NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., April 28, 2022 – Roman Dorosh turned in the best game of his Mustang career on Thursday, twirling 15 strikeouts across seven shutout innings to help the Monroe College Mustangs baseball team to a 9-1 run-rule victory over County College of Morris at Dick Caswell Field. The Mustangs improve to 20-26 overall with the win, while the Titans drop to 19-14.
 
Dorosh's 15 strikeouts on Thursday surpassed his previous career-high of 10 from just 12 days ago against Suffolk County Community College. He allowed no runs just two hits without a walk over his seven innings to earn his third victory of the season.
 
After two scoreless frames, the Mustangs jumped into the lead in the bottom of the third. Kristopher Salinas led off with a single to right, and was then sacrificed to second by Miguel Toribio. Luis Villalba took advantage with an RBI single to left, scoring Salinas to make it a 1-0 game. Andres Castro followed with a double to plate Villalba and push the lead to two. After Castro stole third, Salix Felix hit a grounder to short that was misplayed, bringing Castro home to leave Monroe up by three.
 
The scoring halted for another two innings before the Mustangs picked things up again in the bottom of the sixth. With one out, Felix launched a long fly ball over the wall in right-center for a solo homer, making it a 4-0 lead for Monroe. Two batters later, Nathaniel Alvarez hit a long fly ball down the right-field line that dropped in for a triple. A throw to the infield went way off the mark, allowing Alvarez to come home for a 5-0 Mustang lead.
 
With one out in the seventh, Toribio dropped a perfect bunt down the third-base line for a single, but an errant throw by the third baseman allowed him to move up to second. With two outs, Castro hit a single to left to bring Toribio home, bringing the score to 6-0.
 
The Titans ended the shutout in the top of the eighth when CJ Tomalavage homered over the fence in left-center, cutting the Mustangs' lead to 6-1.
 
The Mustangs put their stamp on the game in the bottom of the eighth. Alvarez hit a one-out single, and then Angel De La Cruz walked. Pedro Crespo then singled into left, bringing in Alvarez to make it a 7-1 game. After a single by Salinas loaded the bases, Toribio drew a walk to put Monroe ahead by seven and just a run away from ending the game. With two outs, a balk brought Crespo home, ending the game at 9-1.
 
Castro went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and a run in the win. Alvarez hit a triple in a 2-for-4 outing, scoring twice. Felix finished 1-for-4 with a solo homer, his seventh of the season and 21st across his Mustang career, totaling two RBIs and a run in the game. Crespo went 2-for-2 after pinch hitting later in the game, knocking in a run and scoring another himself. Salinas went 2-for-4 with a run scored. Villalba knocked in a run and scored once as well in a 2-for-5 outing. Toribio finished 1-for-5 with an RBI and a run. De La Cruz scored once in a 1-for-3 effort.
 
Monroe gets Friday off before going head-to-head with ASA College (NYC) twice on Saturday, April 30, at Dick Caswell Field. Game 1 of the doubleheader is set for 12 p.m.
 
ABOUT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT MONROE COLLEGE
The athletic program at Monroe College encompasses a total of 35 teams competing across nine sports. There are 21 varsity and junior varsity programs, as well as club men's and women's rugby, the Monroe College marching band, and the newly added esports and men's volleyball programs, competing on the New Rochelle campus as the Mustangs (NJCAA Division I). The Monroe Express, based out of the Bronx campus, has 14 teams competing at the NJCAA Division III level.
 
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