BROOKVILLE, N.Y. — Jake Mastillo hit a grand slam, and
Dominic Pieto struck out a program-record 17 batters as the LIU baseball team picked up a pair of wins by sweeping its doubleheader against Norfolk State on Friday.
Jake Mastillo hit a grand slam in game one to give LIU a 4-0 lead.
Benjamin Fierenzi drove in two runs with a double to right field, giving LIU a 6-4 lead in the fifth.
Matthew McGurk went yard in the seventh after launching a three-run home run to left-center.
Garrett Yawn started the game and struck out six batters in 4.2 innings.
Evan Panjwani struck out three in 2.1 innings of relief, and
PJ Moritz struck out a couple in the final two frames.
The Sharks won game one 11-5.
Dominic Pieto was the standout of game two. The redshirt junior struck out 17 batters, setting the program record for the most strikeouts in a game by a player in LIU history.
Seth Surrett and
Noah Sorensen singled in the third inning. LIU jumped out to a 2-0 lead.
Jack Power drove in a pair of runs with a single to center, and
Benjamin Fierenzi finished off the inning with a three-run home run as the Sharks took a commanding 7-0 lead.
Bentley Boekhout drove in two runs in the fifth inning with a single to right, and then
Jack Ryan hit a three-run home run.
LIU won game two 14-6 and scored a combined 25 runs in the doubleheader.
The Sharks look to sweep the series Sunday at 1 p.m.