NO. 6 RANKED TCNJ TALLIES 7-0 VICTORY OVER MORAVIAN AS LIONS WATCH WIN STREAK GROW TO 9

Media release April 3

Ewing, NJ – Ranked sixth in Division III, The College of New Jersey’s baseball team tallied a 7-0 home win over the Greyhounds of Moravian College to collect the team’s ninth straight victory. TCNJ improves to 17-2 overall, while Moravian drops to 11-12.

TCNJ’s junior pitcher Dan Anderson (Lincroft, NJ/Middletown South) had a perfect game before the Greyhounds first base runner reached on an error at second and would keep his shutout alive through five innings of work with no hits. Anderson worked six innings in collecting the win with a no hitter and four strikeouts and improves to 3-0.

Making his first appearance of the season after recovering from a pre-season injury, senior Brad Kittle (Millville, NJ/Millville) entered the game in the top of the seventh and struck out the side. Senior Steve Turrise (South Plainfield, NJ/South Plainfield) worked the eighth inning for the Lions and worked a pair of innings allowing just one hit with three strikeouts on the day as TCNJ’s pitchers shutout Moravian.

The Lions struck early with five runs in the bottom of the second inning as senior centerfielder Dave Mebs (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) added an RBI triple and senior right fielder Matt Barrett (Pennington, NJ/Hopewell Valley) drove in a pair in the inning, while sophomore dh Ryan Anzelone (Vernon, NJ/Vernon Township) added a double as the Lions sent all nine batters to the plate in the inning.

Moravian’s sophomore Andrew DelRossi (Medford, NJ/Bishop Eustace) took the loss after three innings of work with five earned runs off seven hits with a walk and two wild pitches. DelRossi drops to 1-1. He was relieved in the fourth by sophomore Andrew DeLio (Parsippany, NJ/Parsippany) who worked two innings with no runs, two hits and three strikeouts before he was replaced in the bottom of the sixth by freshman Luke Skutches (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic) and gave up two runs, one of which was earned off a hit in an inning of work. Sophomore Keith Shaffer (Honesdale, PA/Honesdale) also worked for Moravian on the mound.

Moravian’s junior Eric Shea (Madison, NJ/Morristown Beard) broke up the shutout bid with his single in the ninth.
TCNJ returns to action on April 4 hosting Richard Stockton College in a 3:30 p.m. NJAC match-up, while Moravian College is back in action on April 5 when they host Manhattanville College in a noon doubleheader.