Friday, March 14
Piscataway, N.J.
4:00 PM
Rutgers
8-10
4
vs
10
Cal Baptist
9-9
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Baptist | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 1 |
| Rutgers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
Photo by: Tom Gilbert
Baseball Falls to Cal Baptist
Mar 14 | Baseball
PISCATAWAY, N.J.Ā āĀ Rutgers baseball (8-10) fell to Cal Baptist (9-9), 10-4, in the series opener Friday at Bainton Field. It was the first all-time meeting between the programs on the diamond.
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The Lancers used five runs in the first two innings and a 6.2-inning start by Cody New (3-1) to take the win. The lefty stranded eight Scarlet Knights on base in the outing.
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Peyton Bonds went 3-for-4 with a walk and three RBIs for Rutgers. Nick Tomasetto contributed a pinch-hit single to drive in one as RU posted 12 hits overall.
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After the Lancers posted three runs on three hits in the first, the Scarlet Knights responded with a pair. Trevor Cohen led off with a single before Brennan Hyde doubled and Bonds delivered a two-run single through the right side one batter later.
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Cal Baptist then added two in the second to take a 5-2 lead.
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The teams traded zeros on the scoreboard from there until the top of the seventh, as a two-out RBI single put the visitors up by four. Cal Baptist tacked on four in the eighth.
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In the ninth, Jack Sweeney doubled and scored on an RBI single by Tomasetto. Bonds added his third RBI of the day with a single up the middle.
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Justin Shadek (0-2) posted three consecutive scoreless innings to end his start, striking out six overall. Matthew Cruz fanned two over 1.1 scoreless innings in his collegiate debut.
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Game two of the series is set for Saturday at 2 p.m.Ā In a schedule update, Sunday's series finale will now start at 10:30 a.m.
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The Lancers used five runs in the first two innings and a 6.2-inning start by Cody New (3-1) to take the win. The lefty stranded eight Scarlet Knights on base in the outing.
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Peyton Bonds went 3-for-4 with a walk and three RBIs for Rutgers. Nick Tomasetto contributed a pinch-hit single to drive in one as RU posted 12 hits overall.
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After the Lancers posted three runs on three hits in the first, the Scarlet Knights responded with a pair. Trevor Cohen led off with a single before Brennan Hyde doubled and Bonds delivered a two-run single through the right side one batter later.
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Cal Baptist then added two in the second to take a 5-2 lead.
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The teams traded zeros on the scoreboard from there until the top of the seventh, as a two-out RBI single put the visitors up by four. Cal Baptist tacked on four in the eighth.
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In the ninth, Jack Sweeney doubled and scored on an RBI single by Tomasetto. Bonds added his third RBI of the day with a single up the middle.
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Justin Shadek (0-2) posted three consecutive scoreless innings to end his start, striking out six overall. Matthew Cruz fanned two over 1.1 scoreless innings in his collegiate debut.
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Game two of the series is set for Saturday at 2 p.m.Ā In a schedule update, Sunday's series finale will now start at 10:30 a.m.
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Pitching:
W: Cody New (3-1)
L: Shadek, Justin (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Andrew Walters 1
RBI: Andrew Walters 3 ; Jake Brown 3 ; Bubba Rocha 2 ; Trevor Spainhoward 1
SH: Connor Ross 1
SF: Jake Brown 1 ; Bubba Rocha 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ben Castelli 3 ; Nick Dumesnil 2 ; Andrew Walters 2 ; Jake Brown 1 ; Bubba Rocha 1 ; Trevor Spainhoward 1
SB: Andrew Walters 1 ; Connor Ross 1
HBP: Ben Castelli 1 ; Nick Dumesnil 1 ; Trevor Spainhoward 1
PO: Trevor Spainhoward 1
Batting:
2B: Hyde, Brennan 1 ; Sweeney, Jack 1
RBI: Tomasetto, Nick 1 ; Bonds, Peyton 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Cohen, Trevor 1 ; Hyde, Brennan 1 ; Tomasetto, Nick 1 ; Sweeney, Jack 1
SB: Bonds, Peyton 1 ; Johnson Jr., RJ 1
CS: Thompson, JT 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
0
H
3
RBI
3
AB
5
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
1
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
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