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(Pictured Above: Senior OF Trey Nicosia [photo by Hilton Flores/Staten Island Advance)

Staten Island, NY -  NJIT scored six runs in the third inning and rode the right arm of Sean Lubreski to a 7-1 victory over Wagner in game one of Saturday's doubleheader at Richmond County Bank Ballpark. 

With the win, the Highlanders improved 16-12-1 while the Seahawks fall to 15-13-1.

Wagner opened the scoring in the bottom of the second inning as freshman 2B Phil Dickinson (Wenonah, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) singled up the middle to score classmate Anthony Godino (Thornwood, NY/Pleasantville), as the Seahawk designated hitter led off the inning with a walk before stealing second.

NJIT erupted for six runs in the top of third as junior right-handed starter Mike Adams (Egg Harbor Township, NJ/Holy Spirit) surrendered a trio of two-run singles off the bats of Bryan Haberstroh, Johnny Malatesta, Evan Pietronico. The Highlanders tacked on an additional run in the top of the fifth as Charlton walked with the bases loaded to give NJIT a 7-1 lead.

Junior righty Nathan Hunt (Kirtland, OH/Hawken School) and junior lefty Ryan Spahr (Oceanport, NJ/Red Bank Catholic) pitched a combined 3.1 innings of one-run baseball in relief of Adams, who saw his season mark fall to 3-2 after allowing six runs over 3.2 innings.  

Senior centerfielder Trey Nicosia (State College, PA/State College Area) went 2-for-3 and was the lone Seahawk to post a multi-hit performance in the opener of today's doubleheader.

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