Staten Island, NY | The College of Staten Island faced off against the Lions today. The Dolphins came out victorious against Lincoln University, 8-1. Initially, the Dolphins were set to host a doubleheader today and Senior Day tomorrow against the Lions, but due to weather conditions the rest of the games have been canceled. CSI finished their season at 11-25 (4-15 ECC) as the opposing Lions end off with a record of 5-35 (1-18 ECC) overall. At the conclusion of today's game we honored three dolphin seniors, Liam Harding, Alexis Santos, and Adam Gonzalez.

KEY MOMENTS
The Dolphins got things started in the bottom of the first inning to take 2-0 advantage. This was sparked by a Gardner single up the middle which was followed by a Castiglione homer to left field. This led to two RBIs as Gardner scored. CSI would tack on another run in the bottom of the second inning behind a NIck Cippoletti homer to left field. They would keep it going in the fourth as Anthony Sutera stole second and Michael Kehoe singled. Castiglione would score as the Dolphins opened up a 4-0 advantage. The Lions would score their only run of the game in the top of the fifth. In the bottom of the sixth, a Sutera single through the left side and a Cippoletti single to center field would both lead to runs as Castiglione and Sutera scored, 6-1. To close the game, CSI tacked on two more runs and coasted to an 8-1 win.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE 
The Dolphins tallied eight runs, 13 hits, and one error in the contest. Domenick Castiglione registered a 1-for-4 performance as he homered with one run and two RBIs. Nick Cippoletti was 3-for-4 as he homered with one run and two RBIs. Anthony Sutera went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI. John Esposito took on the pitching duties as he tied a CSI record with 18 strikeouts. He picked up the win (5-3) on his way to pitching all nine innings. The opposing Lions tallied 1 run, 4 hits, and two errors in the game.

DOLPHIN OF THE GAME
Today's Dolphin of the Game goes to pitcher John Esposito. He tied a school-record with his 18 strikeouts in CSI's victory.
 

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