We went down to Long Island on Saturday and swept St. Joseph’s College in what was definitely one of the colder doubleheaders I’ve played in. It could have been worse though, because it was sunny and dry out all day long. We took advantage of strong pitching performances from our top pitchers, Matt O’Leary and Dan Tracy who improved to 3-0 and 4-0 respectively. Both pitchers went the distance in the win, pitching all seven innings, but I think if you were to ask them, they would admit to not being as sharp as they usually are. I only say this because you can take the positive away from the game that even when Matt and Dan do not throw their best games, we are still very capable of getting a sweep on that day. We’re currently riding a 15-game winning streak after dropping that first game of the season and every single player on the team has been contributing. Our versatility of being able to send out multiple lineups on any given day really makes for a tough team to pitch against.
Donny Coolidge ended his season-long hitting streak in the second game on Saturday. He’s been a great cleanup hitter all year long. Something that the stats don’t show all the time is a player’s production with two outs and/or a man in scoring position. Donny has excelled in both of those categories, getting hits in the most crucial situations.
The team mentality remains the same even after our success. We still feel like we need to prove something to ourselves when it comes time to play the SUNYAC games. The out of conference games are always nice to win, but those 12 games we play in conference are by far the most important ones on our schedule. The other ones don’t mean a thing and we keep telling ourselves that we need to stay hungry. The coaching staff won’t let us get complacent and I think it’s good that we’re reminded to never settle for what we’ve already done, but drive towards what we want to get done – a SUNYAC Championship.
#17 - Matt Burns
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