THIBODAUX, La. – The Long Island University baseball shutout Nicholls State 3-0 in game two of the four-game series on Saturday night. Joshua Loeschorn, Salvatore Ferro, and Nick Torres sprinkled just five hits throughout nine innings of work.
 
Highlights

• Loeschorn picked up his first win of the year. He threw five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out four.
• Ferro went 1.1 innings out of the pen.
• Torres earned the save with 2.2 scoreless innings in relief.
• Anthony Warneke went 3-4 with two doubles, two runs scored, one RBI, and one stolen base.
• Andy Camilo recorded two hits and drove home two runs.

 
 
How It Happened
The Sharks broke through in the first inning. Warneke got it going with a double to left center and advanced to third on a throwing error. Camilo brought him home with a ground out to the shortstop. Loeschorn got into a little bit of trouble but worked out of a bases loaded jam in the bottom half of the inning. He allowed just three more hits across the next four innings.
 
LIU's second run came with two outs. Warneke started it off again, getting hit by a pitch then stealing second. Camilo drove him home with a single down the left field line, doubling the Sharks advantage. Salvatore Ferro relieved Loeschorn in the sixth. He held the Colonels scoreless through 1.1 innings. Nick Torres got the last two outs in the seventh inning and helped keep the lead at two through the eighth.
 
Insurance was added in the top of the ninth by way of a Warneke single. Cade Biddle drew a walk then stole second. Warneke put the ball through the left side of the infield, driving Biddle home. Torres remained in the game, earning his first save of the year.
 
Up next
The Sharks close out the series tomorrow with a double-header. Game one is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Game two is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.