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Erbe
Gary Breedlove
3
Lafayette LAF 1-7
4
Winner Rider RIDER 5-3
Lafayette LAF
1-7
3
Final
4
Rider RIDER
5-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Lafayette LAF 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 2
Rider RIDER 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 0

W: Kirwin, Danny (1-0) L: Trace Florio (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Tops Lafayette in Extra Innings

CAMDEN, NJ – The Rider University baseball team needed 10 innings, but eventually got a 4-3 win over Lafayette Wednesday night. The Broncs improve to 5-3 on the season, while the Leopards drop to 1-7.
 
Rider took the lead in the second. Brian Skettini (Midland Park, NJ/Ridgewood) drew a one-out walk. Jack Winsett (Voorhees, NJ/Eastern Regional) followed with a single to left. Anthony Paskell (Solon, OH/Saint Ignatius) followed with a double to left center that scored Skettini. Jordan Erbe (Toms River, NJ/Toms River South[UMass]) delivered a single to left that made it 2-0.
 
Lafayette got one back in the top of the third with a bases-loaded walk, but the Broncs escaped further damage in the inning.
 
The Broncs added to the lead in the bottom of the third. With one out, Brendan O'Donnell (Malvern, PA/Great Valley) hit a chopper to third, but the throw pulled the first baseman off the bag. After a walk by Luke Lesch (Gloucester Township, NJ/Gloucester Catholic), Skettini was hit by a pitch to load the bases. O'Donnell came in to score on a ground out by Winsett.
 
The Leopards got single runs in the fourth and sixth as both bullpens started to lock in. Lafayette had the better of the opportunities, stranding two in the seventh, one in the eighth, and two in the ninth.
 
In the tenth, Erbe led off the inning with a double. John Volpe (Sea Girt, NJ/Wall) then drew a walk. Scott Shaw (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West) flew out to right center, but it was deep enough to allow Erbe to move up 90 feet. The Leopards elected to intentionally walk Socrates Bardatsos (Ridgefield, NJ/St. Joseph's Regional) to load the bases, where O'Donnell then walked on four-straight pitches to force in the game winning run.
 
Quotes & Notes
"We got lucky. We did not play our best ball today, but we did just enough to get the win."
 
"Big hit by Erbe in the 10th, and a fly ball by Shaw that was just deep enough." – Head Coach Dr. Barry Davis
 
- PJ Craig (Barnegat, NJ/Barnegat) got the start for the Broncs, going 3.0 innings, and allowing two runs on two hits.
- Gavin Alloway (National Park, NJ/Gateway Regional) was the first out of the pen, tossing 1.0 innings, and allowing no runs on one hit. He struck out one.
- Will Gallagher (Cranford, NJ/Cranford) followed, throwing 2.1 innings, and allowing one run on two hits. He struck out three.
- Christian Aiello (Hewitt, NJ/West Milford) got one out. He allowed one hit and no runs.
- Alec Sachais (Egg Harbor Township, NJ/Holy Spirit) then tossed the next 1.2 scoreless innings. He gave up two hits and struck out two.
- Danny Kirwin (Lansdale, PA/North Penn) threw the final 1.2 innings, facing just five batters. He struck out one to earn the victory.
 
Broncs by the Numbers
- Just four Broncs had hits in the game, but three had multiple hits, led by three from Erbe.
- Rider's seven, eight, and nine hitters combined to go 7-for-15.
- Brian Skettini reached four times in five plate appearances, despite not recording a hit.
- Rider batters drew 10 walks.
 
Up Next
The Broncs hit the road for a weekend series at Delaware. The series opener is Friday at 3 p.m.
 
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