March 24, 2008
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Pioneers Split Doubleheader With Notre DameAfter a two week layoff because of winter weather conditions, the Malone College baseball team was finally able to return to action on Monday with a pair of home games against Notre Dame (Ohio) College. The Pioneers opened the day at Thurman Munson Stadium with a 3-0 shutout win, but then fell in game two by a final score of 3-1. Following Monday’s action, Malone’s overall record now stands at 11-3 while Notre Dame moved to 8-7 on the year.
In game one, the Pioneers struck for all three of their runs in the bottom of the third inning with four consecutive singles and a Falcon error. Notre Dame was unable to get any offense going throughout the contest as junior pitchers Sam Campitella (Jackson H.S.) and Ryan Hartong (Dalton H.S.) combined for a two-hit shutout. Campitella earned his second victory of the year (2-0) after working six innings, surrendering just one hit while walking four. Hartong entered the game in the seventh and recorded his second save of the young season after giving up one hit and striking out two. Malone recorded six hits in the contest, all singles. Senior left-fielder Chris Mandeville (Tuslaw H.S.) went 2-3 at the plate with one run scored and senior right-fielder John Stallings (Louisville H.S.) registered an RBI single and a stolen base.
The Falcons jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the nightcap with a pair of unearned runs in the bottom of the first inning. Malone cut the deficit to 2-1 in the bottom of the second after a pair of two-out singles and an error, but Notre Dame got the run back in the top of the third with a bases loaded walk. Although he was able to limit the damage in the third, junior starting pitcher Adam Boudler (Louisville H.S.) was the tough-luck loser (2-1) after giving up the three runs (only one of which was earned) on six hits over five innings pitched. Sophomore left-hander Todd Liberatore (Tusc. Centeral Catholic H.S.) worked the final two innings with scoreless relief, but Malone was unable to rally, falling by the 3-1 final. Freshman infielder Justin Shiflett (Zane Trace H.S.) went 2-3 in at the plate in the contest and junior second baseman Mike Tozzi (Sandy Valley H.S.) singled and scored the Pioneers’ lone run in the bottom of the second.
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