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Pictured Above: Freshman Anthony Godino (Photo By: Katie Carlson)

Staten Island, NY – The Wagner baseball team erupted for seven runs in the first inning and didn't look back as it defeated the Central Connecticut Blue Devils 12-6 in game one of Saturday's Northeast Conference (NEC) doubleheader at Richmond County Bank Ballpark.

With the win, the Seahawks improve to 18-15-1 and 7-3 in conference action while CCSU falls to 12-22, 5-9 in league play. 

Freshman DH Anthony Godino (Thornwood, NY/Pleasantville) tied his career-high with four hits and knocked in a career-best six RBIs in the opening game of the twinbill. Senior C Nick Dini (Monroe Township, NJ/Monroe Township), who extended his consecutive games-played streak to 199 straight, went 3-for-3 with an RBI. Junior LF Ben Ruta (West Windsor, NJ/West-Windsor Plainsboro South) and senior RF Zack Yesko (Mukwonago, WI/Mukwonago) each had two hits with Yesko adding three RBIs during the onslaught.

Junior right-hander Mike Adams (Egg Harbor Township, NJ/Holy Spirit) earned his team-leading fourth victory of the season. Central Connecticut's Dom Severino took the loss after allowing eight hits and nine runs in 1.1 innings of work.

The Blue Devils kicked off the game with two runs in the top of the first as Ian Glassman drew a five-pitch walk to score the first run, followed by a Mike Arman single to right field which scored Severino, before Wagner responded with a seven run, six-hit bottom half of the first. 

A pair of singles by Mascelli and Ruta gave the Seahawks runners on first and second with one out in the first. Dini, facing a 1-2 count, then laced a scorching single back up the middle to cut the Blue Devils lead to 2-1. Dini then stole second and senior 1B Tommy Mazurkiewicz (Neshanic Station, NJ/Somerville) walked to bring up Godino, who delivered a two-run double down the left field line, giving Wagner a 3-2 lead.

Yesko followed Godino with a triple to right field that went all the way to the wall, scoring Mazurkiewicz and Godino. After batting around, Nicosia came up and sent a first-pitch double down the left field to plate the sixth and seventh runs of the frame as Yesko and Mazzio crossed the plate.

The Green and White added two more in the bottom half of the second as Godino smashed a ground-rule double over the left- centerfield wall to give Wagner a 9-2 edge. CCSU answered in the top of the third with three runs on singles from Dean Lockery, Franklin Jennings and Ryan Costello.

In the bottom of the fourth, Godino singled up the middle for his fifth RBI of the day as he scored Ruta. Yesko plated his third RBI with a double to right field as Godino scored Wagner's 11th run of the game. Both teams added runs in their half of the sixth but fifth-year senior Nick Pavia (Staten Island, NY/St. Joseph By The Sea) was able to record the final three outs for the Seahawks as they picked up the victory.

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