BUIES CREEK, NC – Senior infielder Jake Bender (Ellicott City, MD/Marriotts Ridge) collected a pair of hits and reached base three times, but it wasn't enough as the Rider University baseball team lost on the road to Campbell, 9-0, on Tuesday evening at Jim Perry Stadium.

The Broncs (4-11) dropped their eighth straight game outside of Lawrenceville, while the Camels (7-9) won their third home contest in a row.

Campbell took advantage of four walks, two hit by pitches, two wild pitches and a pair of Rider miscues to plate eight runs over the first three innings. The deficit would prove to be too much for the Broncs to overcome as Camel starter Alex Winans tossed six shutout innings and fanned 12 Rider hitters.

On the mound, junior Nick Payesko (Yardville, NJ/Holy Ghost Prep) was stellar for Rider out of the bullpen. He worked four and a third scoreless innings without surrendering a hit to keep the Broncs in it. Payesko fanned three Camels and issued a pair of walks. Freshman Ray Pacella (Stony Point, NY/North Rockland) got the start and was saddled with the loss.  

NOTES & QUOTES
"We were overmatched from the get go. Campbell embarrassed us today. We'll see what kind of pride we have tomorrow." – Rider Head Coach Barry Davis

- Rider is 2-9 in true road games this season.
- Campbell has won two of the last three meetings with the Broncs after the two teams split their two-game set last year.
- Rider was blanked for the second time this season.
- At the plate, Rider struck out a season-high 17 times.  
- Both teams had six hits.

 BRONCS BY THE NUMBERS
- Ray Pacella made his first collegiate start. It was his second appearance as a Bronc.
- Bender's multi-hit game was his sixth of the season and his second in a row.
- Eric Schulte worked the eighth inning for the Broncs. He struck out two hitters in the frame.
- Payesko lowered his season ERA to 1.04. It was his fourth appearance of the year and his third scoreless one. The four and a third innings was his longest stint out of the pen in 2018.
- Riley Mihalik ran his hitting streak to six games with a second-inning single. He now has 96 career hits.  

UP NEXT
Rider and Campbell close out a two-game series on Wednesday, March 14 with first pitch scheduled for 3:30 pm.