Stockton 6, Ramapo 5
Ramapo 8, Stockton 1

Jason Gordon

Game 1 / Game 2
Richard Stockton (15-5, 1-1 NJAC) opened conference play by splitting a doubleheader at Ramapo (12-3, 1-1). Stockton held on for a 6-5 victory over the Roadrunners in the opener but fell 8-1 in the nightcap.

In the first game, Stockton snapped a 2-2 tie with a pair of runs in the top of the sixth. Travis Marra (Toms River/TR East) scored on a wild pitch and Dan McGuckin (Sicklerville/ Winslow Twp.) added an RBI single for a 4-2 lead that the Ospreys would not relinquish.

Stockton led 6-4 after a bases-loaded walk to Jason Gordon (Brick/Brick Memorial) in the top of the eighth. In the bottom of the ninth, Ramapo scored once and loaded the bases with nobody out but John Lightbody (Toms River/TR East) retired the next three batters on a strike out, a foul out and a lineout to earn the save as Stockton held on for the 6-5 win.

McGuckin went 3-5 with two RBI while Gordon and Marra each were 2-4. Gordon also contributed two RBI and Marra scored once. Winning pitcher Drew Holt (Toms River/TR South) allowed four runs on 10 hits and struck out five in 6.2 innings on the mound.

Stockton tied the nightcap 1-1 in the top of the third as Gordon singled and scored an unearned run on an RBI by McGuckin three batters later. Ramapo took the lead with two runs in the bottom half and broke the game open with runs in three of last five offensive turns to defeat the Ospreys 8-1. Stockton managed just five hits in the game, including two each by Gordon and Mike Ficarro (Elmira, NY/Elmira).