Baseball sweeps first conference opponent Sunday

SCHENECTADY, NY – After splitting two games at home with Schenectady on Saturday (4/11), the Herkimer Generals baseball team took two games from the Royals on Sunday (4/12), on the road, 14-2 and 9-7.

Herkimer (11-3) got solid pitching performances from both Chad Sinko (Cohoes, NY) and Joe Nellis (Johnstown, NY) in the doubleheader. Sinko went five strong innings in game one, only allowing two runs from six total hits. It helped the sophomore to his second win of the season.

As for Nellis, he went 3 2/3 of an inning, and needed Jake Shortslef (Hannibal, NY) to come in for his first save of the season, but nonetheless, Nellis earned his second win of the season too. Shortslef pitched 2 1/3 innings, and didn't allow a hit or a run for the Generals, striking out three batters.

Standing out offensively for Herkimer was Tyler Phillips (Hancock, NY), Christian Malave (Milford, CT) and Thomas Carrigan (Niskayuna, NY). Phillips went 7-for-9 with three runs scored, one double and four RBI. Malave went 5-for-8 with two runs scored one double and four RBI. Carrigan went 4-for-8 with three runs scored, one double and four RBI.

Up next for the No. 2 ranked team in the nation is Jefferson Community College, beginning a six-game home stand for the Generals. The Cannoneers are 2-3 in their last five games, but only two spots behind the Generals in the Region III. Both teams are scheduled to play at Herkimer College this Wednesday (4/15) at 12 and 2 p.m.

Game One:

Herkimer (10-3) 14

Schenectady (2-10) 2

Generals 101 156 0 21 | 14

Royals 001 100 0 6 | 2

Pitching:

Herkimer

Chad Sinko (W, 2-0) 5IP 6H 2R 0ER 8K

Gregory Hotaling 1IP 0H 0R 0ER 1BB

Hitting:

Generals

Chris Rave 2-for-4 3R 3RBI

Tyler Phillips 3-for-5 2R 2RBI

Christian Malave 4-for-4 2R 2RBI 12B

Thomas Carrigan 3-for-4 2R 2RBI 12B

John Boland 2-for-5 2R 1RBI 12B

Jake Rouse 2-for-4 2R 1RBI 22B

Matt Lichtman 2-for-3 1RBI

Game Two:

Herkimer (11-3) 9

Schenectady (2-11) 7

Generals 040 410 0 12 | 9

Royals 300 310 0 7 | 7

Pitching:

Herkimer

Joe Nellis (W, 2-0) 3 2/3IP 6H 6R 1ER 1BB 4K

Joe DeSarro 1IP 1H 1R 1ER 2K 1HR

Jake Shortslef (Sv, 1) 2 1/3IP 0H 0R 0ER 3K

Schenectady

Zach Dufel 3IP 9H 8R 7ER 1BB 4K

Eric Sahagian 1 1/3IP 2H 1R 2K

Dan Nuzzi 2 2/3IP 1H 0R 0ER 2K

Hitting:

Generals

Tyler Phillips 4-for-4 1R 2RBI 12B

Christian Malave 1-for-4 2RBI

Thomas Carrigan 1-for-4 1R 2RBI

Matt Lichtman 1-for-4 1R 1RBI 12B

Royals

Chase Crawford 1-for-4 2RBI

Joe Foran 1-for-3 1RBI

Dan Nuzzi 1-for-4 1RBI

Tom Moore 2-for-4 1RBI

Next Doubleheader: 4/15 vs. Jefferson 12 & 2 p.m.

-Giorgio Varlaro