Highlanders Claim Series Opener over USC Upstate

Friday, April 13

Newark, N.J.

6 pm

University of South Carolina Upstate Athletics

16-20-1, 1-6

NJIT

14-12, 3-4

USC Upstate

NJIT

4/13/2018 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

Box Score (.pdf)

Newark, N.J. – The NJIT Highlanders used a three-run fourth inning to break a 2-2 tie as they defeated USC Upstate 7-3 at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium on Friday evening.

NJIT improves to 14-12 overall and 3-4 in the ASUN Conference while USC Upstate drops to 16-20-1 and 1-6.

Scoring Breakdown

Top 1^st – Pat Raiff reached on a one-out single, advanced to second on a groundout and scored on a Kyle Gensler two-out single.
Bottom 1^st – Justin Etts led off the inning with a double and scored on a Julio Marcano two-out single. The Highlanders took a 2-1 lead as Marcano scored on a Jesse Uttendorfer double.
Top 2^nd – Mason Stewart worked a walk to open the frame and reached second on a passed ball. A groundout advanced Stewart to third base before he scored the second USC Upstate run of the game as a result of an NJIT error.
Bottom 4^th – Evan Pietronico brought home two runs with a two-out double before scoring on a Michael Anastasia double for a 5-2 NJIT lead.
Bottom 5^th – Uttendorfer led off with a triple and scored on a wild pitch.
Top 8^th – Gensler scored on a sacrifice fly.
Bottom 8^th – Etts opened the inning with a single and scored on a Marcano double.

Notables

Gensler went 3-for-3 with three singles and an RBI.
Jake Bourke went 2-for-4 with two singles.
Etts and Marcano led NJIT with three hits each.
Jared Kacso (2-3) earned the win as he allowed two runs, one earned, on six hits in 4.0 innings.
Kevin Hickey (2-2) took the loss as he allowed five runs on 10 hits in 5.0 innings.

Up Next

NJIT and USC Upstate conclude their series tomorrow with a doubleheader at 1 pm.

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