Box Score NORMAN, OK – The Rider University baseball team fell to Oklahoma 11-1 in seven innings in the rubber game of the three-game set on Sunday. The Broncs fall to 4-3 on the season, while the Sooners get back to .500 at 4-4.
 
Oklahoma got on the board in the second, scoring on a two-out double to take a 1-0 lead.
 
The Sooners lead would be short-lived as Scott Shaw (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West) launched a 2-0 pitch over the wall in right to even the game at 1-1.
 
The game remained tied into the bottom of the fifth. The inning started innocently enough with a simple ground out, but the next five Sooners reached safely to build a 5-1 lead. Oklahoma added on two more runs with two outs, making it a 7-1 game.
 
The Sooners added on two runs in both the sixth and the seventh to secure the victory.
 
Quotes & Notes
"It was just one of those days. We will learn from it and be better for it, but now we're on to the next one." – Head Coach Dr. Barry Davis
 
- Brian Young (Neptune, NJ/Communication) got the start, finishing with 4.1 innings pitched. He took the loss after allowing six runs on five hits.
- Alec Sachais (Egg Harbor Township, NJ/Holy Spirit) was first out of the pen. He tossed 1.2 innings, giving up three runs on three hits. He struck out one.
- Christian Aiello (Hewitt, NJ/West Milford) threw the final 0.1 innings. He allowed two runs on three hits and struck out one.
 
Broncs by the Numbers
- The Broncs had just two hits in the game, Shaw's home run and a single by John Volpe (Sea Girt, NJ/Wall).
- Shaw's home run is his first of the season.
 
Up Next
The Broncs return home for their first game at Sonny Pittaro Field on Wednesday. First pitch against Lafayette is scheduled for 3 p.m.