BASEBALL (RECORD 6-5, REGION 0-0, CONFERENCE 0-0)
TUESDAY MARCH 6 (West Harrison, NY) – SATURDAY MARCH 24 Playing for the first time in 12 days the Westchester Community College Baseball team returned to the diamond on Saturday against UConn-Avery Point. Avery Point defeated WCC during the 2017 Eastern District Championship to advance to the NJCAA World Series. The visiting Huskies recorded two victories, winning 8-5 and 5-2.
Both games were similar with Westchester and UCAP playing even baseball, with the exception of one inning. A 2 out rally in the top of the 4th snapped a 1-1 tie and broke the game wide open.
Paul Franzese (Somers, NY/Somers HS) had a huge game at the plate, as he went 3 for 4, including two tape-measure doubles that would have been home runs in any other facility. The sophomore had two RBI’s and scored a run. Bobby Wootten (Ardsley, NY/Ardsley HS) also had two hits as the Vikings had 11 hits against an outstanding UCAP pitching staff. Sophomore Nick Cona (Cortlandt Manor, NY/Panas) pitched five strong innings, striking out four. The second game saw the Vikings take a 2-1 lead entering the fifth inning, but a three-run rally by the visitors put them in the lead for good.
SUNDAY MARCH 25 Just when it seemed to be a lost weekend for the Westchester Community College Baseball team, Jose Delacruz (New York, NY/George Washington HS). A five-run sixth inning, capped by a two-run Delacruz double gave the Vikings the cushion they needed as they rallied to win the nightcap from Adirondack Community College, 7-5 at Silver Lake Park in West Harrison, New York.
With the win, the Vikings improve to 6-5 after dropping the opener 7-6.
Game two started well for the Vikings as WCC scored right away. Scottie Giordano (Croton, NY/Croton-Harmon HS) led off the bottom of the first inning with a triple. Paul Franzese
