Rutgers University
15-13
Hofstra
8-15
Baseball Falls to Hofstra
Mar 31 | Baseball
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers baseball dropped a tight battle to Hofstra on Tuesday night at Bainton Field, losing by a score of 3-2.
Despite the Scarlet Knights (15-13) getting plenty of traffic on the bases, the Pride (9-14) delivered key pitching in big moments to earn the victory.
RU outhit Hofstra by an 11-7 margin but collected just one extra-base hit and left 11 runners on base in the game. Down a run going into the bottom of the ninth, Peyton Bonds led off with a single but was stranded on second to end the game.
The Pride scored on a single in the third and took the lead with an RBI single and sac fly in the fifth to make it 3-1.
After a Yomar Carreras double in the eighth, Matt Chatelle made it a one-run game with an RBI single. With two on and one out, a flyout and strikeout ended the threat.
Andrew Rondini contributed 3.1 perfect innings out of the bullpen, retiring all 10 batters he faced with three strikeouts. Matt Chatelle went 3-for-3 with an RBI single and a walk.
Rutgers is back in action this weekend in Big Ten play, taking on Indiana for a three-game set in Bloomington.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Reese, Nick (2-2)
L: Pedersen, Jacob (3-1)
S: McArthur, Maddon (1)
Batting:
2B: Holt, George 1 ; Melara, Gabriel 1
RBI: Brown, Michael 1 ; Cox, Tyler 1 ; DeVito, JJ 1
SH: DeVito, JJ 1
SF: Cox, Tyler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Castrataro, Tyler 1 ; Brown, Michael 1 ; Holt, George 1
HBP: Melara, Gabriel 1
PO: Melara, Gabriel 1
Batting:
2B: Carreras, Yomar 1
RBI: Wells, Trey 1 ; Chatelle, Matt 1
SF: Wells, Trey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Carreras, Yomar 1 ; Bonds, Peyton 1
SB: Bonds, Peyton 1 ; Salinas, Tristan 1
