Ewing, NJ – Ranked sixth in Division III, The College of New Jersey's baseball team hosted the Gothic Knights of New Jersey City University on Saturday in a NJAC doubleheader. TCNJ posted a 21-0 win in the first contest and a 20-0 win in the night cap. TCNJ improves to 19-2 overall and 6-0 in the NJAC, while NJCU falls to 9-17 overall and 1-6 in the NJAC. The Lions have also won 11 straight games, all since returning from Arizona on their spring trip.

By day's end, the Lions had racked up 41runs off 39 hits with 14 strikeouts and have extended their streak of scoreless baseball to 28 innings after Saturday's action.

GAME #1 TCNJ 21-0 NJCU  (Box Score)

TCNJ collected a season-high 21 runs in the first contest as they posted their second shutout win in as many games. TCNJ's right hander senior Mike Oliver (Crosswicks, NJ/Hamilton West) picked up a complete game shutout win to remain perfect on the year and is now 4-0.

TCNJ would collect three runs in the bottom of the first with no hits as senior pitcher Jose Sotomayor (Jersey City, NJ/Lincoln) struck out the first two Lions and then loaded the bases and had four straight walks to push the first run across the plate. Two more runs scored on an error in right field and the Lions had a 3-0 lead after one inning of play.

The Lions would collect a pair of triples in the third inning as both senior catcher Rich Gawlak (Plainsboro, NJ/West Windsor-Plainsboro South) and sophomore outfielder Chris Esperon (Union, NJ/Union Catholic) collected big hits and helped the Lions to a 6-0 lead after three innings.

Oliver had a no hitter until the sixth inning when senior Anthony Mackow (Bayonne, NJ/Bayonne) added a single to right field. Oliver collected the complete game win to improve to 4-0 on the season and fanned eight with a three-hit shutout effort to elevate his career strikeout mark to 144.

Sotomayor took the loss after 3. 1innings of work with seven runs off four hits with six walks, three strikeouts and three wild pitches. He drops to drops to 1-3 on the year.

By game's end, the Lions had 21 runs off 18 hits, including five extra-base hits of which none were homeruns.

GAME #2 TCNJ 20-0 NJCU (Box Score)

TCNJ struck early and often once again. Among the highlights of the contest was a grand slam by freshman DH Matt Giermanski (Oradell, NJ/River Dell Regional) in the fourth inning, while senior outfielder Matt Barrett (Pennington, NJ/Hopewell Valley) added triple and a two run homerun in the same inning for seven total bases in the inning. TCNJ would tack on nine runs in the bottom of the third inning after sending 14 players to the plate.

Senior Bill Kropp (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) went 4-4 in the night cap and by day's end was 5-9 with five RBIs. Sophomore catcher Matt Baumann (Old Bridge, NJ/Old Bridge) made the most of his late game appearance with a three RBI double in the eighth inning as the Lions added five runs in the inning after once again sending nine batters to the plate.

Senior Bob Buskett (Trenton, NJ/Notre Dame) worked eight innings of scoreless ball for the Lions en route to his fourth win as he is 4-0 on the year. Buskett fanned five and gave up seven hits and a walk and has 112 strikeouts and a 19-2 career record for the Lions as well. Sophomore Greg Spatz (Oakhurst, NJ/Ocean Township) worked the ninth inning for the Lions en route to the convincing win.