REDLANDS, CA – Rutgers-Newark junior shortstop Patrick Reitemeyer went three for four with a double, but the University of Redlands spoiled the Scarlet Raiders' California debut, 22-1, in The Yard. 

Redlands 22, Rutgers-Newark 1

Senior third baseman Joe Furnaguera's 2-out triple plated junior leftfielder Michael Cassese from third in the fourth to put Rutgers-Newark on the board and briefly cut the deficit to 2-1. Cassese and Reitemeyer singled to lead off the third inning, but senior right-hander Michael Lessing got a double-play grounder off the bat of senior designated hitter Anthony Yeswita before Furnaguera's drive into the right centerfield gap. 

Bulldog senior first baseman Matt Hughes roped a bases-loaded triple to left centerfield and the Raiders committed two infield errors as Redlands answered with 7-run outburst in the bottom of the fourth. 

Senior shortstop Zack Braband doubled down the left field line in the fifth as the Bulldogs put the game away with a 6-run explosion which made it 15-1. 

The Bulldogs (13-2), who posted their seventh straight victory, pushed across two runs in the bottom of the first against sophomore starter Connor Medler. A double, a hit batter, a walk, a single and an infield grounder produced the runs. Medler gave up nine runs on eight hits while walking three in 3-1/3 innings. Redlands piled up 18 hits against six Raider pitchers.

Redlands tacked on two runs in the seventh on back-to-back sacrifice flies before a bizarre eighth inning. 

R-N senior closer Michael Hansen struck out four batters in the bottom of the eighth, but Redlands used two walks, five singles and a dropped third strike to push across five runs. 

Lessing (5-1) gave up one run on five hits while striking out five and walking two in six full innings of work before turning the game over to his bullpen. Freshman right-hander Kyle Hart turned in two innings of shutout relief, striking out three while yielding two hits and a walk, before sophomore lefty Adam Byrd blanks the Raiders in the ninth on one hit. 

For Redlands, Hughes went four for six with five RBIs while Braband went three for five with two doubles and drove in three runs. 

The Raiders (1-4), who fell for the fourth straight time since a season-opening victory over Mount St. Mary, now face Chapman (11-4) at 7 p.m. (PST) on Saturday before returning to the yard for a rematch with Redlands on Sunday afternoon.