April 29, 2007
FAIRFIELD, Conn. - Senior Ed Kamintzky (Astoria, N.Y.) and freshman Kevin Fico (Stamford, Conn.) combined for a five-hit shutout as the Fairfield baseball team downed Siena, 6-0, in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) play this afternoon at Alumni Diamond.
Kamintzky (3-3) went six innings scattering three hits with seven strikeouts for his third victory of the year while Fico tossed three innings giving up just two hits with two strikeouts while not walking a batter for the save. In addition, Kamintzky moved up the career charts in a pair of categories. With his strikeouts, Kamintzky surpassed former Stag Tim Dugan for third on the career strikeouts list with 194 and moved past Dugan into fourth all-time in innings pitched with 244.2.
Juniors Peter Allen (Mamaroneck, N.Y.) and Mike Weiner (Easton, Conn.) and rookie Matt Tiagwad (Mt. Laurel, N.J.) all had solid days at the plate for Fairfield (11-24, 7-10). Allen went 2-for-3 three with two runs scored and an RBI while Weiner went 3-for-4 with an RBI. Tiagwad drove in two runs on the day.
Fairfield started the scoring in the bottom of the first inning as junior Albie DeSimone (Pelham, N.Y.) came around to score on Allen's 16th double of the season. Weiner followed with a hard-hit single up the middle to score Allen and give Fairfield a 2-0 lead.
Siena (7-27, 5-9 MAAC) threatened in the top of the third inning, loading the bases with one out but Kamintzky was able to fan Chris Klepps and Eric Mruczek to end the threat. The Saint loaded the bases again with one out in the top of the fourth inning but Kamintzky was able to get the final two outs of the inning to come away unscathed.
Fairfield added another run in the bottom half of the fourth inning as Allen scored on an error by the Siena defense. The Stags put the game away in the bottom of the seventh inning by tacking three runs on the board.
Siena's Craig Marcellus (0-5) took the loss after giving up three runs, two earned, on four hits with two strikeouts.
Fairfield will face Sacred Heart at the Ballpark at Harbor Yard on May 1 followed by a trip to Hartford on May 2.
