Wayne, N.J.: The SUNY Cobleskill baseball team made the trip to New Jersey on Monday afternoon to drop a solo non-league contest the host Pioneers of William Patterson University by a score of 14-2 in non-conference play. With the defeat the Fighting Tigers fall to 2-8 overall while the Pioneers move to 2-6 overall on the season.
 
The Fighting Tigers struck first with two outs in the first inning when senior third base David Flora, Windsor, N.Y., Windsor High School/Herkimer Community College, singled then scored when senior right fielder Samuel Gutierrez, Queens, N.Y., Martin Van Buren High School/Queensborough Community College, ripped a double down the right field line to make it 1-0.
 
However, the home team then took advantage of several defensive miscues and Fighting Tiger pitchers to score the next 11 runs unanswered to secure the victory as the Pioneer pounded out 16 hits on the afternoon.  
 
Offensively the Orange & Black received solid outings from Samuel Gutierrez who went 1-for-2 with a double, two walks and an RBI and from David Flora who was 2-for-4 with a run scored on the day.  
 
Cobleskill will next make their annual spring break trip to the sunny shores of Florida when they travel to Auburndale, Fl. For the 2024 Russmatt Central Florida Invitational. The Fighting Tigers will open the event on Sunday March 17 when they meet the Mammoths of Amherst College with first pitch scheduled for 4:00 p.m.