Pat Epps Hits Walk Off Homer and Sets Single-Season School Record
Junior Pat Epps hit a walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Central Connecticut State University a 2-1 victory in New Britain on Friday afternoon over Long Island. Epps set a new single season home run mark with the home run, his 17th of the season. The win gets the Blue Devils a spot in next week's Northeast Conference Tournament beginning on Thursday. They are now 27-19 overall and 16-13 in league action. Central and the Blackbirds will play a doubleheader on Saturday at noon.
Junior Pat Epps hit a walk-off solo
home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Central
Connecticut State University a 2-1 victory in New Britain on Friday
afternoon over Long Island. Epps set a new single season home run
mark with the home run, his 17th of the season. The win gets the
Blue Devils a spot in next week's Northeast Conference Tournament
beginning on Thursday. They are now 27-19 overall and 16-13 in
league action. Central and the Blackbirds will play a
doubleheader on Saturday at noon.
The Blackbirds struck first with a single run in the top of the
first inning. Greg Desantis singled to drive in Sam Sciamarelli
who had doubled with one out. With men on first and third and one
out Blue Devil starter Dave
Krasnowiecki picked off a runner at first base to end the
threat.
The Blue Devils were held scoreless for the first seven innings.
Sophomore Danny Hickey broke through
for Central with his third home run of the season to lead off the
eighth inning, tying the score at 1-1.
Epps' home run in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Blue
Devils the victory. He now has 17 on the season.
Krasnowiecki pitched six innings, allowing five hits and only one
earned run in the game. He struck out three batters and after the
first inning allowed only two hits and retired 15 of the final 20
batters he faced. He walked two and hit one batter.
Freshman pitcher Nick
Neumann pitched two scoreless innings of relief in the seventh
and eighth innings. Senior lefty Donny White picked up the
win by pitching a scoreless ninth. He is now 3-1 on the
season.
The Blue Devils and Blackbirds will be in action again on Saturday
beginning at 12 p.m. The doubleheader was originally scheduled for
1 p.m.
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