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 showing in Saturday's doubleheader against Molloy, tying a Division II program record with 20 hits in Game One.
Michael Flashner leads CSI at the plate, hitting .435 with 20 hits and 11 RBI. Jandel Brito follows with a .406 average, adding 13 hits and seven RBI. Jamel Vera, recently slotted into the leadoff spot, is batting .396 and leads the team with two triples and five doubles.
On the mound, Michael Furst earned his first win of the season in Game One against Queens on Friday and currently leads the staff with a 6.00 ERA and 17 strikeouts over 18.0 innings. Aidan Kielty secured his first save of the year with a relief appearance in that same game.
For D'Youville, the Saints are led by a hitter batting .377 with 26 hits and 16 RBI. Another key contributor leads the team with five home runs and is hitting .302. On the mound, D'Youville's top pitcher owns a 4.60 ERA with 28 strikeouts across 31.1 innings, followed by another arm posting a 5.14 ERA with 21 strikeouts.
