AUBURNDALE, FL.- The TCNJ baseball won their third straight game on Monday with an 11-6 victory against Southern Maine. The Lions (3-0) went the first six innings scoreless before exploding for a late rally in the seventh for the comeback win over the Huskies (1-6).
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Southern Maine jumped out to an early 2-0 lead with two hits and got some help from the Lions on a fielding error.
  • Starter Ben Amon settled in after this, going the next five frames without allowing a run.
• The Huskies tacked on one more in the top of the seventh before TCNJ piled on six runs on six hits in the home half.
  • Michael Schumacher started off the inning with a single to left and advanced to second on a balk. Jack Haynes followed this with his 100^th career hit, moving Schumacher to third.
  • A Zach Weiner sac-fly to center scored Schumacher. Mike LaGravenis drove in Haynes on a single up the middle and moved Jack O'Donnell to third.
  • The hit parade continued with Justin Marcario as he knocked O'Donnell in with a single through the left side. He passed the torch to Ryan Goodall who also singled through the left side to score LaGravenis.
  • After a walk, Schumacher picked up his second hit of the inning, driving in both Marcario and Goodall to bring TCNJ ahead 6-3.
• The Huskies tied things back up in the eighth with three runs on four hits. Amon handed over pitching duties to RHP Joe Ferreri, who went 1-2-3 with two strikeouts to get the Lions out of a serious jam.
• TCNJ had all the momentum at the plate and let it show as they scored five more runs in the eighth on two hits and two errors from Southern Maine.
  • After a hit-by-pitch and two errors, a bases loaded balk scored O'Donnell and moved Chris Reeder and Marcario over. Goodall built off this, driving in them both on a single up the middle.
  • Goodall crossed home on a dropped third strike and Zach Weiner drove in Andrew Fernandez on a sac-fly to round out the scoring for the Lions.
  • Ferreri retired the side in the 9^th to secure the 11-6 win along with his first decision of the season.

 
STANDOUT LIONS:

• CF Michael Schumacher: 4-for-5, 2RBI, 1R
• 1B Ryan Goodall: 2-for-5, 3RBI, 2R
• LF Jack Haynes: 1-for-3, 2BB, 1R (Recorded 100^th Career Hit)
• RHP Joe Ferreri: 2.0 IP, 3K, 0H, 0R
• RHP Ben Amon: 7.0 IP, 7K, 8H, 1BB, 6R, 4ER

 
UP NEXT:

• TCNJ baseball has got a busy day ahead of them on Tuesday, March 12^th as they take on Gwynedd Mercy at 9:15 AM followed by a matchup with No. 9 ranked Wisconsin-La Crosse at 12:45 PM.