NEWARK, NJ – Senior designated hitter Anthony Yeswita drove in four runs with a double and a home run during a 14-run third-inning explosion which carried Rutgers-Newark to a 17-2 win over Penn State Abington in Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium. 

Rutgers-Newark 17, Penn State Abington 2

Yeswita, who also had a sacrifice fly to cap a two-run first inning, blasted a two-run homer over the leftfield wall before driving a two-run double into the left centerfield gap during the Raiders' most productive inning of the season. Rutgers-Newark sent 18 batters to the plate, collecting a home run, four doubles and six singles while drawing four walks. 

Five pitchers combined for a two-hitter with rookie right-hander Michael Schneider (3-0) getting the decision by allowing just one earned run on the two hits while striking out three and walking two in five full innings of work. Sophomore Nick Evans and seniors Kevin Apel, John Kuderand Michael Hansen hurled an inning each of no-hit, shutout baseball to close out the Raiders' 11th win in their last 14 tries. 

Fourteen Raiders collected hits as 19 position players saw action in the lop-sided victory, piling up 19 hits against five Nittany Lion pitchers. 

Junior second baseman Matt Connors went two for two, drawing two walks, stealing a base and scoring three times. Senior first baseman Matt Lingo had a single, a two-run double and scored twice in the third inning. Sophomore leftfielder Chris Ballester had a single and an RBI double in the third. Junior shortstop Patrick Reitemeyer drove in three runs in the third with a two-run double and a bases-loaded walk. Senior third baseman Joe Furnaguera went two for four to give Rutgers-Newark five starters with multiple hits. 

Junior centerfielder Michael DiCenso, who scored three times, started the first inning scoring with an RBI double. 

Schneider survived a shaky second inning when he gave up a lead-off single to freshman third baseman Daniel Hill before wrapping a pair of walks around a hit batter to deliver the first run for Penn State Abington (15-20). Furnaguera turned a bases-loaded double play to end the threat. 

A two-out triple by rightfielder Pat Moran followed by a throwing error to first by Schneider brought home the other Nittany Lion run in the fourth. 

Rutgers-Newark (19-17, NJAC 8-6) begins its final set of four New Jersey Athletic Conference games on Thursday at William Paterson with a conference championship tournament berth squarely on the line. Following Thursday's 3:30 p.m. contest, the Raiders play their final three regular-season contests in the stadium. Ramapo visits Newark at 3:30 p.m. on Friday with Richard Stockton coming to Riverfront on Saturday for an 11:30 a.m. doubleheader.

Saturday will be Senior Day with Hansen, Kuder, Yeswita, Lingo, Furnaguera, Apel, outfielder Michael Dennis and pitcher Tom Abair taking their final bows in Scarlet and Black.