FLUSHING, NY – The College of Staten Island baseball team returns to Henneken Stadium on Saturday afternoon, serving as the home team for a doubleheader against D'Youville University. First pitch is scheduled for 12:00 PM.
2025 Series Recap: Dolphins Clinch ECC Playoff Berth vs. Saints
The 2025 season proved to be a historic one for CSI Baseball, as the Dolphins secured their first-ever East Coast Conference (ECC) postseason berth with a Game 1 victory over the Saints on May 2.
Hosting the four-game regular season series, the Dolphins needed just one win in the doubleheader to punch their ticket to the postseason, and delivered. CSI set the tone early in the series opener, defeating D'Youville 15-9 behind a decisive five-run fifth inning to clinch their first ever ECC postseason appearance. Over the two days of competition, the teams split the series, highlighted by a Game 1 walk-off victory for the Dolphins on May 3.
All-Time Series
The two programs first met in 2004, during head coach Michael Mauro's second season at the helm, prior to CSI's transition to Division II.
Following that inaugural meeting, the Dolphins put together a seven-game winning streak in the series, including their first two Division II victories over the Saints in 2021. CSI currently holds a 12-10 edge in the all-time series.
Individual Leaders
Offensively, the Dolphins are coming off a historic performance in their doubleheader against Molloy on Saturday, when the team tied a Division II program record with 20 hits in Game One.
Michael Flashner leads CSI at the plate, batting .429 with a team-high 18 hits and 10 RBI. Jason Romance leads the team with three home runs and is batting .366, with two of those homers coming on consecutive days last week against STAC and Molloy. Jandel Brito ranks second on the team with a .414 batting average while adding 12 hits and seven RBI. Jamel Vera has also been a key contributor, batting .386 with a team-high two triples and four doubles.
On the mound, Nicholas Chiaia holds a 1-1 record with a team-best 6.92 ERA and 12 strikeouts across 13.0 innings pitched. Michael Furst has recorded 11 strikeouts with a 7.50 ERA, while Alex Martinez leads the staff in innings pitched with 14.1 while striking out 11.
For Queens, the offense is led by a hitter batting .441 with 15 hits and six RBI. The next top performer is hitting .333 with a team-high seven RBI and is a perfect 4-for-4 on stolen base attempts. Three additional hitters are also producing at a high level, each batting above .300 with averages of .313, .308, and .302. On the mound, Queens is anchored by its ace, who holds a 5.02 ERA with 16 strikeouts. He is followed by two pitchers with ERAs of 7.36 and 7.82, respectively.
