Reading, Pa (March 20, 2024) - New Jersey City University (4-6) scored ten runs in the first three innings en route to a 13-9 victory over Alvernia University (8-8) in a non-conference baseball matchup Wednesday afternoon at Angelica Park. 

The Gothic Knights jumped out to an early 10-0 lead after six runs in the first and four in the third but the Golden Wolves responded with four in the home half of the fourth to make it a 10-4 ballgame. Alvernia grabbed two in the sixth and three in the eighth but NJCU recorded three runs as well in the final four innings to secure the 13-9 victory over the Golden Wolves. 

Score: NJCU 13, Alvernia 9
Records: Alvernia (8-8), NJCU (4-6) 
Hits: Alvernia (13), NJCU (18) 
Errors: Alvernia (2), NJCU (1) 
WP: Dom Yarson (1-2) LP: Grant Fitzgerald (0-3) SV: Berto Reyes (1) 

How it Happened 
 

• NJCU got on the board early. The Gothic Knights led off the top of the first with a single up the middle. The next two batters then hit home runs for NJCU as the Gothic Knights took a 3-0 lead before Alvernia recorded an out. NCJU added two more runs on a two-run triple and made it a 6-0 game on a throwing error.
• The Gothic Knights added four runs in the top of the third, scoring on an Alvernia error, wild pitch, and back-to-back singles to take a 10-0. 
• Alvernia got four back in its half of the fourth. Matt Edwards hit a two-run homer to center field to score Jason Kelly, who reached earlier in the inning on a single. Later in the inning Logan Nelson homered to left center to score Jason Lind, who reached on an infield single, and bring Alvernia back within six, 10-4.
• Nelson came through big again in the sixth inning, hitting a two-run homer to left field to score Noah Waldron and bring Alvernia within four, 10-6. 
• NJCU retook a six run lead, 12-6, in the seventh inning, scoring runs off of a double to the left gap and a single to center field. 
• NJCU added one more insurance run in the top half of the eighth after an RBI double to left center made it a 13-6 game. 
• Alvernia recorded three runs in the home half of the eighth after Nelson scored on a wild pitch and Kelly drove in two runs with a double to left field to make it 13-9 but it was not enough as NJCU secured the victory. 

Inside the Box Score 

• Nelson - 4-4 (2 HR, 2B, 4 RBI, 3 RS, SB) 
• Kelly - 3-4 (2B, 2 RBI, RS) 
• Edwards - 1-4 (HR, 2 RBI, RS) 

Alvernia Pitching 

• Grant Fitzgerald (L): 1 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 1 BB
• James Mueller: 2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 2 BB
• Brendan Thomas: 1 IP, 0 R, 2 K's
• Logan Solomine: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 K
• Brody DeGroodt: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 K
• Michael Andrew: 0.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB
• Matt Mays: 1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 K's
• Ronald Kopcho: 1 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 
• Brad Coley: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 K's

Up Next

• Alvernia travels down to Hood College to take on the Blazers on Friday in game one of the MAC Commonwealth series. First pitch is set for 3:30 PM.