AUBURNDALE, Fla. (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | Freshman right-hander Jose Ortiz (Perth Amboy, NJ/Perth Amboy) was masterful in his collegiate pitching debut, hurling a complete-game two-hit shutout and red-hot senior first baseman Alex Weinstein(Colonia, NJ/JFK-Iselin) had five RBIs as New Jersey City University won its first baseball game this season, thrashing Dickinson College, 11-0 in seven innings on March 9.
 
NJCU (1-3) had just 19 hits in its first three games before pounding out 15 in the win over the Red Devils (1-4), members of the Centennial Conference. Eight different NJCU players collected a hit against a Dickinson squad that went 22-12-1 last year.
 
Ortiz' collegiate debut was nothing short of sensation. In 7.0 innings he struck out eight, walked none, and allowed just two hits over 89 pitches while facing just 23 batters—two over the minimum. He retired 10 consecutive batters between the end of the first and fifth innings, including the side in order in the second, third and fourth. Ortiz fanned two batters in both the second and third frames.
 
Weinstein produced the most runs by an NJCU batter since 2013 and continues to be a spark plug in the lineup. He batted 3-for-4 with five RBIs and two doubles to give him 105 career hits. He is hitting .444 (8-18) through four games.
 
Sophomore right fielder Eric Giordano (Metuchen, NJ/JFK-Iselin) knocked in four other runs and scored twice, batting 1-for-3 with a triple to extend his on-base streak to 17 games.
 
Senior center fielder Michael Martucci (Bayonne, NJ/Saint Peter's Prep) notched a 4-for-4 performance with three runs, two stolen bases and one RBI and walked once to reach base five times. He's now tied for eighth in school history with 148 career hits. Junior catcher Andrew Niech (Avenel, NJ/Colonia) moved within two hits of joining the 100-hit club, batting 3-for-4 with three runs and a walk.

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