Baseball Tops University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 19-12

3/6/05-- Long Island exploded for a 19-12 triumph over University of Maryland Eastern Shore, in college baseball action on Sunday afternoon.

Freshman Bryan Burke (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) went 3-for-6 including a grand slam and knocked in a team-high six runs for the Blackbirds (2-1).

Sophomore Michael Maynard (Staten Island, N.Y.) tossed 5 2/3 innings to get the win, allowing two runs on 11 hits, walking none and fanning three. Junior Peter Orsi (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and freshman Andy Yawger (Morristown, N.J.) pitched in relief for the Blackbirds.

A trio of Blackbirds enjoyed success at the plate as Junior Trey Bell (Georgetown, Del.) went 3-for-6 and sophomores Robert Rowen (Rosendale, N.Y.) and Marcus Wynn (Plainfield, N.J.) went 2-for-4, respectively.

Bell and Rowen got off to a good start, smashing back-to-back doubles as LIU took a 3-0 lead in the first inning. The Fighting Hawks responded with two runs in the bottom of the inning, two more in the second and three in the third for a 7-3 advantage.

After two scoreless innings, LIU exploded in the fourth recording eight runs on five hits. Six of the runs came with two outs. UMES answered with two more in the bottom of the inning to cut the Blackbirds lead to 11-9.

Burke open blew the game in the eighth, blasting a shot to right with the bases loaded to give the Blackbirds a commanding 17-9 advantage.