GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - The Queens College baseball team completed its 2016 campaign Saturday afternoon with a non-conference double header at Adelphi.  The Knights dropped both ends of the contest, suffering a 6-2 setback in game one before falling in the nightcap 9-3.

In the opener, the Panthers grabbed two runs in the bottom of the first.  Alex Zykoff was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, scoring Steven Withers.  John Fogarty then immediately followed with a sacrifice fly to center.  A sacrifice fly in the second inning by Brett Malm pushed Adelphi's lead to 3-0.

In the top of the fourth, sophomore Thomas Parish plated junior Diego Gonzalez with a sacrifice fly to left, trimming the deficit to two.  In the bottom of the fifth, a two-run home run by Zykoff pushed Adelphi ahead 5-1.  The Panthers added an RBI single to right by Withers in the sixth.  An RBI fielder's choice by freshman Andrew Navarez plated junior Joseph Pidoto with the game's final run.

Junior Kevin Kolesar and Joe Morris each registered two hits apiece in the contest.  Junior Joseph Broderick (4-5) took the loss, allowing six earned runs in six innings with four strikeouts.  Ed Baram (4-2) went the first five innings for Adelphi, allowing two hits and one unearned run while striking out three.

In game two, The Knights jumped out to a 3-0 lead after two innings.  An infield error allowed Kolesar to score in the first, before Navarez and sophomore Karl Klesin delivered RBI singles in the second.

Adelphi took the momentum of the contest with a six run third inning.  A pair of RBI singles by Zykoff and Fogarty bookended a three-run triple by Stack.  The Panthers then went on to score three more runs in the bottom of the sixth.

Cameron Burt (2-3) took the loss for Queens, allowing four runs in 2.1 innings with two strikeouts.  Michael Tarpey (3-2) picked up the win in relief for Adelphi.

QC completes its 2016 season with a 22-26 record, the most victories since the 1998 campaign.  The season was a marked improvement for the Knights, who scored more runs, stole more bases, collected more extra bases hits and registered higher team batting, on-base and slugging percentage.  The pitching staff struck out more batters and pitched to a lower earned run average than last season.  Four players tallied over forty hits and drove in over 20 runs.​