PHILADELPHIA, PA – It was a high-scoring affair on Wednesday afternoon as the Rider baseball team came up short in a 20-16 slugfest against UPenn.

Rider struck first, plating two runs in the opening frame on a two-out single by Anthony Paskell. 

The Quakers responded quickly, putting up four runs in the bottom of the second, highlighted by a two-run double from Jarrett Pokrovsky to take a 4-2 lead.

Joe Tiroly trimmed the deficit to one with a run-scoring play in the third, capitalizing on a UPenn error. However, the Quakers stayed hot at the plate, answering with four more runs in the bottom half to stretch the lead to 8-3.

The Broncs fired back with a five-run fourth inning, kicked off by Charley Magoulick's solo home run to right field. Erich Hartmann and Tiroly followed with back-to-back RBI hits, the latter driving in two to bring Rider within one. Nick Shuhet then tied the game at 8-8 with a sacrifice fly.

UPenn pulled ahead again in the fifth, plating three runs to take an 11-8 advantage. But Rider continued the offensive battle, scoring four runs in the top of the sixth. 

Tiroly started the rally with his second double of the game, scoring Hartmann. Shuhet followed with his seventh home run of the season, a two-run blast to tie it at 11. 

Magoulick then gave Rider a 12-11 lead with an RBI single scoring Paskell.

The Broncs padded their lead in the seventh, scoring four more times. RBI singles from Tiroly and Shuhet made it 14-11, before Magoulick drove in two more to give Rider a 16-11 edge.

However, the game took a dramatic turn in the bottom of the seventh. 

The Quakers loaded the bases with no outs and erupted for nine runs in the inning, capped off by a grand slam from Connor McGonigal to take a 20-16 lead, a score that would hold as the final.

Quotes and Notes
- Gavin Alloway got the loss. 
- Tiroly extended his hitting streak to 12 games and is now just one hit and one RBI shy of reaching 100 in each category for his career. 
- Rider has scored double-digit runs in four consecutive games.
- The Broncs fall to 25-11 on the year. 
- Shuhet recorded his seventh homerun of the season while Magoulick secured his 

Broncs by the Numbers
- The Broncs had 15 hits in the loss with Kyle Neri, Nick Shuhet, and Anthony Paskell each recording two hits.
- Hartmann, Tiroly, and Magoulick each had three hits. 
- Hartmann had an RBI along with Paskell recording two RBIs.
- Tiroly and Shuhet each led the team with four RBI performances. 
- Five Broncs saw action on the mound with Frank Papeo, Gallagher, Chris Montone, Jack Ruditzky, and Gavin Alloway each pitching. 

Up Next
The Broncs are next in action on Apr. 25 to take on Marist in a three-game conference series. 
First pitch is set for 3 p.m.