EWING, N.J. – The TCNJ baseball team scored runs in each of its last three at-bats in game one of Saturday's doubleheader against Ramapo at George Ackerman Park, and it was enough to propel the Lions to a 5-4 victory. Ramapo came back to earn an 8-1 victory in the second game.
 
Game One: TCNJ 5, Ramapo 4
Sophomore starting pitcher Ben Amon kept the Lions in the game until the offense rolled around late, holding Ramapo to just a two-run single in the fourth through his first seven innings of work.
 
TCNJ tied the score in the sixth inning with two runs, and the ball never left the infield. Grant Sible's walk forced home a run with the bases loaded, and that was the third free pass the Lions worked in the inning. The lone hit came on Joe Oczkowski's infield single back through the box to load the bases. With the score 2-1, Chris Reeder's fielder's choice brought home Jack Haynes to tie the score at 2-2.
 
Reigning NJAC Rookie of the Week Ryan Goodall made the most of a pinch-hit opportunity in the seventh. With two men on and two outs, his line drive snuck by the Ramapo right fielder and rolled to the wall. Haynes and Chavis easily scored, but Goodall was cut down at the plate looking for the inside-the-park home run. Even so, TCNJ led, 4-2.
 
Ramapo fought back with two runs in the top of the eighth inning to tie the score, but TCNJ answered back with the eventual game-winner in the home half.
 
With two outs and the bases loaded, Aydon Chavis lined a single to center field, scoring Sible from third base. That gave the Lions a 5-4 advantage. Chavis paced the Lions' attack with two hits.
 
David Stec, who entered in the eighth inning and earned the win in relief, struck out the side in the ninth to lock down the victory.
 
Game Two: Ramapo 8, TCNJ 1
Ramapo scored multiple runs in the fourth, sixth, and eighth innings on its way to earning a split of the doubleheader with its game two victory.
 
Freshman starter Jordan Gray was effective in his first career start. He was charged with just two earned runs (five total) in 5.1 innings. Gray allowed a two-run single in the fourth along with an unearned run, and he exited after allowing three doubles to the first four hitters in the sixth to score two more runs.
 
The Lions' offense was held mostly in check through the second game, with Goodall and Brian Brown each having two hits to lead the way.
 
TCNJ scratched out a run to break the shutout in the ninth on Brown's RBI groundout to score Michael Schumacher.
 
TCNJ returns to action at Stockton on Thursday at 3:30 p.m.