LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Rider University baseball team's fall season came to a conclusion on Saturday, October 24, as Team Black topped Team Cranberry three games to two at Sonny Pittaro Field. With the win, Team Black notched its fourth win since 2022 in the annual fall series, narrowing Team Cranberry's all-time lead in the series to 11-10.

Game one of the day ended in favor of Team Cranberry, as Conner Flynn threw three scoreless innings on the mound for Team Cranberry to help secure a 2-0 victory over Team Black. Team Cranberry was once again victorious in game two, beating Team Black by a score of 3-0, as Matthew Calabrese threw three innings to shutout Team Black. Griffin Puvel and Evan Schickler both hit home runs for Team Cranberry in game two.

Team Black cut the deficit in game three with a 5-2 win over Team Cranberry, thanks in large part to a two-and-two-thirds-inning performance by Jake Dorety on the mound to cut off Team Cranberry early. Team Black evened the series at 2-2 in game four, beating Team Cranberry 5-1, with Alex D'Ambrosio and Frank Papeo combining for three innings of work on the mound while allowing only a single run to Team Cranberry.

With the series tied at two games apiece, Team Black completed the comeback in game five, beating Team Cranberry 1-0 to secure the 3-2 series win. Papeo once again returned to the mound in game five, not allowing a baserunner during his time on the bump. Noah Heath came in to pitch the third and final inning of the game, closing out the game and securing the series win for Team Black.