POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – The Rider baseball team opened its weekend series at Marist with a dominant game one win and a clutch performance in game two, sweeping Friday's doubleheader behind strong pitching, and a pair of milestone moments. The Broncs shut out the Red Foxes 7-0 in the opener before grinding out a 2-1 victory in the game two to clinch the series.

Game 1
Erich Hartmann got the offense rolling for the Broncs with a double down the left field line. 

Joe Tiroly followed with a milestone moment, notching a base hit in his first at-bat of the day to record his 100th career hit.

Rider opened the scoring in the first inning as Kyle Neri delivered a sacrifice fly to bring Hartmann home.

The Broncs added three more runs in the second inning behind a pair of sacrifice flies and an RBI single from Charley Magoulick, scoring Anthony Paskell to push the lead to 4-0.

Rider capitalized on a wild pitch in the third to plate another run and stretch the lead to 5-0.

After a quiet stretch, the Broncs broke through again in the seventh when Tiroly reached another career milestone—tallying his 100th career RBI with a two-run single to make it 7-0, the eventual final score in game one.

On the mound, Brian Young was dominant, throwing a complete-game two-hitter over nine innings while striking out eight to secure the victory.

Game 2
Rider struck first, with Erich Hartmann driving in Matt Leahy to put the Broncs on the board.

Marist responded in the bottom of the third, evening the score at 1-1 with a sacrifice fly.

The tie held until the top of the seventh, when Rider loaded the bases and took the lead as Will Gallagher's sac fly brought Anthony Paskell home.

Zach Silfies took the mound in the bottom of the seventh in relief of Kyle Batt.

Marist threatened with runners on the corners and one out, but the Broncs' defense stood tall to keep the Red Foxes off the board.

Silfies stayed sharp in the eighth, recording two strikeouts to escape the inning with one runner stranded.

Marist managed a hit in the ninth, but couldn't convert, as Rider held on for a 2-1 victory to clinch the series.

Quotes and Notes
- Brian Young earned the win, moving him to 7-0 on the season.
- The Broncs move to 27-11 overall and 17-5 in the MAAC.
- Joe Tiroly moves his hit streak to 13 games.
- Kyle Batt got the win in game two moving him to 4-2 on the season.
- With the win, Rider gets their sixth conference series, with their only MAAC series loss coming against Quinnipaic.  

Broncs by the Numbers
Game 1
- The Broncs tallied 14 hits, with Matt Leahy, Nick Shuhet, Paskell, and Magoulick each having a single hit.
- Kyle Neri and Will Gallagher each recorded two hits.
- Tiroly and Hartmann led the Broncs, each with three-hit performances.
- Leahy, Neri, Magoulick, and Puvel each had an RBI in the victory.
- Tiroly led the team with two RBIs
- Brian Young was the lone pitcher in game one pitching the complete nine innings, allowing just two hits, zero runs, and eight strikeouts. 

Game 2
- Rider had six hits in the win with Hartmann, Tiroly, Paskell, and Magoulick each recording one hit.
- Matt Leahy led the team with two hits in the win.
- Gallagher and Hartmann each had an RBI.
- Kyle Batt started the game for the Broncs pitching 6.0 innings, allowing seven hits, one earned run, and two strikeouts.
- Zach Silfies pitched 3.0 innings, allowing three hits, zero runs, and two strikeouts. 

Up Next
The Broncs are next in action tomorrow Apr. 26 to wrap up the series with Marist.