GOTHIC KNIGHTS STRAND 14 IN OPENER; CENTENARY DOWNS NJCU, 13-7
JERSEY CITY, NJ (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | New Jersey City University outhit Centenary College 16-10, but left 14 runners stranded on base while committing five errors as the Cyclones defeated NJCU, 13-7, in the first game of the 2012 baseball campaign in a non-conference contest played at the Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex.
NJCU (0-1) only allowed six earned runs and had six players notch multiple hits against Centenary (4-3). The Cyclones had three players with multiple hits.
Junior center fielder Michael Patterson (Piscataway, NJ/Piscataway) had an outstanding offensive performance in his debut at NJCU, going 4-for-6 with three RBIs, two steals and one run in a leadoff role. Defensively he made a brilliant diving catch on the right-center field warning track area in the fifth inning.