PISCATAWAY, NJ – The Rider University baseball team fell to Rutgers, 7-1, in Wednesday's midweek matchup, as the Broncs were limited to just three hits on the day.

The Scarlet Knights got on the board early, scoring a run in the bottom of the first before Brennan Hyde extended the lead with a solo home run in the second. 

Rutgers added another run in the third to make it 3-0.

A two-run homer by Yomar Carreras in the fourth pushed the Rutgers lead to 5-0.

Rider broke through in the fifth when Charley Magoulick drew a walk and moved into scoring position on a double by Matt Leahy. 

Peter Crespo brought Magoulick home with a sacrifice fly to cut the deficit to 5-1.

Rutgers responded with a sacrifice fly of its own in the bottom half of the fifth, and Carreras capped the scoring with his second home run of the game in the eighth.

Quotes and Notes
- The Broncs fall to 28-15 overall.
- Frank Papeo recorded the loss, moving him to 0-1 on the year. 
- Sophomore Joe Tiroly still just needs one RBI to break the single-season program record.

Broncs by the Numbers
- Rider had three hits in the loss with Tiroly, Leahy, and Gallagher each recording a hit. 
- Five Broncs saw action on the mound with Papeo, Jack Ruditzky, Chris Montone, Colby McNeely, and Zach Silfies

Up Next
The Broncs return to action on May 9 when they travel to Buffalo to open up a weekend MAAC series with Canisius. 
First pitch is set for 3 p.m.