Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 The College of Staten Island men's baseball squad surrendered its first conference loss of the season, then bounced back to earn a doubleheader split against John Jay College, in a pair of CUNYAC contests played earlier this afternoon at American Legion Field in Brooklyn. John Jay took game one, 5-1, before CSI responded with a 3-0 win in the second game. The Dolphins are now 13-11 overall and 5-1 in CUNYAC play, while the Bloodhounds are now 7-17 overall and 4-4 in CUNYAC play.

In the opener, CSI was frustrated by John Jay starter Braylin Perez, who went the distance, allowing just a lone earned run on seven hits, fanning a trio. CSI left seven runners on base, and by the time they scored their lone run, CSI was down 5-0 going into the sixth frame.

A two-RBI double by Ryan Corrigan opened up the scoring in the John Jay third inning off of CSI starter James Mardikos. The Bloodhounds added three runs in the fifth inning, aided by a CSI error and when Mardikos hit the last two batters he faced, giving way to reliever Michael Van Pelt.

CSI finally got to Perez in the sixth on a sac fly from Joe Cassano which chased in Henry Roman, who led off the inning with a single. Perez settled, however, getting the next two CSI batters to harmlessly ground out with Pat Gale on base.

Mardikos took the loss for CSI, going four innings, surrendering all five runs (three earned), fanning two.

CSI did get even in game two, thanks to a pitching gem from sophomore Nick Tingos, who faced only two more batters over the game minimum, yielding just three hits along the way on CSI's first shutout of the season. The Dolphins spread out seven hits, including two each from Gale and Sal Todaro to get CSI situated.

The Dolphins took the lead in the very first inning off of Bloodhounds starter Craig Lalla, scoring a pair. Gale doubled to right-centerfield, scoring Bryan Moreno, and later in the inning, Francis Torres drew a bases-loaded walk to cross in Gale.

CSI added an insurance marker in the fifth, when Todaro blasted a double to left field, scoring Joe Cassano who led the inning off with a walk, part of four on the day for Lalla.

Tingos was stellar from there, allowing only a single base runner over the final three innings to preserve the shutout win.

CSI will return to action tomorrow afternoon for the rubber game of the series against John Jay at 12 Noon at the CSI Baseball Complex.