03-28-15 Andrew Niech 16
Larry Levanti
Only mid-way through his junior year, Andrew Niech is already NJCU's all-time doubles king.
17
Winner New Jersey City U. NJCU 9-8
6
City College of NY CCNY 7-5
Winner
New Jersey City U. NJCU
9-8
17
Final
6
City College of NY CCNY
7-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New Jersey City U. NJCU 2 4 5 4 0 0 0 2 0 17 18 2
City College of NY CCNY 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 6 10 1

W: Szurlej, Jason (2-0) L: Julian Irrizary (0-1)

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Andrew Niech Becomes All-Time Doubles Leader, NJCU Hits Four Home Runs in 17-6 Rout of CCNY

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (NJCUGothicKnights.com) |  Junior catcher Andrew Niech (Avenel, NJ/Colonia) needed one double to become New Jersey City University's baseball all-time leader in the category. On April 6, he had three and added a grand slam for good measure. Niech was 4-for-4 with six RBIs and his 30th, 31st and 32nd career doubles and NJCU unleashed four home runs as the Gothic Knights belted City College of New York, 17-6, in non-conference makeup action at the Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex.
 
NJCU wins for the sixth time in seven games to improve to 9-8 overall. CCNY, which batted as the home team on the scoreboard in a makeup of a twice posted road doubleheader, fell to 7-5. NJCU slugged 17 hits in the win, including 11 for extra-bases and had 37 total bases.
 
The Knights led 11-0 after two and a half innings and 15-2 after four as Niech, senior first baseman/right fielder Alex Weinstein (Colonia, NJ/JFK-Iselin), senior catcher James Gardner (Hoboken, NJ/Saint Peter's Prep) and sophomore Zach Buchholz (Colonia, NJ/JFK-Iselin) all homered. It was the first time NJCU hit four homers in a game since 2009 with three coming in the fourth inning.
 
Niech, who had 11 doubles as a freshman and 13 as a sophomore, and in the 92nd game of his collegiate career, crushed a 1-1 pitch with one out in the fourth inning over the head of the CCNY left fielder for an opposite field double, breaking a tie for first place in program history with former Gothic Knight Nick Cucinello (1990-93, 134 games).
 
Weinstein doubled twice (12th, 13th) and homered, finishing 3-for-6 with four RBIs. Sophomore right/left fielder Eric Giordano (Metuchen, NJ/JFK-Iselin) extended his two-year consecutive games on-base streak to 31 straight, going 2-for-3 with two RBIs (one run, one walk).
 
Also for NJCU offensively, freshman left/center fielder Dmitri Rueger (Teaneck, NJ/Teaneck) was 2-for-3 with three runs, two steals and an RBI. Gardner and Buchholz each notched their first career home runs; Gardner, who entered as a reserve, was 1-for-2 with two runs and two RBIs while Buchholz scored twice in a 1-for-2 effort. Freshman designated hitter Juan Penas (Port Reading, NJ/Woodbridge) was 2-for-3.
 
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