MADISON, N.J. (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | For the second straight game, a big second inning by the opposition was the difference in the outcome. FDU-Florham scored six runs in the second inning and defeated the New Jersey City University baseball team, 12-5, in a non-conference makeup game on April 13.
 
FDU-Florham (8-14-1) accumulated 19 hits and led 7-0 before later adding four runs in the bottom of the seventh for some necessary insurance after NJCU (13-9, lost 3) began chipping away with three runs in the fifth and another in the seventh. The big second inning for FDU came after Rutgers-Newark scored seven runs in the second inning and had 21 total hits on April 11 in the last outing.
 
Freshman shortstop/pitcher Nick LoGatto (Helmetta, N.J./Spotswood) was the lone Gothic Knight with multiple hits, batting 2-for-3 with two runs. NJCU used seven pitchers in the loss.
 
In a predetermined rotation for FDU, Brad Norris won (3-0), allowing one hit with one strikeout in a 2.0 inning starting role. The Devils followed with six other pitchers—none for more than two innings.
 
Catcher Kevin Sinclair drove in four runs, batting 4-for-5 with two runs in a leadoff role. Frankie Tassielli, the center fielder, was 4-for-5 with two RBIs and one run.
 
Left fielder Ben Thompson batted 3-for-5 with two runs and second baseman Joseph Breymeier scored twice (2-for-3). Vinny Bonaccorso had two RBIs and Joseph Bonaccorso finished with two runs scored.
 
#NextKnightTime:
On Thursday, April 14 at 3:30 p.m. NJCU hosts Kean University in the first game of a New Jersey Athletic Conference home-and-home series at the Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex. Follow the live broadcast (https://www.youtube.com/user/NJCUGothicKnights/Live) and live stats (http://www.sidearmstats.com/NJCU/baseball/).