Boxscore

Ewing, NJ – Stockton University (11-13, 3-5 NJAC) had its offense stymied by #19 The College of New Jersey (18-6, 7-1) for the second straight day as the Ospreys were held to just four hits and blanked 5-0. JJ Swentkowski (Egg Harbor Twp./EHT) reached base three times on a single and a pair of walks.
 
Antonio Morello (Washington Twp./Washington Twp.) singled with one out in the second inning but was erased on a double play. TCNJ then got on the board with one unearned run in the bottom of the second.
 
Stockton threatened to tie it in the sixth inning as Mike DeSenzo (Pompton Plains/Pequannock) singled and Zach Gustites (Flemington/Hunterdon Central) reached on an error to put two aboard with one out. The Ospreys failed to convert as a flyout and fielder's choice ended the inning.
 
Stockton got two runners on with one out again in the seventh frame. Nick LaPorta (Pompton Plains/Pequannock) singled and Morello was hit by a pitch, but a ground out and flyout snuffed the scoring chance. The Lions then plated two insurance runs in the bottom of the seventh to extend to 3-0.
 
In the eighth, Gustites reached on an error and Swentkowski singled with two outs. The Ospreys could not break through as the inning ended on a flyout. TCNJ scored their final two runs on two hits, a walk and two wild pitches in the bottom of the eighth for the 5-0 final.
 
Freshman Tyler Apt (Williamstown/Williamstown) turned in a solid performance on the mound. Apt gave his team a chance by holding the Lions to just one unearned run in the first six innings before they got to him late. Apt's final line was five runs (one unearned) on eight hits with two strikeouts in 7.1 innings of work.
 
Stockton will be back on the road tomorrow for an NJAC doubleheader at New Jersey City at 11:30 a.m.