April 2,2013

Chester, Pa … Freshman Evan Edelman (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough) and a trio of rookie batsmen led The College of New Jersey baseball team to a 12-4 victory over Widener University in Chester, Pa.

Edelman (1-0) pitched eight innings, scattered seven hits, and struck out four to capture his first collegiate decision. Freshman Pat Roberts (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough) belted his first career home run and rookies Mark Mari (Bayonne, NJ/Seton Hall Prep) and Garen Turner (Hainesport, NJ/Rancocas Valley) each contributed three hits to the help the Lions (9-9) to their third straight triumph.

The Lions jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second when junior Justin Ely (Bordentown, NJ/Bordentown) stroked an RBI-double to score sophomore Anthony Cocuzza (Absecon, NJ/St. Augustine Prep). Mari delivered a two-out single up the middle to plate Ely with the second run of the game.

The Pride (9-12) evened the score in the third. A two-double by Alex O’Dell drove in Sam Christie and Marc Moyalis followed with a run-scoring single to tie the game 2-2.

Senior Scott Kelly (West Windsor, NJ/West Windsor-North) put TCNJ back on top in the fourth with an RBI-single to center to score Mari, who was on base after his second hit of the game. In the fifth, they increased the lead to 4-2 when Roberts turned on a pitch and knocked it over the right field fence for his first round-tripper of the season.

Widener tied the score once again in the bottom of the sixth, but the Lions came back with a four-spot in the sixth. A sacrifice fly by Roberts put TCNJ back in front before the Pride defense buckled to enable three more runs to cross the plate. Patience at the plate also assisted the Lions as they took advantage of ten bases on balls by the Widener staff.

Edelman remained steady, retiring nine of the last ten hitters he faced. His control was critical as issued just on free pass in eight frames.

Four more runs by the Lion offense in the ninth put the game out of reach. Mari drove in a run with his third hit of the game and junior Joe Dispoto (Nutley, NJ/Nutley) knocked in two with a single up the middle. TCNJ finished with 11 hits in the game, five of which came from the leadoff batter in the inning.

Freshman William Worswick (Mountainside, NJ/Governor Livingston) pitched a scoreless ninth, retiring the side in order. He struck out the final batter of the game.

TCNJ continues conference play this Thursday when they open a home-and-home series at Rutgers-Newark at 3:30 p.m. The Lions host the Scarlet Raiders on Friday in George Ackerman Park at 3:30 p.m.

Rutgers athletics director Tim Pernetti said he spent \”hundreds of hours\” talking to those involved in the program to determine what happened.

He said the punishment levied in December was appropriate because it was Rice\’s \”first offense.\” Pernetti defended his decision to keep Rice as his basketball coach, and he did not give any indication Tuesday that he might reconsider that.

\”Honestly, we\’ve dealt with this issue,\” Pernetti told local reporters on Tuesday after allowing them to watch the clips before ESPN aired the video. \”When I became aware of this in November, within 24 hours we had the investigation underway. Now I became aware of it in a meeting. I took the DVD with me. I met with Mike later in the day. We started the investigation. Within that two-week period we made the determination on what we were going to do. I would tell you that all options were on the table at that time.

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On March 28, 2013 Gloucester Township Police Officers were dispatched to Chews Landing Road and Hider Lane for a report of a Hit and Run Motor Vehicle Crash. During the course of the investigation, Officers determined the incident to be domestic violence related incident involving the suspect and his ex-wife. The suspect intentionally struck his ex-wife\’s vehicle as she was driving it. There were no reported injuries to the victim as a result of the collision.

 

CAMDEN, N.J. (April 2, 2013) – The Ramapo College softball team rode the strong pitching of juniorsHarley Masiello (West Milford, NJ/West Milford) and Nicole Schneider (Hillsdale, NJ/Pascack Valley),who made four unearned runs stand up, as it posted a doubleheader sweep over Rutgers University-Camden, 1-0 and 3-1, in New Jersey Athletic Conference action here Tuesday afternoon.

The Roadrunners’ sweep put a sudden end to the Scarlet Raptors’ 13-game winning streak, the fifth-longest string in program history. Rutgers-Camden, which hadn’t lost since the second game of a doubleheader against Wilkes University March 3, falls to 16-5 overall and 2-2 in the NJAC.

Ramapo improves to 9-7 overall and 2-2 in the NJAC.

 

ARCHBISHOP CHAPUT\’S WEEKLY COLUMN:

\”The vocation of being a \’protector,\’ however, is not just something involving us Christians alone; it also has a prior dimension which is simply human, involving everyone.\”

 

— Pope Francis, inaugural Mass homily

 

In two short weeks, the former archbishop of Buenos Aires, now bishop of Rome and pastor of the universal Church, has won millions of hearts with his humility. But much like Blessed John XXIII, a great deal of substance seems to burn behind his simplicity, his easy manner and his dramatic public gestures. In these early days of the Easter season, we\’d do well to read and pray over his March 19 inaugural Mass homily.