DeMauro, Ruscingno, Martucci, Giordano All Star as NJCU Blows Past Gwynedd-Mercy, 9-1
April 29, 2014 // Baseball
Contact: Ira Thor (201/200-3301)

DeMauro, Ruscingno, Martucci, Giordano All Star as NJCU Blows Past Gwynedd-Mercy, 9-1

- Kevin DeMauro's complete-game five-hitter included a record-setting 17th pickoff of the season.
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Box Score GWYNEDD VALLEY, PA (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | Junior right-hander
04-05-14 Michael Martucci 23
NJCU, which outhit the Griffins, 12-5, got on the board early in the first inning when Wagner doubled to left center with one out and scored on a two-out single to right by Martucci. GM got even with its only run of the game when junior catcher Eric Heaney walked to lead off the fifth and scored on a double by junior third baseman Greg Brooks (Voorhees, NJ).
 
But NJCU responded in the sixth, reclaiming a one-run lead. Giordano led off with a single, advanced on a throwing error and scored on a two-out single down the right field line by Ruscingno with what proved to be the game-winning run.
 
NJCU, which has not had much success in one or two-run games this season—with eight of its last 13 losses coming by two or less runs and a 4-11 overall record in contests decided by two runs or less this season—made sure this one wouldn't be a nail-biter. The Knights scored five times on three hits (one error) in the seventh to seize a 7-1 advantage.
After a D'Errico single and a hit by pitch, an error on a sacrifice by Wagner loaded the bags. Giordano deposited a two-run single into right center, Martucci singled, and NJCU led 5-1.

NJCU BASEBALL 100-HIT CLUB

RANK

HITS

NAME

YEARS

1.

196

Rob Sumner

2005-08

2.

177

Rob Gonzalez

2009-11

3.

167

Phil Zaffarano

1994-97

4.

160

Rich Levens

1986-88

5.

158

Nick Cucinello

1990-93

6.

154

Dave Long

1987-90

7.

149

Jonathan Thomas

2001-04

8.

148

Charlie Auletto

1993-95

9.

143

Sean Costello

1984-87

10t.

141

Brian Veneziano

1997-00

10t.

141

Michael Fiorentino

2009-11

12.

140

MICHAEL MARTUCCI

2012-14

13.

139

Ruben Borges

2005-07

14t.

135

ANDREW RIVERA

2010-13

14t.

135

Eric Martinez

1996-98

16.

134

Romano Lake

1987-90

17.

123

Joe Wells

1978-81

18.

122

Anthony Squeglia

1986-89

19.

121

B.J. Fearon

1994-96

20t.

120

Ray Nazzaro

1982-85

20t.

120

Alex Mena

2007-10

22.

119

Rick Pizzuti

1997-99

23.

118

Anthony Caivano

2002-05

24.

117

Steve Stiller

2001-04

25.

114

Justin Pelka

1996-99

26.

112

Pat Moore

2002-04

27t.

111

Jose Fulgencio

2007-08

27t.

111

Anthony Mackow

2005-08

29t.

110

Denis Peguero

2001-04

29t.    

110

Jeff Gajewski

1993-96

31.

108

Tom Burke

2008-10

32.

107

Paul Grasso

1991-93

33.

106

Phil Lospalluto

2002-03

34.

105

Mark Hoyer

2008-09

35.

105

Ken Witte

2009-11

36t.

101

Jim Roselli

1986-89

36t.

101

Alfredo Monagas

1979-82

Updated: 4/28/2014

Although no RBI is credited. Ruscingno grounded into a productive double play, knocking in Giordano, before Martucci, who moved to third on the groundout, scored on a two-out wild pitch.
 
A two-run single by Ruscingno in the ninth inning added two more runs and put an exclamation mark on the victory.
 
NJCU's game against Centenary College on April 30 was moved to May 2 due to forecasted rain, so the Knights will return to the field on Thursday, May 1 in a non-conference game against Penn State Abington in Abington, PA in a makeup of a March 1 postponement.
—www.njcugothicknights.com—

Tuesday, April 29, 2014 | Gwynedd Valley, PA

New Jersey City University (11-25)

1

0

0

0

0

1

5

0

2

9

12

2

Gwynedd Mercy University (18-13-1)

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

5

2

WP: KEVIN DEMAURO (4-5). LP: Matt Rakus (6-2).

 

GAME NOTES:

  • The doubleheader, was originally a single game on March 19 that was rained out.
  • NJCU is 4-13 since leading hitter, freshman DAN BERARDI (Bridgewater, NJ/Middlesex) was lost on April 8 with a season-ending injury.
  • MICHAEL MARTUCCI has 140 career hits (109th game), passing Ruben Borges (2005-07, 139 hits) for 12th place in school history.
  • Career hits update: ALEX WEINSTEIN, 94 (107 games); MATTHEW WAGNER, 90 (104 games); ANDREW NIECH, 88 (73 games).
  • KEVIN DEMAURO's nine career pickoffs match WENDELL RODRIGUEZ' mark of nine from 2010-13.
 

PICKOFFS, NJCU PITCHING (since 2000)

YEAR

PICKOFFS

2014

17

2013

16

2012

10

2011

7

2010

4

2009

12

2008

6

2007

9

2006

10

2005

8

2004

3

2003

5

2002

13

2001

3

2000

3

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