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Neri vs Princeton
Faith Capolupo
20
Winner Princeton PRI 9-24
8
RIDER RIDER 21-10
Winner
Princeton PRI
9-24
20
Final
8
RIDER RIDER
21-10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Princeton PRI 0 1 0 1 0 7 5 0 6 20 14 3
RIDER RIDER 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 8 11 1

W: Baldrate, Jackson (1-4) L: Ruditzky, Jack (1-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Josh Rosado

Baseball Falls in Midweek Battle with Princeton

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – On a windy Wednesday afternoon at Sonny Pittaro Field, Rider baseball fell to in-state foe Princeton, 20-8, in a game that saw momentum shift early and often before the Tigers pulled away late.

Princeton opened the scoring in the top of the first with an RBI groundout. 

Rider responded in the bottom half of the inning, tying the game on a balk before Will Gallagher delivered an RBI single to bring home Richie Sica, giving the Broncs a brief 2-1 lead.

The Tigers tied things back up in the fourth inning and then exploded for seven runs in the sixth, capitalizing on three hits and a series of miscues to surge ahead 9-2.

Gallagher tried to spark a rally in the bottom of the sixth with a leadoff single, eventually reaching third on a Princeton throwing error. 

Matt Leahy followed with an RBI single to bring Gallagher home, and Rider added two more runs in the frame on another Tiger error and a Kyle Neri RBI single to left, trimming the deficit to 9-5.

Princeton continued to pile on runs, adding five in the seventh, highlighted by a solo homer from Caden Shapiro, to stretch the lead to 14-5.

Griffin Puvel drove in Joe Tiroly with an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth, but the Tigers responded yet again with a six-run ninth inning, capped by Jack Bold's two-run homer to make it 20-6.

Rider plated two runs in the bottom of the ninth, but it wasn't enough to overcome the deficit, as the Broncs fell 20-8.

Quotes and Notes
- The Broncs fall to 21-10 on the season.
- Jack Ruditzky recorded the loss. 
- In the last 13 matchups, the Broncs are now 6-6-1 against the Tigers. 

Broncs by the Numbers
- Rider recorded 11 hits in the loss with Leahy, Erich Hartmann, Charley Magoulick, Tiroly, Nick Shuhet, Griffin Puvel, and AJ Labrusciano each earning a hit. 
- Kyle Neri and Will Gallagher led the Broncs each recording two hits.
- Leahy, Neri, Puvel, and Gallagher each had an RBI.
- Seven Broncs saw action on the mound with Colby McNeely, Jack Ruditzky, Jake Dorety, Frank Papeo, Zach Silfies, Gavin Alloway, and Will Gallagher. 

Up Next
The Broncs are back in action tomorrow, April 17, as they open a series against Sacred Heart. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.
 
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