CAMDEN, N.J. (April 19, 2015) – Junior Jayson Yano fired seven innings of one run ball while going 2-for-4 at the plate to help the Stevens Institute of Technology baseball team knock off Rutgers University-Camden on Sunday.
 
The Ducks hit the 20 win mark for the fourth straight season, moving to 20-10 while Camden is now 17-12.
 
Stevens started off the scoring quickly, putting the first run on the board in the top of the first. Junior Jonathan Toro led off with a ground-rule double down the left field line and moved to third a sacrifice bunt by senior Gregg Nickels. Sophomore Zeph Walters came up and singled to center to plate Toro.
 
The visitors tacked on another run in the top of the fourth when junior Nick Sieber singled with one out, swiped second base and moved over to third on a single. Senior Ryan Mannello reached on a fielder's choice which was able to score Sieber from third to give the Ducks a 2-0 edge. Yano helped his own cause in the top of the fifth, when a bases-loaded infield single to the pitcher scored Toro who had led off with a single.
 
The Scarlet Raptors put up their only run of the afternoon on only one hit in the bottom of the seventh when Pedro Perez led off with a double. He moved to third on a groundout and home on another groundout, this time by Zach Ellin. The hosts threatened in the bottom of the ninth, but junior Ryan Patterson retired two straight hitters with men on first and second to set a school record with his eighth save of the season.
 
Toro went 3-for-5 with two runs scored while Walters and Yano each had two hits. Yano allowed six hits over his seven innings while fanning eight and not allowing a walk.
 
Joe Theckston had three hits for the Rutgers-Camden, while Kevin Terifay tossed four shutout innings in relief allowing just one hit.
 
The Ducks are back on the road Tuesday when they take on Baruch at 4 p.m. in a game hosted by Westchester Community College.

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