The Baruch Bearcats won their second straight game and handed the Bears of St. Joseph's College of Brooklyn their first loss of the season with a 2-1 victory on Saturday afternoon at Padavan-Prellers Fields in Bellerose, New York.

The visiting Bearcats (3-6) did all their scoring in the first inning with Angel Tejedasmacking a two RBI single to score Nicholas Pomo-Romanand Keith Ezerskyfor the 2-0 lead.

The Bears (8-1) scored their only run in the fourth inning on an RBI single by Domenick Camerada, but Joseph Calipitched an impressive complete game (9IP, 9H, 1ER, 1BB, 5K) to notch the victory against an opponent that also received votes in the D3baseball.com national rankings.

Overall, the Bearcats totaled two runs on five hits and benefited from four fielding errors by the Bears, including two in the first inning, that helped set up Tejeda for the two RBI single.

The Bearcats received solid fielding in the eighth inning with Jasdeep Buttarthrowing out a runner stealing second base and Cali, Pomo-Roman, Matthew Balloneand Eric Ulinocombining to pick off a runner at first base during a rally by the Bears in the eighth inning.

Baruch will return to action tomorrow, Sunday, March 24, with a CUNYAC road doubleheader against John Jay College of Criminal Justice. First pitch at the College of Staten Island baseball complex is scheduled for 12:00 pm.