By Shelby Townsend Sports Editor Sophomore catcher Anthony Vaglica is starting his first season for the Pioneer baseball team after transferring from a Division I program at the University of South Carolina Upstate. After starting the season Feb. 18, Vaglica received many accolades for his performance within his first nine…
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By Shelby Townsend Sports Editor With the baseball team’s season fast approaching, Head Coach Michael Gaffney and his team hope that lessons learned from a “disappointing season” last year and more experience this year will help push them into post season play. The Pioneers ended their 2016 season with an…
By Michael Otero Co-Editor in Chief The baseball team opened up a four game set against the University of Bridgeport on Friday, April 15. The Pioneers welcomed the Purple Knights to Brookville, N.Y. with three first inning runs and a total of eight in an 8-2 pounding. The first run…
By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief The baseball team suffered an 11-4 loss to Dowling College from Brookhaven, N.Y. on Friday, April 8, thanks to an eight run outburst by the Golden Lions in the eighth inning. The Pioneers though, got the scoring started in the top half of the first inning.…
By Michael Otero Co-Editor in Chief The Yankees have been the talk of the town for 20 years. How close are they to winning a championship? It appears now that conversation that was taking place in the Bronx is now taking place in Queens. The Mets, fresh off a playoff-birth…
By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief After being hit with some scheduling changes and cancellations due to field conditions and weather, the baseball team returned to the diamond on Saturday, April 2, for a double dip against St. Thomas Aquinas College from the LIU Post Baseball Field. The Pioneers dropped both ends…
By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor Q: What about the game of baseball caught your interest and why did you start playing? A: I started playing baseball like any other kid. My parents signed me up for little league to make me test out the game. What drew me to…
By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief The baseball team opened up conference play on Thursday, March 24, when they hosted Molloy College. The Pioneers suffered a 5-2 loss to drop to 8-9 on the season. The Pioneers drew first blood in the fourth inning when freshman outfielder Joe Piscitelli cracked a single…
By Michael Otero Pitching was dominant for the baseball team on Thursday, March 17, with seven strong innings from junior Dan Jagiello. In addition to the length Jagiello provided, he also allowed just one run on five hits and punched out nine members of Bloomfield College. The offense took care…
By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief On Monday, March 7, the baseball team opened a series of five games in the Sunshine State against Nyack College. Powered by a pair of juniors, the Pioneers won their opening game by a score of 3-1. Starting pitcher, junior Jake DeCarli went the distance allowing…