Righty reliever Jordany Ventura (1-0), who picked up the win, tossed 3.1 frames of scoreless baseball. Righty Justin Lawson added 3.0 innings of scoreless ball of his own for the save. Three Cyclone pitchers struck out a total of 14 batters in the triumph.
Simpkins, who played for Liberty Heights Athletic Institute, is averaging 14.7 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.2 assist per game in 22 contests.
Perez dropped in 11 points, dished out five assists, grabbed four rebounds and added four steals in her first game on the collegiate hardwood.
The 5-foot-11, 215-pound Pilgrim led the Railsplitters in tackles last season.
Senior Destiny Hurt, sophomore Kristen Donovan and freshman Mercedes Perez combined for 57 points.
Kareem Lubowski, Kayla Moore and Josh Dolinsky are three kids on scholarship at Johnny Mac Tennis Project in Manhattan.
Mauricio's 2-3 night included a 117 mph double.
Cain averaged 20.4 points and 4.8 rebounds while playing for University High in Carmel, Ind., in his junior season.
Ledlum, who did not play a game for the Volunteers and hails from Brooklyn, will be a welcome addition to the Red Strom, as he averaged 18.8 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game last season at Harvard University basketball. He has one year of eligibility remaining.
Abanikanda rushed for 1431 yards (six yards per carry) with 20 touchdowns on 239 touches last season for the Panthers.
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