Originally posted on jerseypilots.com
and acbl-online.com
The Jersey Pilots and Staten Island Tide split a
doubleheader at Snyder Avenue Park on Friday night. The Tide won the first game
16-2 and the Pilots won the second game 10-9.
The Pilots got out to an early lead in game one.
With the bases loaded, Brian Dudeck hit a groundball to Justin Cassinelli at
first base. Cassinelli got the out at first, allowing David Young to score from
third.
The Tide got on the scoreboard in the third inning.
Charles Misiano and Justin Cassinelli both knocked in a run on singles. Zachary
Leone also hit a double scored two runs.
Staten Island blew the game open in the fourth,
scoring eight runs in the inning. Sean Mazzio hit an RBI single; Gabe Hernandez
was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded; Justin Cassinelli, Leone, and Anthony
Godino were all walked with the bases loaded; Connor Powers hit a two RBI
single; and Matt Cassinelli hit a sacrifice fly.
Two more runs were added by the Tide in the both
the fifth and sixth inning to give the Tide 16 runs for the game. Hernandez hit
an RBI double and John Russo hit an RBI single in the fifth. In the sixth, two
runs scored on a Hernandez double.
The Pilots scored one run in the fifth when John
Scarr singled home Young.
Of the 11 Tide players that had a plate appearance
in the game, only one hitter did not reach base. Misiano had four hits and
Hernandez had three hits. Staten Island pitcher Rosario DiLorenzo pitched all
seven innings in the win.
In game two, the Pilots again got off to an early
lead. Greg Kocinski started the scoring when he doubled home two base runners.
Kocinski would later score in the inning on a Drew DeAngelis single.
The Pilots scored another three runs in the second
inning. David Young, Tommy Trotter, and Greg Kocinski all hit singles to load
the bases. Stephen Petriello was then hit by a pitch to bring in a run. The
next batter was John Scarr. Scarr hit a single that scored Trotter and Kocinski.
The Tide scored one run on a Misiano single in the
third inning. Staten Island scored two more runs in the fourth on RBI singles.
The Pilots extended their lead to 8-3 in the bottom
of the fourth when Greg Kocinski hit a two-run home run over the right field
wall. It was his second homer of the season.
Staten Island got back into the game in the top of
the fifth. Hernandez and Leone both hit doubles that scored two runs and Godino
hit an RBI double to tie the game at eight.
In the bottom of the fifth, the Pilots regained the
lead. Again, Petriello came to the plate with the bases loaded and, again, he
was hit by a pitch. The Tide argued that Petriello leaned into the pitch, but
the umpire disagreed. The Pilots took a 9-8 lead.
An insurance run was tacked on in the sixth when
Dudeck doubled home Drew DeAngelis.
The Tide managed to score one run in the top of the
seventh, but could not get a second run to cross the plate and tie the
game.
Vinny Zanfordino got the win for the Pilots and
Nick Pedalino got the save. Kocinski went 3-3 with a home run, double, walk and
four RBIs.
After the doubleheader, the Pilots move to 8-14 on
the season, while the Tide move to 13-6. The Pilots next play on July 13
against the South Jersey Giants. Jersey’s next home game is on July 15against
the Trenton Generals with a game time of 6:30. For updates on the Pilots, visit
jerseypilots.com and @ACBL_Pilots.
