Cougars Shutout Farmingdale, 3-0

Kean Athletics

Farmingdale, N.Y. (3/24/09) - Junior Mike Moceri (Yardville, N.J.) drove in two as #5/9 Kean University defeated host Farmingdale State College, 3-0, Tuesday afternoon. The win improves Kean to 14-4 overall while the loss drops Farmingdale to 11-10 this season.

Moceri drove in the game's first run in the top of the third. With two outs, freshman D.J. Breckenridge (Fair Haven, N.J.) reached on a single. After rookie Vinny Galya (Old Bridge, N.J.) reached on a walk, Moceri singled to right to bring home Breckenridge.

The game remained this way until the eighth inning when Moceri (pictured right) again delivered, this time with an RBI double to drive home Galya, who reached on a single of his own.
Pinch-hitter Dylan Laguna (Edison, N.J.) tacked on another run in the top of the ninth with an RBI single.

Not to be lost was the pitching performance by freshman Sam Fourre (Scotch Plains, N.J.), who earned his first complete game shutout win. Fourre (2-0) (pictured left) allowed just five hits and one walk while fanning five.

Offensively Moceri was 3-for-4 while sophomore Gabe Ramirez (North Bergen, N.J.) was 2-for-4.