AUBURNDALE, Fla. (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | New Jersey City University pounded out 22 hits, including 10 by three promising freshmen in the starting lineup, but in a see-saw battle tied at 10-10, Saint Vincent College scored three times in the seventh and closed out the Gothic Knights, 15-12, in game two of the 2017 spring trip on March 5 at the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational.
 
NJCU (0-2) had eight players collect multiple hits, led by freshman third baseman Steven Ramos (Perth Amboy, N.J./Perth Amboy). He drove in four runs, batting 3-for-5 in his first collegiate game and freshman designated hitter Lenin Gomez (Edison, N.J./Edison) was 4-for-5 (one run, one RBI). Freshman left fielder Bill Feehan (Point Pleasant, N.J./Point Pleasant Boro) had three more hits (3-for-5) with two RBIs and now has seven hits in his first two collegiate games.
 
Senior second baseman Jeff Reinecke (Middlesex, N.J./Middlesex) batted 3-for-5 with two runs and one RBIs while senior right fielder Joe Coutinho (Colonia, N.J./Colonia) batted 3-for-5 with two runs scored.
 
Also for the Knights, senior center fielder Nick Ruscingno (Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck), senior shortstop Zach Buchholz (Colonia, N.J./JFK Memorial-Iselin) and senior catcher CJ Pulcine (Hazlet, N.J./Raritan) each had two hits. Ruscingno and Pulcine chalked up two RBIs.
 
Greg Martin, who notched seven saves last season for Saint Vincent (1-0), started the game at designated hitter, where he had three RBIs, highlighted by a two-run home run, and scored three times while walking twice.
 
Right fielder Eddie Kilkeary batted 4-for-5 with three RBIs and one run while first baseman Bobby Finn produced a 4-for-5 effort with two runs and two RBIS.
 
NJCU used seven pitchers. The Bearcats used four and Martin earned the save, striking out two in 1.2 shutout innings, allowing two hits.
 
This story will be updated.