PISCATAWAY, NJ – The Rider University baseball team saw a ninth-inning rally fall just short in a 5-4 setback on the road against in-state rival Rutgers on Wednesday afternoon in non-conference action at Bainton Field.

The Broncs (13-31) scored four runs on five hits in their final at-bat, but it wasn't enough as the Scarlet Knights (18-24) held on to snap a two-game losing streak versus Rider.

Trailing, 5-0, in the top of the ninth, the guests got on the board with an RBI single through the left side by Jack Peterson (Pittstown, NJ/North Hunterdon). Juniors Joe Simone (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills) and Kyle Johnson (Jackson, NJ/Jackson Memorial) followed with singles to make it a 5-2 game with one out.

Following a pitching change, Zach Fick (South Elgin, IL/St. Charles North) walked with the bases loaded to pull the Broncs within two at 5-3. After a fielder's choice to cut the deficit to just one run, Rutgers escaped as David Bermudez (East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick) flew out to end the game.

On the mound for the guests, senior Anthony Arneth (Pine Beach, NJ/Central Regional) was saddled with the loss. Arneth worked a season-best four and a third innings. He surrendered three earned runs and struck out three Rutgers hitters without issuing a walk.

NOTES & QUOTES
"We competed for all nine innings today. If a few things go our way we may have had a chance to win the win. Arneth was excellent today as well as Sebastian and Riley. We just came up a little short." – Rider Head Coach Barry Davis

- Offensively, Sebastian Williamson and Riley Mihalik paced the Rider attack. Both Mihalik and Williamson recorded three hits apiece. Both players went 3-for-4 with a run scored.
- Rider had 10 hits in the game. Five of which came in the ninth inning.
- Kyle Johnson, Jack Peterson, Chris Roan and Zach Fick all had one RBI apiece for the Broncs.
- Joe Papeo worked a perfect 1-2-3 first inning for Rider. He struck out one hitter.
- Jordan Silverman worked an inning and a third. He allowed two unearned runs and scattered a pair of hits.
- Zach Gakeler got the final four outs for Rider. He did not allow a run and struck out one hitter.