La Plume, Pa. – Keystone College pitchers combined to allow just six hits on Saturday as the Giants swept a Colonial States Athletic Conference baseball doubleheader at Christy Mathewson Field. The Giants improve to 11-6 on the spring and 4-1 in conference play by winning their home-opening games while the Cyclones fall to 1-13 overall and 0-5 in the CSAC.
Game 1
Keystone opened the day with a 5-0 victory in game one behind a complete game, three-hit shutout toss by
Miguel Reyes (Bronx, N.Y./Monroe) at Saturday's first contest.
Keystone took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning when
Sebastian De La Cruz (Port Jervis, N.Y./Port Jervis) drove in
Anthony Ferrezza (East Islip, N.Y./East Islip) with a sacrifice fly to centerfield.
The Giants scored a pair of unearned runs in the home third to open up a three-run advantage.
Bray Curreri (Eldred, N.Y./Eldred Central) brought home
Kalyb Smith (Levittown, Pa./Notre Dame) with a sacrifice fly before Ferrezza came home on a Centenary fielding error on a ball put into play by De La Cruz.
That was more than enough offense for Reyes, who struck out six batters while yielding a pair of singles and a double in the complete game effort. Reyes also allowed just one walk in the shutout.
Ferrezza led Keystone with a pair of hits and two runs scored as the Giants won despite getting just five hits in the contest.
Centenary starter James Graziani took the loss after yielding five runs – just one of which was earned – on five hits while striking out five batters in five innings of work.
The Cyclones, who committed five errors in the game, got their hits from three different players.
Game 2
Strong pitching again carried Keystone to victory in the nightcap as
Billy Nelson (Moscow, Pa./North Pocono) yielded just three hits in five inning
Tyler Widitz (Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg) and
Brendan Long (Naples, Fla./Barron Collier) tossed perfect innings in the Giants' 4-1 win.
Keystone scored three runs in the bottom of the third inning as Curreri hit an RBI double to right field before
Brady Barr (Bowie, Md./Bowie) connected on a two-run home run over the left field fence to give the Giants a 3-0 advantage. Barr's dinger was his team-leading fifth round-tripper of the spring.
Centenary scored its first run of the day in the top of the fifth inning on an infield single, but Keystone got the run back in the home half of the frame when
William De La Cruz (Washington Heights, N.Y./St. Raymonds) came home on an error by the Cyclones on a ball hit by Curreri to make it a 4-1 game.
Nelson picked up the win after yielding one run on three hits while fanning three batters in five innings. Widitz pitched a perfect sixth inning before Long came on in the seventh to notch the save with a 1-2-3 final inning including one K.
Frankie Iannone was charged with the loss after giving up three runs on three hits in three innings on the mound for the Cyclones.
Keystone held a 5-3 advantage in hits for the game getting their hits from five different players. Both teams committed three errors apiece in the contest.
Up Next
Keystone and Centenary will wrap up their regular season series on Monday with a nine-inning game at Allamuchy Green Acres Park in Green Meadows, New Jersey. First pitch between the Giants and Cyclones is set for 3:00 p.m.
