RICHMOND, VA – The Rider University baseball team was unable to complete the series sweep, falling 9-4 in the series finale at Richmond Sunday morning. The Broncs fall to 10-5, while the Spiders improve to 7-8.
The Broncs got off to a strong start in the first.
John Volpe (Sea Girt, NJ/Wall),
Brian Skettini (Midland Park, NJ/Ridgewood), and
Luke Lesch (Gloucester Twp., NJ/Gloucester Catholic) all walked to load the bases with two outs.
Brendan O'Donnell (Malvern, PA/Great Valley) brought everybody home with a towering drive to left center for a grand slam.
The Spiders broke through in the fourth, taking advantage of multiple defensive miscues from the Broncs to plate nine runs.
Neither side would score in the remainder of the game as both bullpens were strong to close out the series.
Quotes & Notes
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Brian Young (Neptune, NJ/Communication) got the start for the Broncs, allowing six runs, four earned, on eight hits in 3.1 innings and taking the loss. He struck out four.
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Chris Montone (Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown) was the first out of the pen, tossing 1.0 inning, giving up three runs on three hits. He struck out one.
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Colby McNeely (Milmont Park, PA/The Haverford School) followed with 1.2 no-hit innings. He faced the minimum five batters.
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Gavin Alloway (National Park, NJ/Gateway Regional) threw a scoreless inning, allowing one hit and striking out one.
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Gavin Hawkes (Yardley, PA/Pennsbury) tossed the final scoreless inning for the Broncs, striking out one and not allowing a hit.
- O'Donnell homered in all three games in the series.
- Skettini has reached safely in all 15 games this season.
Broncs by the Numbers
- O'Donnell's home run was the Broncs' lone hit in the game.
- O'Donnell's home run is his fourth of the season.
Up Next
The Broncs continue the spring trip at Radford on Tuesday. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.
