SCRANTON, Pa.—Senior
Eric Drzewiecki (Hellertown, Pa./Phillipsburg), junior
Dakota McFadden (Rocky Point, NC/Heide Trask), and sophomore
Adam Kelly (Beach Lake, Pa./Honesdale) each belted a home run and Keystone College finished with 19 hits altogether on its way to a 13-4 victory over Marywood University in the first of a two-game Colonial States Athletic Conference series Tuesday afternoon at Pacer Field.
The win was the eighth straight for the Giants, now 23-7 overall and a league-leading 11-0 in the CSAC, while the Pacers fell to 14-13 overall and 4-5 in conference play.
With the CSAC tournament right around the corner, veteran Giant head coach
Jamie Shevchik also learned that he's got a third starter to go to in addition to senior
Troy Terzi (Wallingford, Conn./Notre Dame) and McFadden in case he needs a fresh arm in the double-elimination format.
Freshman
Nathan Hinkley (Bradenton, Fla./Saint Lucie West Centennial) turned in an impressive performance, holding the Pacers to five hits and two earned runs in six innings to improve his record to 4-0. He also struck out seven batters while walking only one.
The Giants scored three runs in both the second and third innings, then broke it open with a five-run rally in the fourth that included a two-run home run by McFadden, a two-run single by junior
Jandi Pena (New York, NY/James Monroe Campus High School), and a run-scoring triple by senior
Bray Curreri (Eldred, N.Y./Eldred Central).
Kelly hit a two-run home run in the second and Drzewiecki blasted a two-run double in the first inning and a solo home run in the second. McFadden and Drzewiecki led Keystone with three hits apiece and Curreri, Kelly, Pena, junior
Chris Panzarella (Hazle Township, Pa./Hazleton Area) and sophomore
Ryan Callahan (Highland Mills, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury) finished with two each.
Jake Schuster led the Pacers with three hits, including a pair of doubles, and drove in two runs.
The Giants will host the Pacers on Thursday, April 26, beginning at 3:00 p.m. at Christy Mathewson Field in La Plume.
Keystone news & notes
- Junior Mohammed Hussein (Queens, NY/William C. Bryant), who entered today's contest on a 20-game hitting streak, went 0-for-5, but is still batting a team-leading .452
- Drziewiecki is now batting .440, with two doubles and two home runs
- Giants have raised their team batting average to .305; Keystone was hitting .172 after the first 10 games of the season
- For the fifth time this year, Keystone did not commit an error
- Panzarella, McFadden and Kelly each drove in two runs today
- Curreri's triple was his first of the season
Seven of Keystone's 19 hits today went for extra-bases
