JERSEY CITY, N.J. (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | Three weeks ago, New Jersey City University freshman left-handed pitcher Mike Ramirez (Old Bridge, NJ/Saint Joseph-Metuchen) made a memorable New Jersey Athletic Conference starting debut when he shutout 30th ranked and second-place Rowan University for eight innings on April 4. His second career victory was impressive in its own right. Ramirez hurled his first career complete-game effort, allowing just one run and seven hits as NJCU defeated Stockton University, 7-1, in game two of a two-day NJAC home-and-home series on April 24 at the Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex.
NJCU scored three times in the first inning and that was enough as it snapped a four-game losing streak, upping its mark to 13-19 (5-11 NJAC) while Stockton fell to 14-14 (6-10 NJAC) and had its NJAC Tournament hopes seriously jeopardized. The Gothic Knights added single runs in the fourth and seventh; Stockton's lone run came in the seventh.
Ramirez (2-3) allowed one earned run and six of the seven hits were singles as he struck out four and walked five over 134 pitches.
Senior Alex Weinstein (Colonia, N.J./JFK-Iselin), normally NJCU's starting first baseman, made his second career start at third base where he played well, making several strong throws across the diamond, and continued to amass one of the great individual offensive years in program history. Weinstein had three hits in a game for the third consecutive day and posted his sixth consecutive multi-hit effort, batting 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Weinstein surpassed the 150-hit mark for his career (152) and now has 55 hits in 32 games, including a single-season school-record 19 doubles.
Senior shortstop Michael Martucci (Bayonne, N.J./Saint Peter's Prep) was 1-for-3 with a run and extended his consecutive games on-base streak to 29 while notching his 190th career hits—now six shy of matching the career program standard (196).
Sophomore left fielder Eric Giordano (Metuchen, N.J./JFK-Iselin) drove in a pair of runs (1-for-4) and junior catcher Andrew Niech (Avenel, N.J./Colonia) scored twice, batting 1-for-3 with a walk. His hit was the 50th of the season. Freshman center fielder Dmitri Rueger (Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck) stole two bases.
Stockton senior left fielder Keith Tappert (Toms River, NJ/Toms River East) was 2-for-4 with a run and senior shortstop Mark Jankowski (Sewell, NJ/Washington Township) also batted 2-for-4 with a double. Senior third baseman Brett Solomen (Harrison Township, NJ/Clearview) and senior right fielder George Eisenhart (Harrison Township, NJ/Clearview) each had a hit to reach base in 28 straight games.
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