PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA – The Rider University baseball team suffered an 11-2 loss to Lafayette Tuesday afternoon. The Broncs fall to 5-2 on the season with the setback, while the Leopards improve to 1-7.
 
Lafayette opened the scoring with two in the first on a two-run homer, then added two in the second.
 
In the top of the fourth, John Volpe (Sea Girt, NJ/Wall) led off the inning with a single up the middle. Scott Shaw (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West) reached on a fielders choice, then two batters later, Brian Skettini (Midland Park, NJ/Ridgewood) singled back up the middle and Shaw came around to score on an error by the center fielder.
 
After another Leopard home run in the bottom of the fourth put Lafayette ahead 7-1, the Leopards added another in the bottom of the fifth.
 
Rider broke through again in the sixth. Shaw hit a one-out triple off the wall in right. With two-outs, Skettini hit a chopper down the third base line for an infield hit to score the run.
 
Lafayette tacked on three more in the eighth, including a two-run homer.
 
Quotes & Notes
"That's how you win games, with two out hits. They got them and we didn't."

"They got the lead and their pitcher attacked the zone. He forced us to beat him and we weren't able to do that."

"In a game like this, you can get some guys looks without much pressure. You saw Plunkett get two at bats, Sica got an at bat, Ty come in behind the plate, and Brian got to play some first base. There's gonna be a time when they have to it, and to get some reps is good." - Head Coach Dr. Barry Davis

- Kenny Quijano (Teaneck, NJ/St. Mary's) made his second start of the season, going 1.2 innings allowing four runs, three earned on three hits and striking out three.
- Kyle Smith (Stratford, NJ/Sterling) struck out six in his two innings of work out of the pen.
- Danny Kirwin (Lansdale, PA/North Penn) struck out a pair in his 1.1 innings of work.
- Frank DelGuercio (Millstone, NJ/The Hun School of Princeton) tossed a perfect inning in relief, striking out a pair.
- Brian Young (Neptune, NJ/Communication) struck out one in a perfect inning of his own.
- Ty Gilligan (Ringwood, NJ/Lakeland Regional) made his collegiate debut, coming in as a defensive replacement.
 
Broncs by the Numbers
- Skettini led the Broncs with three hits and had both of the Broncs RBIs.
- Shaw scored both of the Broncs runs in the game and recorded a pair of hits on the day.
- Jake Barbiere (Randolph, NJ/Randolph) and Volpe had the other Bronc hits in the game.
 
Up Next
- The Broncs have a three-game series at the University of Delaware beginning Friday at 3 p.m.