Union, N.J. (4/10/15) – Senior Charles Thielmann tossed a complete game for this fourth win of the season as the Kean University baseball team complete the series sweep of New Jersey City University by the final of 9-2 on Friday afternoon.
The NJAC matchup was supposed to be at New Jersey City, however poor field conditions moved the matchup back to Union for day two. Thielmann (4-1) scattered 11 hits, including nine singles, with one walk and four strikeouts for his 15th career complete game effort.
Kean (22-6, 6-2 NJAC) sprinted out to an 8-0 lead after five innings after plating two in the first, five in the fourth and a single run in the fifth. An RBI fielder's choice from Ryan Kelley and an RBI single from rookie Matt Krupa gave the Cougars a 2-0 lead after one. Kean then poured on the offense in the fourth with five runs and five hits in the fourth frame. Tyler Heisch, Michael Kendall and Kelley all provided RBI singles in the frame while junior Sal Taormina recorded an RBI sacrifice fly. Senior Tom McGuckin made it 8-0 after reaching on a triple and scoring on a wild pitch.
NJCU (10-10, 3-5 NJAC) erased the shutout in the sixth as Dmitri Rueger scored after leading off the inning with a double. The Gothic Knights added one more in the eighth as Alex Weinstein lofted a solo shot over the left field wall.
Offensively, Taormina was 3-for-4 with a double while Chris Amato was 3-for-3 with a triple. Kendall, McGuckin and Kelley each had two hits in the win.
For NJCU, Michael Martucci had a 3-for-4 day.
Kean continues NJAC action on Saturday when they travel to Rutgers-Newark for a twinbill starting at 11:30 a.m.