Farmingdale State 3, Hobart 1

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FARMINGDALE, N.Y. | The Farmingdale State College baseball team picked up its first win of the 2025 season Friday afternoon, as the Rams opened their three-game weekend set against visiting Hobart College with a 3-1 victory.

FSC (1-2) notched a two-run fourth inning against the Statesmen (1-2), with junior outfielder Mike Kocovic (Mahopac, N.Y.) coming across the plate on a double-steal attempt, before sophomore designated hitter Vincent Deiosso (Glenwood Landing, N.Y.) scored on a dropped fly ball in the outfield. 

Hobart scratched one run back in the top of the fifth inning, before Rams junior left-handed pitcher Michael Camardi (Syosset, N.Y.) avoided further damage by inducing a double play grounder – one of three twin killings turned by the hosts on the afternoon.

Farmingdale State responded in its half of the fifth by manufacturing a run to restore its two-run advantage. Freshman shortstop Kaolis Delacruz (Levittown, N.Y.) led things off by reaching on a walk, before moving up 90 feet on a well-placed bunt by sophomore catcher Sean Maldonado (Glen Head, N.Y.) – one of his two sacrifices in the game. One batter later, Delacruz came across the dish on a single through the right side of the infield by senior Patrick Dallas (Patchogue, N.Y.), putting FSC ahead 3-1.

With runners at the corners for the Statesmen with one out in the top of the ninth, junior lefty Derek Torres (Massapequa, N.Y.) came on to toss a strikeout, before senior closer Tyler DiRocco (Commack, N.Y.) got the next hitter to ground into a force out to capture his first save of the young campaign.

Senior first baseman Jordan Lambert (Plainview, N.Y.) and junior outfielder Richie Heyder (Holbrook, N.Y.) notched one hit apiece for Farmingdale State, while Deiosso worked two walks on the day. Senior starter and right-hander Johnny Dougherty (Kings Park, N.Y.) fired five strikeouts across the first three innings of the game, while Camardi picked up the win with 2.1 innings of four-hit, three-strikeout ball. Junior righty TJ Cox (Mineola, N.Y.) bridged the gap between Camardi and Torres with three scoreless innings while scattering two hits, and rolled a pair of double plays during his stint on the mound.

The teams conclude their three-game set series with a noontime doubleheader on Saturday, as the teams will play a pair of seven-inning contests.