The Fairleigh Dickinson University baseball team lost at Rutgers University, 11-2, Wednesday, May 2 in Piscataway, NJ. Junior infielder Luis Rosario (Bronx, NY/James Monroe) (Bronx, NY) tallied a two-hit afternoon, as the Knights dropped to 8-32 on the season.

Sophomore right-hander Ryan Hennessy (Mahopac, NY/Trinity Pawling) (Mahopac, NJ) took the loss, allowing a pair of earned runs in two innings of work.

Rutgers plated four runs in the fourth frame then struck for a five-spot in the seventh innings, en route to improving to 26-16 on the year.  

Trailing 6-0, senior outfielder Vincente-Alexander Medina (North Bergen, NJ/Paramus Catholic) (North Bergen, NJ) got FDU on the board with an RBI double in the sixth inning. Freshman pinch hitter Corey Jeffers (Woodbine, NJ/St. Augustine Prep) (Woodbine, NJ) drove home the squad's other run in the eighth frame with an RBI base knock.

A quartet of freshmen hurlers ? lefty Terry Lydecker (Pompton Lakes, NJ/Pompton Lakes) (Pompton Lakes, NJ), right-hander Stephen Brush (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough) (Hillsborough, NJ), righty Nicholas Melchiorre (Mount Laurel, NJ) and right-hander Michael Strachman (Roslyn Heights, NY/Roslyn) (Roslyn Heights, NY) ? recorded at least an inning of shutout relief. Melchiorre registered a tandem of K's, working the sixth inning.

Senior infielder Jovan Santos (Woodhaven, NY/Archbishop Malloy) (Woodhaven, NY) reached base on two occasions.

The Knights travel to New Britain, CT to take on Central Connecticut State University in a four-game Northeast Conference series this weekend. A nine inning ball game is scheduled for 3:30 p.m., Friday, May 4.