Knights took the game's first lead. In the
first inning junior Jose Fulgencio (Bronx, N.Y.)
delivered a two run shot over the right-centerfield wall to extend
his hitting streak to 20 games. One inning later catcher
Alex Mena (North Bergen, N.J.) recorded a one out
sacrifice fly to give NJCU a 3-0 lead.
The Cougars responded in the bottom of the fourth, pounding out
five runs and five hits. D'Andrea got things going with a two
RBI double, while junior Maikel De La Rosa (Newark,
N.J.) tied things up with an RBI single up the
middle. De La Rosa would eventually score the go-ahead and
winning run on a wild pitch.
Kean didn't stop there, tacking on three more runs in the fifth
and five in the sixth.
Bartlinski improved to 3-0 with the win. He allowed three
runs and five hits while also striking out nine and walking
two. Junior Baldwin Vargas (New York, N.Y.)
suffered the loss for NJCU. He allowed nine runs, eight
earned, and 12 hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Offensively for the Cougars D'Andrea was 2-for-2 with a double,
triple, three RBI and three runs scored. Junior Derek
Gianakas (Edison, N.J.) was 3-for-5 while sophomore
Mike Shymanski (Edison, N.J.) was 3-for-3 with
three runs scored. Juniors Dan Mattonelli (Hamilton,
N.J.) and De La Rosa were each 2-for-3 with two RBI.
For the Gothic Knights, Ruben Borges (Union,
N.J.) had two hits in the loss.
Kean will host Richard Stockton College on Saturday, April
21st in their first home doubleheader of the season,
first pitch slated for noon.
