Last Tuesday, the Division Avenue High School Baseball team defeated Manhasset 16-1. Ryan Darcy was the winning pitcher, striking out 12 batters in five innings.

Division struck first when Steve Juliano singled in Joe Woods. The score was tied at 1-1 in the top of the fourth inning, when sophomore Eric Fierro hit a three-run homer to put Division ahead for good.

Big hitters for Division were Dan Cronin with three hits and two RBIs, Joe Woods with two hits, Steve Juliano with three hits and three runs scored, PJ Antoniato with two hits, and Alex Muniz with three RBIs.

On Wednesday, Division hosted a highly regarded Seaford team, and found themselves behind 2-0 in the bottom of the fourth inning when they erupted for nine runs.

Senior Alex Muniz was the hitting star of the inning, as he blasted a two-run double and added a two-run triple in the same inning. Other offensive stars for Division were Dan Cronin, Joe Woods, Joe Laudisio, Steve Juliano, Eric Fierro, and PJ Antoniato who all combined for 15 hits, 12 runs, and nine runs batted in.

Cronin was the winning pitcher, going the distance, while striking out 14 batters. Cronin was helped by a sparkling catch by centerfielder Kevin Schneider that killed a Seaford rally in the third inning.

Division Rams Clarke

Thursday of last week, Division played the very strong Clarke Rams, who had saved their number one pitcher for game three of the week. The Dragons won the game with a score of 8-2. Sophomore PJ Antoniato was the winning pitcher with some relief help from Ryan Darcy. Antoniato and Darcy scattered six hits while striking out seven batters en route to the victory.

Joe Woods got Division on the board in the first inning, knocking in Dan Cronin, who tripled on the first pitch of the game. In the fourth inning, Division led 3-2, when junior Kevin Schneider hit a two-run homer to give Antoniato the insurance runs he needed to gain the win. Cronin, Laudisio, and Fierro all had two hits to pace the Dragons.

The unsung hero of the game was Eric Lineman, who played a stellar third base, making major contributions to the Division victory.

Next week the Blue Dragons host Great Neck South Rebels. Division is away at Great Neck on Tuesday and Friday at 4:30 p.m., while they host Great Neck on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.