Ewing, NJ … The College of New Jersey baseball team dropped a 5-0 decision to Rutgers-Newark University in a game called after seven complete innings on Thursday afternoon at George Ackerman Park.
 
The Lions dropped to 26-7 overall and 10-5 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference. The Scarlet Raiders improved to 14-22 overall and 6-9 in the NJAC.
 
Wet conditions made it difficult on both sides, but Rutgers-Newark was able to generate enough offense to secure a road win. Anthony Rosoline kept the Lion hitters off-balance and improved to 7-1 on the season. He limited TCNJ to only two hits over seven innings and struck out one.
 
Lions' sophomore Brandon Zachary (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West) struck out the side in the first. He went 1-2-3 in the second and had four strikeouts registered by the end of the second.
 
Rutgers-Newark took a 1-0 lead in the third. Ross Halkias singled to left and advanced on an error. He moved to third on a wild pitch and then scored on a sacrifice fly by Brian Boulineau
 
The Scarlet Raiders extended their lead to 4-0 in the fifth. Gerry Patrizio dropped a single into short right field to score Boulineau, who had walked and stole second. Josh Cote then lined a two-out, two-run single to left-center to plate Patrizio and Billy Taylor.
 
The Loins' offense could not solve Rosoline. Senior Patrick Roberts (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough) tripled to right-center in the fourth, but was left stranded. John Rizzi (Long Hill, NJ/Watchung Hills) doubled to left-center in the sixth, but Rosoline got a fly ball and pop out to end the threat.
 
In the top of the eighth, the Scarlet Raiders produced another run with one out, and the game was called as conditions became unplayable.

TCNJ will have a second shot at Rutgers-Newark tomorrow afternoon at 4 p.m.