NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., April 8, 2019 – In a shortened contest due to lateness, the Monroe College Mustangs JV baseball team held on to defeat SUNY Ulster by a score of 5-4 Monday evening at Dick Caswell Field. The Mustangs improve to 5-12 with the win, while the Senators fall to 9-8.
 
The Mustangs got started quickly in Monday evening's game. Jonas Marte led off the bottom of the first with a walk, and then moved to second on a wild pitch. Javier Ortiz then ripped a single up the middle, scoring Marte for a quick 1-0 lead. Carlos Aranda followed with a single to put runners on the corners. Aranda then stole second, and the throw went into center field, allowing Ortiz to score and make it a 2-0 game. Nick Simonenko followed with a sacrifice fly to center, plating Aranda to put the Mustangs up, 3-0.
 
Forrest Ruiz sent a line drive into the right-center gap for a triple to lead off the second. He then came in on a wild pitch to put the Mustangs up by four.
 
The Senators found their way onto the board in the top of the third. With the bases loaded, a wild pitch brought in Ulster's first run of the day. Tyler Guadagno then hit a two-RBI single to center, making it a 4-3 ballgame.
 
The Mustangs loaded the bases in the bottom of the third. Eddy Vicioso then grounded into a double play, but it was enough to score Ortiz from third to make it a 5-3 lead for Monroe.
 
With time running thin before the lights turned off at Dick Caswell Field, the Senators managed to once again load the bases in the top of the fifth. A walk by Michael Holohan brought in a run to get Ulster within one, but the Mustangs escaped from there to hang on to the lead, ultimately winning the game by a single run.
 
Jorge Gonzalez earned the win for the Mustangs, allowing four runs across five frames with six strikeouts to improve to 1-1. Adrian Murillo closed out the game with a hitless sixth inning to earn his first save. Jumy Poueriet took the loss for Ulster to fall to 0-1.
 
Ortiz finished 1-for-1 with two runs, an RBI and two walks. Ruiz went 2-for-2 with a triple and a run scored. Aranda batted 1-for-2 with a run.
 
The Mustangs will hit the road for their final two games of the season, beginning with a matchup at SUNY Sullivan on Wednesday, April 10. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.
 
ABOUT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT MONROE COLLEGE
The athletic program at Monroe College encompasses a total of 28 teams competing across nine sports. There are 19 varsity and junior varsity programs, as well as club men's and women's rugby, competing on the New Rochelle campus as the Monroe Mustangs (NJCAA Division I). The Monroe Express, based out of the Bronx campus as of the fall of 2017, has nine varsity and junior varsity teams competing at the NJCAA Division III level.
 
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