MIDDLESEX COLLEGE BASEBALL TAKES SERIES VS. RCSJ-CUMBERLAND
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 5 |
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Middlesex College | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Middlesex College | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
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Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Middlesex College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
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Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | X | 17 | 16 | 0 |
Middlesex College Baseball won a key series against RCSJ-Cumberland, taking two out of three from the Dukes in a weekend series.
The Colts won the first two games by scores of 8-7 and 7-5 before dropping Game 3, 17-1.
Middlesex is now 12-8 while RCSJ-Cumberland stands at 9-8.
Both Middlesex and RCSJ-Cumberland have received votes in the first two NJCAAA Division III National Polls.
Middlesex won an exciting Game 1 in walkoff fashion after RCSJ-Cumberland was able to chip away at a big early Colts lead.
Middlesex scored five runs in the bottom of the first before the Dukes scored single runs in the next four innings to make it a one-score game. After RCSJ-Cumberland scored two in the top of the sixth to take a 6-5 lead, Middlesex answered right back to tie the game in the bottom of the inning, setting up some late-game heroics.
RCSJ-Cumberland took the lead once again in the top of the seventh, but Middlesex tied it at seven in the bottom of the eighth and then won it on a walkoff sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth by Nate Friedman (Sophomore/Clifton, NJ).
Sal Della Fave (Freshman/Edison, NJ) had a huge performance on the mound. He pitched three innings in relief and allowed just one hit and one unearned run to halt a charging Dukes offense. Della Fave picked up his first win of the season in relief.
Matthew Troche (Sophomore/Fords, NJ) and Brett Lukachyk (Freshman/Woodbridge, NJ) each went 1-4 with two runs scored. Roberto Gonzalez (Sophomore/South Plainfield, NJ) went 1-3 with a run, an RBI and two walks.
After the nine-inning single game, Middlesex traveled to RCSJ-Cumberland for a Sunday doubleheader to complete the series.
In Game 2 of the series, RCSJ-Cumberland held a 3-1 lead going into the top of the fourth when Middlesex rallied for four runs to take a 5-3 lead. The Dukes scored a run in the bottom of the fourth to make it a one-run game, but Middlesex added two insurance runs in the top of the seventh on their way to a 7-5 win.
Matthew Jason (Freshman/Edison, NJ) came on for the seventh to hold off RCSJ-Cumberland to preserve the win and pick up his first save of the season. Ryan Rzepinski (Freshman/Bayonne, NJ) was stellar on the mound as the Colts starter. The big righty allowed just three hits over six innings on the way to his second win of the season.
Angel Deaza (Freshman/Elizabeth, NJ) belted a two-run home run. Friedman and Michael Wansaw (Sophomore/Elizabeth, NJ) added two hits apiece.
Middlesex returns to action on Tuesday when they begin a three-game set with Northampton, who is 16-2 on the season and ranked as the #5 team in the country in the latest NJCAA D3 National Poll. The Colts will play Game 1 at Northampton with first pitch scheduled for 3:30. They will then host Northampton for a doubleheader on Wednesday with Game 1 starting at 1:00PM.