3/18/2007

Clippers Conclude Florida Trip With Four Straight Wins

Bronxville, NY - After dropping their first six contests on their Spring Break Trip, the Concordia College baseball team came back to win the next 4 games in Ft. Pierce, FL.  Concordia lost their first four games in extra innings or in the last at-bat, before falling in their two true road games to Florida Tech and Lynn University. The Clippers rebounded with a sweep of the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown 5-2 and 9-2. Concordia then avenged a loss earlier in the week to Northwood University (Mich.) by the score of 6-2 and defeated Minnesota State-Mankato 3-2 in the team's finale.

 

 

 Michael Gagliardi (Cortlandt Manor, NY) leads Concordia with a .405 batting average. The senior is 17 for 42 with 6 RBI and 8 runs scored. Senior Kevin Hickey (New Fairfield, CT) leads the Clippers with 9 RBI and is 12 for 32 (.375) behind the plate with 4 doubles and 2 runs scored. Samuel Golubov (Cortlandt Manor, NY) and Peter Dempsey (Brewster, NY) each have 4 RBI for the Clippers.

Sophomore pitcher Robert Gorvetzian (Jackson Heights, NY) leads Concordia with a 1.88 ERA. Gorvetzian has scattered 15 hits over 14.1 innings pitched and has 7 strikeouts. Giuseppe Granitto (Bronx, NY) has totaled 13 strikeouts and has a 2.00 ERA.

The Clippers will host Post University on Tuesday, March 20th. Action begins at 3:00 PM.