Flushing, N.Y. (March 30, 2013) - The Queens College baseball team carried momentum from Thursday's come-from-behind victory over ECC opponent Mercy College into this afternoon's twinbill against the Mavericks. Game one went the Knights way 5-1. Game two also went to QC by the score of 4-0. With the victories, the Knights move to 6-12 overall (5-2 in East Coast Conference).

Game 1:

In game one, freshman starter John Dondero (East Islip, N.Y./East Islip) took the mound for the Knights and earned his first victory of the season. Dondero (1-1) went the full seven innings and allowed just one run (earned) on five hits. He retired four via the strikeout and didn't allow a base on balls.

The Knights offense backed their pitcher up, using a four-run fifth to pull ahead for the victory. After the Mercy College Mavericks scored in the top of the first, the Knights tied the game up in the 4^th with an RBI double to left by Steven Varela, scoring Nick LoBello. In the fifth, RBI singles by Joe Salinitri, Warren Kelly and Lobello pushed three of the four runs in the inning. The other run occurred after a wild pitch by Mercy reliever Christian Hock scored Salinitri.  All of Queens's runs goes on the pitching line of Mavericks game one starter James Patterson, who surrendered all five runs (all earned) on seven hits.

The win gave the Knights their fourth of the season in ECC play.

Game 2:

The second game saw another freshman starter Frank Kaplan earn his first win of the season in a complete game for the Knights. Kaplan (1-2) blanked Mercy College while allowing just seven hits on the day. His line included six strikeouts and only one walk.

Offensively, the Knights gave Kaplan the run support. The game was scoreless through two-and-a-half innings until Danny Muller rapped a double to left center, plating Frank Duffy for Queens's first run of game two. They would add one more in the frame when Kelly walked with the bases loaded, scoring Muller. QC would add runs in the bottom of the fourth and sixth. Mercy's game two starter Nick Caruso suffered his third loss of the season, giving up three runs (all earned) on five hits.

The win put Queens at 5-2 in Conference play.

The Knights return to action on Monday, April 1st when they conclude the four game set against Mercy College on the road in Dobbs Ferry, New York at 3:00 PM.