HOBOKEN, N.J. (April 23, 2024) – Junior Zachary Boykin recorded five RBI, including hitting a three-run homer in the third, while first-year Garret Wolf recorded an inside the park home run, as the Stevens Institute of Technology baseball team defeated New Jersey City University (NJCU) 15-3 Tuesday night in a non-conference contest.

Junior Sean Shea (1-0) earned his first career win. He pitched two innings of relief and struck out four batters without allowing a hit. Sophomore Jonah Swarts started for the Ducks. He pitched four innings and gave up three runs on eight hits. Seniors Axel Johnson and Mark DeCicco each recorded three strikeouts in just one inning of work

The Ducks (21-12) ended a two-game losing streak with the win. Stevens currently has a non-conference record of 10-5 with just two games remaining. The Ducks also improved to 11-2 at Dobbelaar Field this season.

With the win, Stevens improves to 11-1 all-time against the Gothic Knights. The Ducks have won five of the last six meetings between the teams. NJCU fell to 12-20 with the loss.

The Rundown

• NJCU hit a two-run homer in the top of the second to take a 2-0 lead.
• Stevens struck for six in the bottom of the third to climb into the lead. With the bases loaded, graduate student Michael Reyes crushed a ball to right center that hit just under the top of the wall. He would get a single on the play, which would score two. In the next at-bat, Boykin hit his home run that brought everybody home to give the Ducks a three run lead. First-year Chip Krese then walked, followed by a double from junior Liam DeRubertis that scored Krese, as the Ducks went up four.
• The Gothic Knights made it 6-3 after the top of the fourth.
• Stevens went to work again in the bottom of the fourth as they scored four times. The Ducks were walked four times in the inning to go along with getting hit by three pitches. DeRubertis, Krese, junior Kevin Villares and Boykin each picked up an RBI.
• With the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth, graduate student Ben Tobio grounded into a fielder's choice, bringing DeRubertis home on the play. The Ducks would then bring two more runs home in the inning, one coming from a walk and the other from a hit by pitch, as they took a 13-3 lead.
• After DeRubertis singled to start the bottom of the seventh, Wolf hit an inside the park home run to left field. The deeper left field wall allowed Wolf to get all the way home as the Ducks took a 15-3 lead. That score would hold as Stevens secured the victory.

Top Performers

• Boykin added a hit and two runs scored.
• Reyes had three RBI, two hits, and two runs scored.
• DeRubertis recorded three hits, two RBI, and two runs scored.
• Wolf tallied two runs scored, two RBI, and two hits.
• Senior Christian Kreiser scored two runs and added two hits.
• 21 Ducks saw action in the game.
• The pitching staff combined for 14 strikeouts.

For the Opponents

• Jeffrey Osborne (0-1) started and took the loss. He lasted only two innings and gave up five runs on seven hits.
• The Gothic Knights used six pitchers.
• NJCU walked 13 Duck batters and hit five of them with a pitch.
• Brandon Piacenza recorded two RBI on one hit and scored once.
• Garrett Allo had two hits.

Around the MAC Freedom 

• Misericordia 18, Delaware Valley 6 F/SUN
• Misericordia 8, Delaware Valley 3 F/SUN
• Lebanon Valley 2, Johns Hopkins 12 F/MON
• DeSales 1, Wilkes 3 F/MON
• Arcadia 9, TCNJ 8
• FDU-Florham 4, Stockton 6
• Lebanon Valley 20, Lancaster Bible 6
• Moravian 13, DeSales 12

Up Next

• Baseball returns home on Friday as they host No. 16/21 Misericordia in a MAC Freedom contest. It will be the last home game of the regular season. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. The Ducks are 8-14 all-time against the Cougars. Links for live stats and video are available on stevensducks.com.