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8
RIT RIT 0-0
13
Winner TCNJ TCNJ 0-0
RIT RIT
0-0
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Final
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TCNJ TCNJ
0-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
RIT RIT 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 8 9 2
TCNJ TCNJ 1 6 1 0 0 4 0 1 X 13 11 2

W: O. Hoffman (1-0) L: Fisher, Owen (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball drops season opener to TCNJ, 13-8

TEANECK, N.J. – The RIT baseball team opened its 2026 season on Friday afternoon with a 13-8 loss to The College of New Jersey at the Naimoli Baseball Complex.
 
The visiting Tigers scored twice in the first inning and mounted a four-run rally in the ninth, but a six-run second inning by the Lions proved decisive.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • RIT scored twice in the top of the first on a pair of wild pitches after loading the bases with four walks.
  • TCNJ answered with six runs in the bottom of the second to take a 7-2 lead.
  • The Lions added a run in the third on an RBI single to extend the lead to six.
  • RIT cut the deficit in the fifth when senior Trent Rapp scored on a fielding error by the left fielder.
  • TCNJ responded with four runs in the bottom of the fifth, highlighted by a two‑RBI double.
  • RIT added a run in the seventh on an RBI single by senior Charlie Slaymaker.
  • The Tigers rallied for four runs in the ninth inning, including a three-run RBI double by senior Jarin Moses and an RBI double by graduate student Max Matteucci.
 
GAME NOTES
  • Moses finished with three hits and four RBI, including a three-run RBI double in the ninth.
  • Rapp reached base five times (two hits, three walks) and scored three runs.
  • Senior Jack Rusiecki collected three hits and scored twice.
  • Graduate student Ryan Merkov struck out five over 3.0 innings of relief.
  • RIT totaled nine hits and nine walks.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT continues its opening‑weekend series at TCNJ on Saturday (Feb. 21) with a doubleheader starting at noon.