College Baseball: Rider's Maurice Williams Hit a 2-Run Homer; Final Rider 8 St. Joe's 5
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. - The Rider University Broncs scored twice
in the seventh inning and once in the eighth to earn an 8-5 victory over the
Saint Joseph's baseball team on Wednesday afternoon. The loss drops the Hawks
to 8-14 on the season.
SJU drew first blood, putting a
run on the board in the top of the first inning. After Drew
Smith reached on a two-out walk, Chris
Hildreth brought him in with a triple to put the Hawks in front.
Rider (9-9) answered with five
runs on the bottom of the third, chasing sophomore starter Pat
Monaghan from the game. Five hits, including a two-run triple, did the
damage for the Broncs.
The Hawks managed to tie the
game up with a four-spot in the fifth. Joe
Cook led off the inning with a double to right center and advanced to third
on a single by Tim
Smith. Mike
Coleman, getting the start in left field, singled home Cook to make it a
5-2 game. With runners on first and third, a groundball double play let Smith
score to cut the deficit to two. Three straight walks then loaded the bases
before Brian
Hartsell unloaded them with a two-out, two-run single to right field to tie
the game.
Unfortunately for the visitors,
the momentum would not continue as Maurice Williams hit a two-run home run in
the seventh to put the Broncs back up, 7-5. An RBI double in the
Righthander Mark
Dolaghan (0-1) took the loss for SJU, while Rider's Kris Brown (2-1) earned
the win. James Hayes notched his fourth save of the season for the Broncs.
Saint
Joseph's will have a day off before returning to action with a weekend Atlantic
10 series against crosstown-rival Temple at Latshaw-McCarthy Field.
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