Box Score

ST. LEO, Fla. – Senior lefthander Joe Zongol (Flower Mound, TX/Southington) pitched seven shutout innings, allowing just two singles while striking out six to lead Rensselaer to a 10-0 season-opening win over Ripon at St. Leo University. While RPI is now 1-0, Ripon, a participant in the 2007 NCAA Tournament, falls to 0-1.

After a scoreless first inning, the Red Hawks broke the game open with a run in the second inning, six in the third and three more in the fourth.

Leading the way offensively was sophomore leftfielder Camden Mamigonian (Dover, NH/Dover), who accounted for all three fourth inning runs with a home run. Also contributing were senior first baseman Ken Carroll (Shelton, CT/Fairfield Prep.) and senior shortstop Matt Muscatiello (Kinderhook, NY/Ichabod Crane), who had two hits and an RBI each. Sophomore designated hitter Pat Reardon (Troy, NY/LaSalle Institute) chipped in with two hits, including a double, three runs scored and a run batted in. Among his runs scored was a steal of home.

Junior Andrew Novick (Hopewell Junction, NY/John Jay) and freshman Mike Cieszko (Stevenson Ranch, CA/William S. Hart) both pitched an inning to preserve the shutout for Rensselaer. Ripon starter Mike Lloyd, who allowed ten runs (5 earned) in six innings, suffered the loss.

RPI returns to action on Monday against Husson at 11am in Tampa. Senior Tim Klein (Westwood, NJ/St. Joseph Regional) is expected to get the start. The Red Hawks then face Arcadia in a doubleheader on Tuesday beginning at 9:30am.