Staten Island, NY | The College of Staten Island faced off against the Tigers today. They were scheduled for a doubleheader, but due to weather conditions the second game was canceled.  The Dolphins dropped the sole game, 9-8. Today's loss puts the Dolphins at 5-9 (0-2 ECC) on the season, as the opposing Tigers improve to 6-7 (1-1 CACC) overall.

KEY MOMENTS
The Dolphins got things started with a bang as Anissa Acosta homered to left field in the first inning to give CSI a quick 1-0 lead. They would keep it going in the top of the second. Behind a Porcaro single to second base, and walks from Mochrie, Carreon, and Acosta, Carcano would single down the left field line for 2 RBIs as Porcaro and Carreon scored. The Dolphins would tack on one more run in the top of the third to take a commanding 4-0 advantage. The Tigers would finally scratch in the bottom of the third as they tallied two runs. CSI would promptly answer with two runs of their own. This was sparked from a Moore fly-out to right field which was followed up by a Macpherson single up the middle leading to a Carcano score. Aponte would single to right center and steal second while Macpherson stole home and scored. CSI led 6-2. Holy Family would combine for five runs in the fourth and fifth innings as they took their first lead of the game, 7-6. Both squads would score two-runs apiece in the final innings as the Dolphins would fall a run short. They went on to lose 9-8.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE 
CSI tallied eight runs, nine hits, and one error in the game. Anissa Acosta went 2-for-4 with a run and three RBIs. Mariah Carcano added a 1-for-4 game with a run and two RBIs. Samantha Macpherson had a 2-for-4 outing with a double, two runs, and an RBI. Pitchers Kelsey Strayer and Alexis Miramonte combined for a total of 10 strikeouts in the game. HFU finished the contest with nine runs, 16 hits, and two errors.

DOLPHIN OF THE GAME
The Dolphin of the Game goes to Samantha Macpherson. She registered a 2-for-4 performance with a double, two runs, and one RBI. She added three catches and three assists in CSI's loss.