May 25, 2006
Box Score
Lakewood, NJ -- Wagner College sophomore Joe Testa (Brick,
N.J./Brick) scattered nine hits and struck out 10 in a complete-
game 3-1 win over Quinnipiac in the opening round of
the Northeast Conference tournament on Thursday at FirstEnergy
Park in Lakewood, N.J.
The third-seeded Seahawks improve to 18-32 overall, they advance
to play the fourth-seed Sacred Heart in the second round
on Friday at noon. Quinnipiac is now 22-23-1, they will play
top-seeded Central Connecticut State on Friday at 3:30 p.m.
Both pitchers cruised through the first five innings as Quinnipiac
recorded just two hits, while Wagner had a first-inning single.
The Bobcats struck first in the home-half of the sixth as John
Delaney (Hanson, Mass./Xaverian Bros.) singled to lead
off the inning, moved to second on single by Ryan Rizzo (East
Northport, N.Y./Commack) and came around to score the
game's first run on a single by Tim Binkoski (North Haven,
Conn./North Haven) to make it 1-0.
Wagner tied it with a single run in the top of seventh. Nick Papa (Freehold, N.J./Freehold) singled to lead off the inning, stole
second and third base, and came around to score on a two-out single by Mike Picarello (Clifton, N.J./Clifton). Wagner took its
first lead of the game scoring a single run in the top of the eighth. Peter Delleani (Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan) singled to lead
off the inning and scored on a two-out single by Ed Sudol (Wallington, N.J./Wallington) giving the Seahawks a 2-1 lead.
Wagner added to its lead, scoring a single unearned run as Papa singled, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt, stole third base, and
scored on a throwing error by the catcher. The Bobcats put runners on second and third in the ninth,but failed to push a run across
the plate. Quinnipiac starter Andy Mayer (Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull) tossed eight-plus innings allowing two runs on six hits. He
walked two, struck out four and falls to 6-4 on the season.
With his complete-game effort Testa has now thrown 88.1 innings to break Don Finley's Seahawk single-season record of 86.2 set in 1953.
