Box Score

HARWICH, Mass. – Junior catcher Ryan Rinsky (North Caldwell, N.J.) put together a 3-for-3, four RBI performance with his first collegiate home run to lead Ramapo College to a 6-3 win over Salem State University in the finals of the winners bracket at the 2015 NCAA Division III New England Baseball Regional.

The Roadrunners (31-14) are now just one win away from reaching the NCAA Division III College Baseball World Series. Ramapo will have to be beaten twice by the last team standing amongst Salem State, MIT and Wesleyan University. MIT and Wesleyan will battle Friday night for the right to play the Vikings (27-14) on Saturday at noon.

On the mound, freshman right-hander Brian Cottrell (Brick, N.J.) notched the victory after allowing two earned runs, one walk and he struck out three in 5.2 innings of action.

Sophomore left-hander Tyler Curto (Stamford, Conn.) was masterful in relief of Cottrell, tossing 3.1 hitless innings on the way to registering the first save of this year’s NCAA Regional. Curto entered the game in the sixth inning with runners on second and third and two outs, but he got senior Mike Davis (Peabody, Mass.) to immediately fly out to end the threat.

On the other side, junior right-hander Cato Lacroix (Holliston, Mass.) was tagged with the loss after giving up four earned runs in five innings of work. Offensively, Davis posted a team-high three hits while senior Kevin Carens (Northborough, Mass.) drove in a pair of runs.

Freshman Dan Connors (Danvers, Mass.) put the Vikings on the board in the top of the third inning, singling through the left side to give Salem State a 1-0 lead. Davis, who scored on the Connors single, roped a double down the left field line with one out.

Ramapo answered back in a big way in the bottom half of the inning as Rinsky smacked a solo home run over the left-field fence.

Rinsky struck again in the fourth, ripping a double to right-center field to plate two more runs and provide the Roadrunners with a 3-1 advantage.

The Vikings sliced into the deficit in the sixth, stringing together three consecutive singles to lead to a two RBI base hit up the middle by Carens that put Salem State within on run at 4-3.

Ramapo tacked on a couple more insurance tallies in the bottom half of the sixth. Following three straight singles, Rinsky produced his fourth RBI of the day by getting hit by a pitch.  Sophomore Rob DeAngelis (Staten Island, N.Y.) then capped off Ramapo’s scoring output, lifting a sacrifice fly to right field that scored freshman Connor Walsh (Waldwick, N.J.).