YAPHANK, N.Y. — The New Jersey City University baseball team got back in the win column while on the road tonight, Tuesday, Mar. 19, after defeating the Bearcats of Baruch College 11-6. The Gothic Knights scored a season-high 11 runs to pick up their third victory of the year.

Jersey City (3-6) got the game started with a double by freshman right fielder Jeremy Ricourt (Perth Amboy, N.J./JFK Memorial). Baruch (0-7) retired the following two batters, but fifth year left fielder Bryan Fernandez (Sayreville, N.J./Sayreville War Memorial) tripled to right-center to score Ricourt. Freshman center fielder Ray Gelok (Clifton, N.J./Passaic Tech) then homered to right, giving NJCU an early 3-0 lead. In the home half of the inning, Baruch scored two right back on a home run to right field.

After a scoreless second inning for both squads, Ricourt reached on an error by the Baruch third baseman, then advanced to second on a wild pitch and tagged up after a flyout by sophomore designated hitter Dom Yarson (Ewing, N.J./Ewing). Freshman first baseman Enrique Beltra (Monroe, N.J./Ranney) brought Ricourt home to give the Gothic Knights a 4-2 lead. In the bottom of the third, the Bearcats plated two runs to tie the game up at 4-4.

In the top of the fifth, Yarson led off with a double down the left field line, and Beltra reached on an error on a pop up to the Bearcats catcher. Fernandez then also reached on an error by the pitcher, loading the bases for Gelok. Gelok brought two Gothic Knight runners home with a double, then senior third baseman Garrett Allso doubled scoring Gelok and Fernandez. Later in the inning, NJCU had runners on first and third, and a balk by the Baruch pitcher scored Allo from third and gave the squad a 9-4 lead. Rookie right-hander Danny Olear (Cranford, N.J./Cranford) pitched scoreless fifth and sixth innings after relieving Wallraff in the fourth.

With two outs in the top of the seventh, senior second baseman Justin Moreno (Brooklyn, N.Y./Trenton Catholic) homered to left, scoring Allo who had reached base on an error earlier in the inning, giving NJCU an 11-4 lead. Baruch battled back in their half of the inning, scoring two and cutting the lead to 11-6. Those runs would be the last of the game for either team, as the Gothic Knight bullpen held it down. Fifth year right-hander Berto Reyes (Elizabeth, N.J./Elizabeth) came in for a single out in the seventh, and junior right-hander Andre Dean (Bloomfield, N.J./Bloomfield) pitched scoreless eighth and ninth innings.

Highlights:
- NJCU scored a season-high 11 runs. 
- All nine Gothic Knight batters got hits, the first time they have done so this year.
- Gelok hit his first career homer.

Up Next:
NJCU will remain on the road for their next contest, which is tomorrow, Wednesday, Mar. 20. The Gothic Knights will travel to Reading, Pa. to face the Alvernia University Wolves. First pitch is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.