Cernius, Kaufman Power Princeton Past Rider in Back-and-Forth Afternoon Affair
PRINCETON, N.J. (Interstat) — Tomas Cernius homered and drove in four runs as the Princeton Tigers rallied for a 10-9 victory over the Rider Broncs in a non-conference baseball game Wednesday afternoon at Bill Clarke Field.
Princeton trailed 9-1 before storming back. Cernius hit a three-run homer in the fifth to tie it. Bennett Crerar hit a solo shot in the eighth for the decisive run. Brady Kaufman added a home run and four RBIs for the Tigers.
Rider built its early lead with a six-run seventh inning, highlighted by a two-run homer from Peter Crespo and two RBIs each from Charley Magoulick and Eliot Medlock. The Broncs out-hit Princeton 13-12 but fell to 19-12. The Tigers improved to 10-21.