Baseball Game Preview: Mount Sinai Mustangs vs. Shoreham-Wading River Wildcats

For the second straight game, Mount Sinai will face off against Shoreham-Wading River. The Mustangs will face off against the Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mount Sinai has four straight wins, Shoreham-Wading River has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Mount Sinai barely beat Shoreham-Wading River the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Mustangs' pitchers stepped up to hand the Wildcats an 8-0 shutout on Tuesday.

Mount Sinai got a great performance from Jake Zabbara as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Zabbara has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.

Keith Hall

Runs

05/13/25 vs Shoreham-Wading River	2
05/06/25 @ Islip	2
05/01/25 @ Sayville	2
04/25/25 vs Huntington	1
04/03/25 vs Miller Place	1
+ 1 more games

On the hitting side, Keith Hall and Benny Franquiz did most of the damage at the plate: Hall went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double, while Franquiz went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Hall is becoming a predictor of Mount Sinai's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 6-9 when he doesn't). John Leonard was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Mount Sinai always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

The victory got Mount Sinai back to even at 9-9. As for Shoreham-Wading River, they now have a losing record of 7-8.