HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. – The Drew University baseball team dropped a 5-1 decision at Centenary University in a non-conference matchup Tuesday afternoon.
 
The Rangers (19-15) trailed just 2-1 when the Cyclones (15-19) scored three in the fifth inning to set the final score.
 
Sophomore Chris Tobia pitched the final 3 1/3 innings for the Rangers and blanked Centenary while allowing just three hits and no walks while striking out two.
 
Senior Anthony Hernandez and junior Mike Gallaro collected two hits apiece for the Rangers.
 
Centenary pushed across single runs in the second and third before the Rangers broke through against Cyclone starter Anthony Spungin in the fifth. Freshman Jack Mocik worked a leadoff walk, stole second, was bunted to third by junior Dallas Lorenzetti, and scored on a sacrifice fly from Hernandez, making it a 2-1 game before Centenary scored three in the bottom half.
 
The Rangers threatened in the ninth, putting the tying run on deck when junior Ryan Jones and Gallaro singled before reliever Anthony Fraser induced a pair of flyouts to end the game.
 
Freshman Justin Bonito started on the mound for Drew and tossed the first two innings, yielding only an unearned run on two hits. Senior Vincent Desantis came on to throw 2 2/3 innings before giving way to Tobia.
 
The Rangers return to Landmark Conference action on Wednesday, when they host the University of Scranton at 3:30 p.m.