AUBURNDALE, FL.- The TCNJ baseball team kept the undefeated streak alive on Thursday, improving to 6-0 on the season with a 10-1 win over Minnesota-Morris. The Lions (6-0) jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the second inning and shut down the Cougars (4-7) the rest of the way out.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• After a scoreless first inning, an Andrew Fernandez solo shot over the left field fence ignited a five run inning for the Blue & Gold on six hits.
  • After back-to-back singles from Zach Hochheiser and Michael Schumacher, a Jack Haynes double knocked in Hochheiser.
  • Mike LaGravenis kept it going with two outs as he singled up the middle to score Haynes and Schumacher.
  • Chris Reeder scored LaGravenis on a single through the left side to round out the scoring in the second.
• TCNJ tacked on another in the fourth on a Reeder fielder's choice to score Jack O'Donnell and move the lead to six.
• A Hochheiser single to left center in the seventh scored Ryan Goodall and put the Lions ahead 7-0.
• TCNJ added two more in the top of the eighth to bring their lead to nine.
  • A Justin Marcario double to right scored LaGravenis and brought Marcario within one hit of 100 for his career.
  • Reeder tallied another RBI on a double to left, which scored Marcario.
• Sophomore transfer Tyler Provost came in as a pinch hitter in the ninth and recorded an RBI in his first at-bat as a Lion with a sac-fly to center, scoring Hochheiser.
• Freshman Evan Frank got his first collegiate start and earned the win after five scoreless innings of work, allowing just three hits with three walks and four strikeouts.
• Frank passed over pitching duties to Jack Marchese for the last four innings as he earned his first save of the season. On the day, he allowed just one run on one hit with three walks, four strikeouts and two hit-batters.

 
STANDOUT LIONS:

• 1B Zach Hochheiser: 3-for-5: 1RBI, 2R
• 2B Mike LaGravenis: 2-for-5, 2RBI, 2R, 1B
• C Chris Reeder: 2-for-5, 3RBI
• RHP Evan Frank (1-0): 5.0 IP, 0R, 3H, 4K, 3BB
• RHP Jack Marchese: 4.0 IP, 1R, 1ER, 1H, 4K, 3BB, 2HBP, 1SV

 
UP NEXT:

• TCNJ baseball returns to the diamond on Friday afternoon for a doubleheader against Muhlenberg College with the first game set to start at Lake Myrtle Field #1 at 3:45 PM.