LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – Behind solid pitching from
Clayton Poliey and timely offense, Rider baseball capped off the weekend with a 6-4 win over Mount St. Mary's on Saturday afternoon to clinch the series victory on Sonny Pittaro Field.
Mount St. Mary's struck first with a sacrifice fly in the opening inning to take a 1-0 lead.
Rider answered in the bottom of the third when
Kyle Neri singled to center, bringing home
Anthony Paskell to tie the game at one.
In the following inning,
Joe Tiroly launched a solo home run to left field, his 11th of the season and third of the series, to give the Broncs a 2-1 advantage.
Rider added two more runs in the bottom of the fourth, capitalizing on a throwing error that allowed
Nick Shuhet to score following Tiroly's homer, pushing the lead to 4-1.
Mount St. Mary's got one back in the top of the fifth, scoring on a Bronc fielding error to cut it to 4-2.
Will Gallagher would add insurance for the Broncs with a run in the bottom of the sixth.
Jake Dorety took over on the mound for
Clayton Poliey to start the seventh inning.
Later in the seventh,
Charley Magoulick doubled to center field to drive in Shuhet, making it a 6-2 game.
Mount St. Mary's threatened in the ninth, loading the bases with one out and scoring two runs on consecutive walks to trim the deficit to 6-4. With the bases still loaded and two outs,
Zach Silfies came in and shut the door, securing the series win for the Broncs.
Quotes and Notes
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Clayton Poliey earned the win, moving him to 2-2 in the season.
- Zach Silifes got the save, moving to three saves this season.
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Joe Tiroly hit a homerun in each game of the series, totaling his season count to 11 homeruns.
- Rider moves to 18-9 overall and 10-5 in the MAAC.
- With the victory, the Broncs won their fourth conference series
Broncs by the Numbers
- The Broncs recorded eight hits in the victory with
Kyle Neri, Magoulick, Paskell, and Gallagher each having one.
- Tiroly and
Erich Hartmann led the Broncs with two hits each.
- Neri, Tiroly, Magoulick, and
AJ Labrusciano each had an RBI.
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Clayton Poliey started on the mound for the Broncs, pitching 6.2 innings, allowing two hits and one earned run, and striking out three batters.
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Jake Dorety pitched 2.0 innings, allowing two hits and two earned runs
Up Next
The Broncs are back in action on April 8, taking on Delaware in the Liberty Bell Classic Championship at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
