Westminster, MD – Stockton University (9-8) staged a late rally but fell short in a 9-7 loss to McDaniel College (8-8) on Friday afternoon. Jordan Nitti (Hamilton/Steinert) led the Ospreys with two hits and two RBI on the day.

The Green Terror opened the contest by scoring seven runs in the first three frames to lead 7-1, before Stockton answered with three runs in the top of the fourth inning. An RBI by Robbie Ford (Green Twp./Newton) and two more by Nitti closed the margin to 7-4.

McDaniel added a single run in the next two frames to make it 9-4 before Stockton would rally. In the top of the seventh, Nitti singled and scored ahead of a Nick Avagnano (Paramus/Paramus) home run his fourth of the season, to trim the lead to 9-6. It extended his hitting streak to 12 straight games.

The next inning, Tucker Elder (Ewin/Ewing) was hit by a pitch and stole second base. Cooper Fiore (Pottstown, PA/Pottsgrove) plated him for a 9-7 margin, but that was as close as Stockton would come in the two-run defeat.

Alfonso Lombardi (Wayne/Cedar Grove) was outstanding in relief holding down McDaniel. The sophomore tossed five innings allowing just two hits, and one run while striking out three batters.

After playing 16 of their first 17 games on the road, Stockton will return home to take on Immaculata on Tuesday afternoon. The first pitch is set for 3:30 pm.