Box Score Brooklyn, NY:  The Ramapo College baseball team, currently ranked #9, improved to 11-1 overall on the year as they came from behind to defeat the Bearcats of Baruch College, 6-5, in a non-conference match-up today.  The Bearcats fall to 5-8 overall.

The Bearcats started the game jumping out to a 3-0 lead with their first run coming in the second inning. John Yuksekol singled and Philip Loprete doubled to put runners on second and third base. Eric Ulino hit a ground out RBI to score Yuksekol.  Keith Ezersky reached base on an infield error in the third inning and Jasdeep Buttar doubled to put runners on second and third base again, before Nicholas Pomo-Roman hit an RBI ground out to score Ezersky.  Angel Tejeda followed up with another RBI ground out to score Buttar for the three run lead.

The Roadrunners came back strong scoring one run in the fifth and four runs in the sixth for a 5-3 advantage. In the fifth, John Capuano put down a sacrifice bunt with two runners on base before Chris Werr was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to score the lone run of the inning. In the sixth inning, the bases were loaded with no outs before Dave Jacob ripped a single to plate two RBI. Christian Spurr then laced a single into the outfield to pick up two more RBI for the Roadrunners and the 5-3 lead. 

Ramapo added another insurance run in the eighth after Jacob led off with a triple and later scored on Scott Paulus' single to take a 6-3 lead, which turned out to be the game winner.

The Bearcats rallied and came within one, but it wasn't enough as Travis Zilg pitched a perfect ninth inning for the save.

Jacob led Ramapo hitting 3-3 with two runs scored and two RBI while Paulus and Werr each collected two hits in the game. Ramapo starting pitcher Tom Portesy worked the first 3.0 innings with three strikeouts before being relieved by Pasquale LaBracio. He worked 5.0 innings, striking out five and scattering three hits. Zilg earned his first save of the season, striking out one and inducing two ground outs in the ninth.

The Roadrunners return to the diamond on Saturday, March 30th when they travel to NJAC rival Rowan University for a 11:30am double header.