BASE
JESSE CAREY
4
Winner Marywood MARYWOOD 26-15
3
Centenary (N.J.) CENTENAR 17-22
Winner
Marywood MARYWOOD
26-15
4
Final
3
Centenary (N.J.) CENTENAR
17-22
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Marywood MARYWOOD 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 4 10 0
Centenary (N.J.) CENTENAR 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 1

W: Kugler, Brett (3-0) L: Anthony Fraser (2-1) S: Galarza, Isaac (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Pacers Rally Past Centenary for First Playoff Win in Program History

 Hackettstown, N.J.- Trailing 3-0 entering the fifth inning, the No. 4 seed Marywood University baseball team rallied for four unanswered runs to defeat top seed Centenary University, 4-3, in their opening game of the Atlantic East Conference playoffs on Thursday morning.

The victory marks the first playoff win in program history for the Pacers.

Centenary grabbed an early lead with a sacrifice fly in the first inning before adding single runs in the third and fourth innings to build a 3-0 advantage.

Marywood began its comeback in the top of the fifth. Nick Ruiz singled and later scored on an RBI single from Cam Bott. Evan Bruder followed with a double before Adam Ginsberg drove home Bott with a groundout to trim the deficit to 3-2.

The Pacers tied the game in the sixth inning when AJ Kuzior doubled to lead off the frame and eventually scored on Mike Biskup's RBI single to center field. Marywood threatened for more in the inning by loading the bases, but the Cyclones escaped the jam to keep the score even.

Marywood took its first lead in the seventh. Ginsberg worked a leadoff walk, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Joel Ayers, and scored on Kuzior's RBI single to make it 4-3.

The Pacers' bullpen took over from there. Brett Kugler earned the win after escaping a bases-loaded situation in the sixth inning with a strikeout. Aidan Dolan and Austin Bausman each tossed scoreless innings before Isaac Galarza closed the door in the ninth to secure his second save of the season.

Kuzior finished 2-for-4 with two extra-base hits, two RBIs, and a run scored, while Ayers added two hits. Bruder, Ginsberg, Ruiz, Bott, Biskup, and Tanner Vicendese also recorded hits for the Pacers, who totaled 10 on the day.

Noah Trager started for Marywood and worked 5.1 innings, allowing three runs on 11 hits before turning the game over to the bullpen.

Marywood (27-15) will face the winner of the No. 3 Immaculata and No. 2 Marymount matchup on Friday at 12:30 p.m.
 
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