NEW YORK (April 15, 2015) – Sophomore starting pitcher Kevin Skettini turned in a solid start with eight strikeouts in 6.2 innings, but the Drew University baseball team fell in non-conference action on Wednesday at City College of New York, 6-2, at the famous Randall's Island Baseball Field.
 
Seven different Rangers recorded hits in the setback, including junior third baseman Bobby Miskura, who hit in his fourth straight game and knocked in a run for the Rangers. Senior left fielder J.C. Rasic was 1-for-3 with an RBI triple.
 
The Rangers (10-18) manufactured a run in the fourth to take the 1-0 lead. Senior shortstop Steve Kowalski led off the frame with a bunt single, and followed that with his 19^th stolen base of the season to move into scoring position. Miskura finished the job with a two-out RBI single to right-center field to plate Kowalski for the lead. The run gave a brief lead to Skettini, who had not allowed a hit through three innings of work.
 
CCNY (10-8) would not record a hit against Skettini until the fifth, but that is when the dam broke for the Beavers. Three hits, including a bases-loaded triple that cleared the bases, resulted in a 3-1 lead for CCNY in the fifth.
 
The Rangers threatened by loading the bases in the sixth, but the Beavers escaped trouble on defense before adding some insurance on offense in the bottom of the seventh. Two more triples, the second and third in the game for CCNY, brought in two more runs for the 5-1 advantage. The Beavers would make it 6-1 on an unearned run in the eighth.
 
Drew attempted a comeback in the ninth as Rasic tripled to left field, chasing sophomore first baseman Tommy Broyles around to score from second after leading off with a double.  The Rangers loaded the bases with one out, bringing up the tying run to the plate twice, but the Beavers' bullpen got the job done to take the non-conference triumph.
 
The Rangers return to Landmark Conference play on Saturday, April 18 for a doubleheader at league newcomer Elizabethtown College beginning at 1:00 p.m.