MADISON, N.J. - Moravian College scored eight times over the last three innings to break open a tie game and hand the Drew University baseball team an 11-4 setback in the rubber match of a Landmark Conference (LC) three-game series on Sunday at Doc Young Field. The Greyhounds win the series after the two sides split a doubleheader on Saturday.
Highlights
• The Rangers (4-6, 1-2 LC) jumped on top 2-0 with a two-run first inning that included an RBI-single from senior
Eric DiPietro.
• Moravian (5-6, 2-1 LC) edged in front 3-2 with a three-run third, which was capped by a two-run homer from A.J. Brosious.
• DiPietro pulled the Rangers even when he led off the bottom of the fourth with a solo homer, pulling a shot to left. It was the second long ball of his career and the first since his freshman season.
• Freshman starter
Grant Purpura blanked the Greyhounds over the next three innings before running into trouble in the seventh, when Moravian scored twice to go ahead 5-3.
• Moravian pushed across another run in the eighth, then broke it open with a five-run ninth.
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Top Performers
• DiPietro finished the game 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs.
• Junior
Max Felsenstein went 2-for-5 with two runs scored.
• Purpura worked 6 1/3 innings and yielded five runs (four earned) on eight hits and two walks while striking out three.
Stat Sheet
Five different pitchers took the mound for the Rangers, who did not commit an error. Moravian starter Evan Kulig (1-1) earned the win after throwing 6 2/3 innings and yielding three runs while striking out nine.Â
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Up Next
The Rangers return home on Tuesday, when they take on William Paterson University at 3:30 p.m. in a non-conference makeup game.