Cougars Advance To Regional Championship; Rally
Past Johns Hopkins, 6-4
Boyertown, Pa. (5/18/07) - #1 Kean
University scored four runs, all with two outs, in the bottom of
the eighth inning advancing to the 2007 NCAA Division III
Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship game with a 6-4 win over #3
Johns Hopkins University at Bear Stadium Friday afternoon.
The Cougars (38-8) started their rally in the eighth when senior
Perry Schatzow (Ocean Township, N.J.) singled to
centerfield and scored on a passed ball by the Blue Jays
catcher. Junior Kevin O'Neill (Union, N.J.)
walked with two outs followed by a single by junior Maikel
De La Rosa (Newark, N.J.). Junior Eric
Ammirata (Hamilton, N.J.) then came in to pinch-hit and
singled home O'Neill. Junior Dan Mattonelli
(Hamilton, N.J.) capped off the rally with a two-RBI
double plating De La Rosa and Ammirata.
Johns Hopkins (37-10) drew a lead-off walk in the top of the ninth
inning but a double play emptied the bases and senior Joe
Augustine (Highland Park, N.J.) struck out the final Blue
Jay retiring the side.
Augustine improved to 8-2 scattering 10 hits over nine innings
allowing four runs and striking out 11. Sophomore
Chez Angeloni (Jenkintown, Pa.) took the loss
allowing 12 hits and six runs over eight innings with four
strikeouts. Both pitchers went the distance for their
respective teams.
Hopkins led for the first seven and a half innings as they
opened up a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning on a sacrifice
fly from junior Tony Margve (Randolph, N.J.) and
took a 4-1 lead in the top of the fourth inning on a three-run
blast from Margve over the left field fence.
Kean tied the game at one in the bottom of the second inning on
an RBI double from O'Neill and cut the margin down to two runs
(4-2) in the bottom of the seventh inning on an RBI single from
junior Derek Gianakas (Edison, N.J.) setting up
the eighth inning rally.
The Cougars will take on Johns Hopkins University in the
championship on Saturday at noon.
