HARRISONBURG, VA (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | On a cold day in Southwestern Virginia, with temperatures in the upper 20s and winds gusting across the diamond, Eastern Mennonite University scored 16 runs in the first four innings, including seven in the third and six in the fourth, and defeated the New Jersey City University baseball team, 16-2, at the EMU Baseball Field.
The Royals (3-4) collected 16 hits to snap a four-game losing streak against tough competition. NJCU ended its earliest trip to start a baseball season in the 66-year history of the program with a 1-3 mark.
EMU could only produce two hits in the final four innings off of three NJCU relievers, but the damage had been done. NJCU had six hits in the game.
In defeat, senior center fielder MICHAEL PATTERSON (Piscataway, NJ/Piscataway) had his fourth consecutive multi-hit effort to start the season—and 12th in two seasons—going 2-for-4. He is batting .563 (9-16) four games into the season.
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