TRENTON, N.J. – The TCNJ baseball team came out on the short end of a pitcher's duel in its annual game at Trenton Thunder Park on Thursday as Ramapo scored three times in the seventh to turn a 1-0 game into a comfortable lead en route to a 5-1 victory.
 
FOR THE RECORD

• TCNJ dropped to 18-15 overall and 6-9 in the NJAC, while Ramapo moved to 23-12 and into second a tie for second in the NJAC at 10-5

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Jordan Gray and Dominick Ciani matched zeroes in the early stages of the game, each stranding a handful of runners as the contest went into the fourth with a run
• The Roadrunners broke the ice in the fourth, leading off with a double and getting the runner to third before driving him in with a sacrifice fly
• With Gray departing after the sixth, Ramapo took advantage. Three consecutive singles resulted in a run, and a two-run single extended it to 4-0
• Ramapo added one more in the ninth to make it 5-0
• TCNJ finally got on the board with two outs in the bottom of the ninth as Mike LaGravenis sent a fly ball over the head of the right fielder to score Jack Haynes from first
• Tyler Provost drew a walk to put two men on, but Chris Reeder's bid to keep the rally alive ended with a hard line drive to the second baseman
• Ciani went 7.0 strong, allowing just two hits and two walks with five strikeouts

STANDOUT LIONS

• LaGravenis had two of the three hits for the Lions, going 2-for-4 with an RBI and stealing a base
• Gray went 6.0 strong innings, striking out six and scattering five hits with a pair of walks

UP NEXT

• TCNJ finishes its two-game set with Ramapo on the road on Friday