EWING, N.J.- The No. 23 ranked TCNJ baseball team improved to 5-2 in NJAC play on Thursday afternoon with a 2-0 victory against Stockton. Jordan Gray and Joe Ferreri threw a combined shutout for the Lions (17-6, 5-2), holding the Ospreys (14-11, 5-2) to just six hits on the day.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

-       Following a scoreless first, the Lions got on the board in the second with a pair of runs on three hits.

o   Ryan Goodall led off the inning with a single to right before Jack O'Donnell drove him in on a double to left in the very next at-bat.

o   After Jack Haynes moved O'Donnell over on a grounder to second, Zach Hochheiser brought him home on a single up the middle, taking a 2-0 lead.

-       Gray was effective in his seven and two-thirds innings on the mound, with only three runners getting into scoring position.

o   He finished his day with two on and two outs in the seventh, handing the ball over to Ferreri to get the Lions out of the jam. A first pitch groundout to third closed out the eighth for the Ospreys.

-       Ferreri allowed one baserunner in the ninth before securing his second save of the season and the 2-0 win.

STANDOUT LIONS:

-       SP Jordan Gray (4-0): 7.2 IP, 0R, 6H, 6K, 3BB

-       CF Jack O'Donnell: 2-for-4, 1RBI, 1R

UP NEXT:

-       TCNJ baseball will head to Galloway on Friday afternoon for the second of the two-game set against Stockton with first pitch set for 3:30 PM.