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Ewing, NJ…Ranked No. 13 in the latest ABCA Division III poll, The College of New Jersey’s baseball team tallied a 4-3 win on Tuesday over Arcadia University. The Lions won the game in the bottom of the ninth inning when with bases loaded and a full count, the Knight’s senior relief pitcher Tyler Pennepacker (Reading, PA/Reading) hit TCNJ’s senior catcher Gerard Haran (Matawan, NJ/Old Bridge) to push the winning run across the plate for the Lions. With the win, the Lions are now 13-6 overall, while Arcadia drops to 10-5.

TCNJ lead 3-1 heading into the top of the ninth inning when the Knights’ bats came to life with back to back RBI doubles tied the score at 3-3 and forced the Lions to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning. Senior Matt Zonies (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) led off the inning with a single to left field and sent junior pitcher Tim Smith (Downingtown, PA/Downingtown East) from the game. Pennepacker came in with no outs and faced junior Dave Mebs (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) who reached and bunt single which moved Zonies to second. The Knights intentionally walked senior Jeff Botti (Avenel, NJ/Colonia) to load the bases bringing senior Blake Bullis (Delran, NJ/Delran) to the plate. Bullis reached on a fielders’ choice as Arcadia through out Zonies as he headed home. With the bases still loaded, Haran was hit by Pennepacker on a 3-2 count to end the game as Mebs scored the winning run on the play.

The game became tied in the top of the inning when junior Ken Spangenberg (Clarks Summit, PA/Abington Heights) led off with a walk off TCNJ’s relief pitcher Matt Barrett (Pennington, NJ/Hopewell Valley). Barrett recorded the next two outs with a strikeout and a fly out to left field before junior John Curreri (Clinton, NJ/North Hunterdon) doubled to right to score Spangenberg. Freshman Nick Goetz (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) doubles to right field and drove in Curreri to tie the action at 3-3.

For the game, TCNJ’s Botti was 2-3 with two runs scored, an RBI and five stolen bases. Junior short stop Jeff Toth (Parlin, NJ/Sayreville War Memorial) added a 2-4 effort with an RBI, while stealing two bases for the Lions.

Arcadia’s Curreri went 3-4 with two runs scored, a pair of doubles and an RBI, while Goetz was 2-2 with two RBI’s.

On the mound for the Lions, junior Brad Kittle (Millville, NJ/Millville) threw seven innings of one run, five hit ball with six strikeouts in the no decision. Barrett worked 1.2 innings with two earned runs off two hits with a pair of strikeouts. Senior Dave Waseleski (Lawrenceville, NJ/Lawrence) collected the win as he worked 0.1 inning with a strikeout and a walk and is now 3-0 on the year.

Junior Steve Chobert (Sinking Spring, PA/Conrad Weiser) threw seven innings as well with two earned runs off nine hits with five strikeouts for the no decision as well.