RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ - Seeing moments of offensive explosion, the Yeshiva baseball team fell to Maritime College, dropping a doubleheader to the Privateers by scores of 14-2 and 23-1 on Friday, May 3.
Offensively, the Maccabees saw two towering shots from
Jacob Shakin, as the sophomore smoked the first two home runs of his young Maccabee career.
From the mound,
Jesse Rosenblum performed well in relief of
Joshua Mintz, allowing just three earned runs and recording a strikeout over two innings pitched.
With the losses, the Macs are now 0-24, 0-18 in conference play.
HOW IT HAPPENED - Game 1 (L, 14-2)
- The Maccabees struggled through the first six innings, managing just two baserunners over that time, while conceding 13 runs.
- Undeterred, the YU bats came alive in the seventh inning. After reaching first on a walk, Menachim Kanofsky was brought home by Shakin's first fence-clearer of the day, notching Yeshiva's first two runs in the process.
MAC LEADERS
- Runs: Kanofsky (1), Shakin (1)
- Hits: Shakin (1), Fischer (1)
- RBIs: Shakin (2)
HOW IT HAPPENED - Game 2 (L, 23-1)
- Much like game one, Yeshiva were unable to get on the board through the first six innings. However, with history seeming to repeat itself, Shakin broke YU's scoreless streak in the bottom of the seventh, this time scoring just himself on a solo blast.
- The Macs were not without their chances to score more throughout the contest. In the bottom of the fourth, Mintz and Eli Zirdok reached second and third respectively following a Mintz double to left field, a prime position especially considering there were no outs. However, Both runners were left stranded by three straight Maccabee strikeouts.
MAC LEADERS
- Runs: Shakin (1)
- Hits: Shakin (1), Perl (1)
- RBIs: Shakin (1)
UP NEXT
Taking on their final opponent of the season, the Macs will play host to Purchase College on Sunday, May 5 at 11:00 AM.
