Senior Ted Black led the Storm in most offensive categories.

The Keuka College baseball team had two players recognized by the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) by being selected to the All-NEAC second team.  Senior first basemen Ted Black (Turin, N.Y./South Lewis) and sophomore second basemen Nick Ventura (Auburn, N.Y./Auburn) helped lead the Storm to a 7-18 overall record and a 4-8 conference mark.

Black, who was a third team selection last season, led the Storm with a .365 batting average, 25 RBIs, a .568 slugging percentage, a .520 on-base percentage, and 24 walks.  He was second on the team with 27 hits and 18 runs scored.  Black also led the Storm with eight doubles and two triples while belting one home run.  He finished with a .980 fielding percentage.

Ventura led the Storm with 30 hits while playing in just 24 games.  He was second on the team with a .353 batting average, 18 runs, seven doubles, and a .459 slugging percentage.  Ventura was third on the team with 14 RBIs and led the Storm with 62 assists.

Sophomore Ben Przepiora batted 3-for-4 with three RBIs.

The Keuka College baseball team split with the visiting Lakers of SUNY Oswego in its last two games of the 2010 season on Thursday.  The Storm won game one 8-6 and lost the second game 14-7.  Keuka finishes with a 7-18 overall record while Oswego improves to 17-13.

In the first game, Keuka scored seven runs, all with two outs.  Up 7-4 entering the bottom of the sixth, senior Ted Black (Turin, N.Y./South Lewis) belted a solo home run to make it 8-4.  The Lakers scored two in the top of the seventh but the damage was done. 

Junior Jason Kirkum (Bason, N.Y./Oakfield-Alabama) tossed his fifth complete game while picking up his second win of the season.  He allowed just four earned and struck out seven.

Sophomore Mike Hutchings (Auburn, N.Y./Auburn) batted 2-for-4 while junior Matt Dunn (Walden, N.Y./Chapel Field) was 1-for-2 with two RBIs.  Black was 1-for-2 with a pair of walks and two runs scored.

In the second game, Keuka was done in by poor defense as they committed six errors while letting eight unearned runs score.  Senior Kyle Sherin (Walworth, N.Y./Gananda) was the tough luck loser as he didn’t allow a single earned run to score.  Sophomore Ben Przepiora (Syracuse, N.Y./Solvay) batted 2-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs scored while Black was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.  Dunn stayed hot at the plate with two more hits as rookie Keith Prestano (Astoria, N.Y./Xaverian) was 2-for-3 with two runs scored.

Sophomore Nick Ventura batted 4-for-9 with four RBIs.

The Keuka baseball enjoyed some late game heroics as they split with the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) regular season champions, Penn State-Berks.  The Storm lost game one 10-3 before taking the second game 12-9 in extra innings. 

Keuka is now 6-17 overall and 4-8 in the conference while Berks is 22-16 overall and 10-2 in the NEAC.

In game one, Keuka allowed all 10 berks runs in the first three innings.  Junior John Talcott (Binghamton, N.Y./Union-Endicott) then came in in relief and pitched four shutout innings while allowing just one hit.  Sophomore Nick Ventura (Auburn, N.Y./Auburn) and senior Ted Black (Turin, N.Y./South Lewis) each went 1-for-4 with an RBI.

In the second game, Berks went up 5-3 after two innings of play.  Keuka tied it with a run in the fourth and another in the sixth.  Berks then scored a run in the seventh but the Storm answered with one of its own to force extra innings.  The Nittany Lions plated three runs in the top of the eighth but Keuka answered with six, highlighted by a 3-run walk-off home run by senior Rob Crowley (Attica, N.Y./Attica).

Crowley also picked up the win on the mound pitching one inning.  Sophomore John Sculli (Canandaigua, N.Y./Canandaigua) pitched the first seven innings while striking out five. 

Ventura went 3-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs scored as senior Simon Mills (Boonville, N.Y./Adirondack) and sophomore Mike Hutchings (Auburn, N.Y./Auburn) each went 2-for-4 with two runs scored.  Freshman Keith Prestano (Astoria, N.Y./Xaverian) scored three runs.

Junior Jason Kirkum batted 3-for-3 in the second game.

The Keuka baseball team allowed only two earned runs in 14 innings of play as they split with the visiting Nittany Lions of Penn State-Abington on Friday.  Keuka dropped game one 2-1 and won game two 9-2.  The Storm are now 5-16 overall and 3-7 in the conference while Abington is 15-14 overall and 6-6 in the NEAC.

In game one, both teams scored a run in the first inning and then went scoreless for the next five innings.  Abington scored the winning run in the top of the seventh.  Senior Kyle Sherin (Walworth, N.Y./Gananda) took the loss despite allowing just six hits and striking out five.  Senior Neil Halvorsen (Walworth, N.Y./Gananda) drove in Keuka’s only run.

The second game belonged to sophomore Anthony Zaia (Phoenix, N.Y./Phoenix) who tossed a complete game while getting 14 ground outs and not allowing any earned runs.  The win is Zaia’s first of his career.  Keuka ripped 11 hits in the game.

Junior Jason Kirkum (Bason, N.Y./Oakfield-Alabama) led the bats going 3-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored.  Junior Matt Dunn (Walden, N.Y./Chapel Field) went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored while sophomore Nick Ventura (Auburn, N.Y./Auburn) was 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored.

Keuka will next play host to Penn State-Berks this Saturday, April 24 beginning at 1 pm.

Senior Rob Crowley batted 2-for-3 and scored the winning run in game two.

The Keuka baseball team had a chance to sweep the Wildcats of SUNYIT but instead ended with a split on Thursday.  Keuka lost game one 9-8 and took game two 4-3.  The Storm improve to 4-15 overall and 2-6 in conference play.  The Wildcats now stand at 14-18 overall and 5-5 in the NEAC.

In game one, Keuka fell behind 4-0 after three innings of play but scored seven runs in the fourth.  SUNYIT answered with a run in the fifth to make it 7-5.  The Storm scored one in the top of the sixth but allowed four runs in the bottom half of the inning to lose by one. 

Junior Jason Kirkum (Bason, N.Y./Oakfield-Alabama) was solid on the hill, striking out 10 batters and allowing just five earned runs in the complete game loss.  He also batted 2-for-2 with a double and a run scored. 

In game two, Keuka scored three runs in the top of the first and added another run in fourth.  The Wildcats plated two in the third and one in the fifth.  Senior Simon Mills (Boonville, N.Y./Adirondack) tossed a complete game while allowing just three earned and striking out four to pick up his first win of the season.

Senior Rob Crowley (Attica, N.Y./Attica) batted 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored while rookie Keith Prestano (Astoria, N.Y./Xaverian) also batted 2-for-3.  Senior Neil Halverson (Walworth, N.Y./Gananda) drove in two runs with a triple.

Keuka will next play host to Penn State-Abington this Friday, April 23 beginning at 2 pm.

Junior John Talcott took a no-hitter into the fifth inning and didn't allow an earned run.

Junior John Talcott (Binghamton, N.Y./Union-Endicott) took a no-hitter into the fifth inning against the Cardinals of St. John Fisher College before the Storm lost 9-1 at home on Tuesday.  Keuka slips to 3-14 overall while Fisher improves to 19-9.

The Storm took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning after senior Ted Black (Turin, N.Y./South Lewis) drove home sophomore Nick Ventura (Auburn, N.Y./Auburn) with an RBI single.  Talcott held the Cardinals scoreless for the first six innings before Fisher tallied two runs in the seventh.  Fisher added a run in the eighth and six more in the ninth.

Talcott allowed just three hits in 6.1 innings while striking out three and not allowing an earned run.  The Cardinals finished with 10 hits to the Storm’s seven.  Black and Ventura each went 2-for-4.

Keuka will next play at SUNYIT this Thursday, April 22 beginning at 5 pm.

Senior Simon Mills broke the career strikeout record with 93.

The Keuka baseball team split with the Fighting Tigers of SUNY Cobleskill on the road Sunday.  The Storm won game one, 5-4 and lost game two 12-8.  Keuka is now 3-13 on the year and 1-5 in conference play while Cobleskill is 7-20 overall and 2-8 in the conference.

In game one, Keuka starter, junior Jason Kirkum (Bason, N.Y./Oakfield-Alabama), pitched a complete game six-hitter.  He had a perfect game into the fourth inning.  Tied 2-2 going into the seventh, Keuka’s Ted Black (Turin, N.Y./South Lewis) hit a bases clearing double to secure the victory for Keuka.  The Storm had 11 hits to Cobleskill’s six.

Kirkum finished with five strikeouts while Black went 2-for-4 with four RBI.  Sophomore Mike Hutchings (Auburn, N.Y./Auburn) batted 2-for-4 with two runs scored while classmate Nick Ventura (Auburn, N.Y./Auburn) and senior Simon Mills (Boonville, N.Y./Adirondack) each went 2-for-3.

In game two, Keuka jumped out to an early 3-0 and then went up 7-4 in the fourth.  The Storm’s defense fell apart in the bottom of the fourth as they committed three costly errors that led to six runs for the Fighting Tigers.  Keuka collected 10 more hits in the game.

Senior Kyle Sherin (Walworth, N.Y./Gananda) took the loss while Mills pitched three innings of solid relief.  He struck out four, breaking the school record for career strikeouts with 93.

Hutchings was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two stolen bases while Black was 2-for-4 with two more RBIs.  Kirkum was a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBIs and Ventura added two more hits.  Mills clubbed his first home run of the season.

Keuka will next play host to St. John Fisher College this Tuesday, April 20 beginning at 4 pm.

The baseball team was to play against SUNYIT at DeLutis Field in Rome, NY beginning at 5 pm.  The game, which is a conference double header, will be made up.

The softball team was also to play at SUNYIT beginning at 2 pm but will now have to schedule a make-up date to get the NEAC double header in.

Men’s and women’s tennis were both hosting SUNY Oneonta today beginning at 1 pm.  The men will now face off against Oneonta this Monday, April 19 beginning at 1 pm.  The women will not make-up the match.

Freshman Keith Prestano finished 2-for-4 with a home run.

The Keuka baseball team plated 10 runs in a 19-10 loss to the No. 25 nationally ranked Yellowjackets of the University of Rochester on Wednesday.

Keuka falls to 2-12 on the season while Rochester improves to 20-4.

After falling behind 3-0, Keuka plated four runs in the third inning on two 2-run home runs by freshman Keith Prestano (Astoria, N.Y./Xaverian) and sophomore Pete Venuti (Syracuse, N.Y./Solvay).  Rochester took the lead back with five runs in the bottom of the third and added six runs in the fifth.  Keuka plated three runs in both the sixth and seventh innings.  Rochester finished with 21 hits while the Storm had seven.

Prestano led Keuka while going 2-for-4 with two RBIs, two walks, and three runs scored.  Senior Neil Halverson (Walworth, N.Y./Gananda) drove in three runs while going 1-for-2 with three walks.  Venuti finished 1-for-3 with two RBIs, two runs scored, and two walks while junior Jason Kirkum (Bason, N.Y./Oakfield-Alabama) finished 2-for-6 with an RBI.

Keuka will next play at SUNYIT this Saturday, April 17 beginning at 5 pm.

Senior Neil Halvorsen belted his second home run of the season.

The Keuka baseball team lost both games of a double header to the visiting Blue Devils of SUNY Fredonia on Tuesday.  The Storm fell 13-1 in game one and 11-4 in the night cap.

Keuka slips to 2-11 overall while Fredonia improves to 13-11 on the season.

In game one, Keuka was out-hit 15-4 but also issued eight walks.  Sophomore Anthony Zaia (Phoenix, N.Y./Phoenix) took the loss while striking out two.  SeniorNeil Halvorsen (Walworth, N.Y./Gananda) blasted a solo home run for the Storm’s lone run.  Sophomore Nick Ventura (Auburn, N.Y./Auburn) batted 2-for-3.

In game two, the Storm were done in by its defense as they committed six errors while allowing six unearned runs to score.  Senior Rob Crowley (Attica, N.Y./Attica) suffered the loss.  Keuka was out-hit 13-6.  Sophomore Pete Veuti (Syracuse, N.Y./Solvay) went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored while classmate Ben Przepiora (Syracuse, N.Y./Solvay) batted 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored.

Keuka will next take on the No. 25 nationally ranked Yellowjackets of the University of Rochester this Wednesday, April, 14 beginning at 4 pm.