JERSEY CITY, N.J. (April 22, 2015) – The Stevens Institute of Technology baseball team pounded out 22 hits en route to a 18-8 victory over New Jersey City University on Wednesday.
 
NJCU saw its record fall to 12-18 while Stevens notched its seventh straight win moving to 22-10.
 
The Ducks started the scoring as soon as they got off the bus, putting up five runs in the first inning. Junior Nick Sieber started the scoring by knocking home junior Jonathon Toro who had singled. Sophomore Michael Mule' bounced a grounder to second and legged out the throw, moving to second to on a throwing error that allowed two runs to score. Senior Ryan Mannello came up and bashed a two-run double to left center for two runs, chasing the second Gothic Knights pitcher of the frame.
 
NJCU rallied for two in the bottom of the inning, with Alex Weinstein driving in two runs with a single down the right field line. In the top of the second, Stevens put together their finest inning and also their longest inning of the season time-wise. Freshman Tommy Baronner led off with a single and moved to third on a single by sophomore Zeph Walters. A single by junior Jayson Yano knocked in Baronner and another Mule' single through the right side plated Walters.
 
Mannello knocked in his third runner of the afternoon with a single, and after walk loaded the bases, senior Marc Calleo followed suit and was walked to bring in a run. Toro then roped a two-run single to right, Baronner was hit by a pitch and Walters delivered a ground-rule double to deep center field for two more runs. After a two RBI hit by Yano, the game was halted for 59 minutes to rain and lightning.
 
The Gothic Knights put three markers on the board in the bottom of the fifth on when Weinstein knocked in a run on a single, Eric Giordano reached on a bases loaded walk and Nick Ruscingno drove home a run with a fielder's choice. After holding the Ducks at bay in the top of the sixth, Andrew Niech and Michael Martucci each had run scoring doubles down the left field line cutting the deficit down to eight. A run on a sacrifice fly brought the hosts a little bit closer, but it was as close as they would get.
 
Stevens tallied three insurance runs in the of the eighth, after a Calleo triple and a walk to freshman Drew Hanke brought up Walters, who promptly mashed a three run homer to right to cap off the wild afternoon.
 
Nine Ducks had multiple hit outings, led by Walters and Calleo who had three each. Walters also drove in five runs and scored three times while Mannello and Yano had three RBI's for the visitors. Sophomore Bret Viola recorded the win in relief, tossing two shutout innings with two strikeouts. Freshman Andrew Hamel worked four innings for his third save.
 
Martucci and Weinstein recorded three apiece, with Weinstein knocking in three runs.
 
Stevens travels to Elmira to take on the Soaring Eagles in a three game weekend series with a double-header Saturday beginning at 12 p.m.

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