Box Score

Montclair, NJ (April 1, 2015) – Despite a 3-for-3 effort from standout rookie Chris Triano (Greenwich, CT), the Purchase College baseball team dropped a non-conference game to Montclair State, 13-6, at Yogi Berra Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.

The Panthers grabbed a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning as Elan Trischitta (SR/Saugerties, NY) brought home both runs with a single to center field. Montclair answered that with two in the bottom of the second. Christopher Reynolds and Philip Scott pulled off a double-steal with Reynolds scampering home from third base on a throwing error. Catcher Rich Burner followed with an RBI single knotting the contest at 2-2.

A sacrifice fly by Reynolds put Montclair in the lead in the third inning and Montclair tacked on three more in the fourth for a 6-2 lead.
The Panthers battled back with a run each in the fifth and sixth to pull within 6-5 however Montclair plated four runs in its half of the sixth inning to widen its lead.

Purchase got a run back in the seventh however the Red Hawks closed out the 13-6 game with three runs in the bottom of the eighth.
Anthony DeBlasio picked up the win in relief as he got Montclair out of a fifth-inning jam with the lead still intact. DeBlasio recorded five outs while striking out two.

Starting pitcher Frank Fantino (SR/Nanuet, NY) was tagged with the Purchase loss.  Fantino gave up six runs on one hit and five walks in 3.1 innings on the mound.

The Panthers head to La Plume, PA on Thursday for a non-conference doubleheader against Keystone College.