Two Shutouts for Spartans in Home Sweep

Cayuga Community College Baseball swept their final home games of the regular season Saturday behind complete game shutouts from starting pitchers Matt Rumney and Austin Doyle-Miller.

The Spartans captured the first game 5-0 against Mohawk Valley Community College behind Rumney and a steady lineup, then dominated the Hawks from the first pitch in an 11-0 win in the second game. Cayuga improved to 21-13 on the season and 13-5 in East Division play.

In the first game, Rumney shut down the Hawks' lineup while the Spartans scored single runs in the first four innings. Perry Chetney's RBI single in the first opened the scoring, then Kevin Dolan made it 2-0 in the second with an RBI double, scoring Mike DeRosa. Cayuga tacked on their final run in the sixth on an RBI double from DeRosa, scoring Jacob Laird.

Chetney, DeRosa, Laird and Juan Perez each had two hits, with Chetney, Laird and DeRosa scoring once. Rumney surrendered four hits in seven innings, striking out six.

Cayuga broke the second game open early with five runs in the first inning. Five of the first six batters scored in the inning, with RBIs coming from Bradley Soto-Diaz, Chetney, DeRosa and Laird. Soto-Diaz scored on a passed ball in the second before Perez doubled home Chetney to make it 7-0 Spartans. Cayuga closed the scoring in the third when DeRosa tripled home Brandon Hoftijzer and Luca D'Emilio, then scored later in the inning on Alex Gaudet's single.

Miller dominated the Hawks from the start, allowing only one hit, walking none and striking out five. Soto-Diaz went two-for-two with two RBI and two runs scored, and Chetney and Gaudet both scored twice. DeRosa had a team-high three RBI in the game.

Cayuga ends the regular season on the road Tuesday, May 7, at Mohawk Valley. First pitch of the doubleheader is scheduled for 2 p.m.