Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 (West Harrison, NY) - Just when it seemed to be a lost weekend for the Westchester Community College Baseball team, Jose Delacruz (New York, NY/George Washington HS) and company made sure they were not returning home with a four-game losing streak. A five-run sixth inning, capped by a two-run Delacruz double gave the Vikings the cushion they needed as they rallied to win the nightcap from Adirondack Community College, 7-5 at Silver Lake Park in West Harrison, New York.

With the win, the Vikings improve to 6-5 after dropping the opener 7-6.

Game two started well for the Vikings as WCC scored right away. Scottie Giordano (Croton, NY/Croton-Harmon HS) led off the bottom of the first inning with a triple, and he was immediately driven home by a Paul Franzese (Somers, NY/Somers HS) double. Franzese was ultimately stranded, but thanks to the efforts of Max Marienberg (Scarsdale, NY/Scarsdale HS) on the mound, WCC maintained the lead after two innings.

However, Adirondack battled back throughout the middle innings, tying the game with a third inning home run, taking a 3-1 lead in the fourth inning, and led by as many as two runs, 3-2 heading into the bottom of the sixth inning. That's when the Viking bats came alive.

Christian Lovecchio (North White Plains, NY/Valhalla HS) led off with a walk, and advanced to third on a Giordano double. A Franzese hit allowed both base runners to score, and tie the game. Bobby Wootten (Ardsley, NY/Ardsley HS) then singled to put two runners on base, allowing Delacruz's double to put the Vikings up 6-4. An Adirondack error brought Delacruz home for a 7-4 lead heading into the top of the seventh inning.

Marienberg walked a batter to open the seventh inning, but WCC was put in a position to end things after a beautiful 4-6-3 double-play to put Westchester one out away from victory. The victory would not come easy as an error, followed by two consecutive Adirondack hits brought home an unearned run to make it 7-5. Marienberg was pulled in favor of Michael Matalavage (Croton, NY/Croton-Harmon HS), who induced a pop-out to end the game.

Giordano had two hits while Franzese added 3. Giordano also scored twice for WCC. CJ Sager (Mahopac, NY/Mahopac HS) also had two hits.

Marienberg picked up the win to improve to 2-0 for the season, and Matalavage was credited with a save.

The opener saw Westchester battle from behind from the beginning as Adirondack had a 4-0 lead after two innings. WCC battled back, as a Sean Vanegas (Bronx, NY/Mount St. Michael) sacrifice fly and Giordano RBI single made it 4-2, and an Adirondack error allowed Giordano to score to make it 4-3. Adirondack extended the lead to 6-3 heading into the bottom of the fourth before Westchester battled back once again. Wootten made it 6-4 with an RBI single in the fourth inning, and then came through again two innings later with an RBI single to make it 6-5.

Steve Messerschmitt (Carmel, NY/Carmel HS) completed the comeback with an RBI single to score Wootten and tie things at six.

However, a two-out single in the top of the seventh inning put Adirondack up 7-6, and the score would hold up.

Wootten had two hits and two RBI's, and Messerschmitt had two hits as well.

With the weather finally spring-like, Westchester Community College is hoping to play an on-campus home game. The Vikings are scheduled to host Suffolk Community College for a single game on Wednesday, March 28 at 3:30 p.m. The game's status will be updated on all Westchester Community college athletic social media.