Highlanders Drop Series Opener to Maine, 5-3, Friday Night

LITTLE FALLS, N.J. -- The NJIT baseball team battles into the ninth but fall to Maine, 5-3, Friday night at Yogi Berra Stadium. The Highlanders struck first in the bottom of the first inning when Rowin O'Connor drove in Lorenzo Camilleri, who opened the frame with a triple to center field, giving the Highlanders a 1-0 lead. The Highlanders extended the advantage in the third inning as Conner Rippo delivered an RBI single to score Dillon Can, making it 2-0. The Highlanders added another run in the fourth when Ty Sallie crossed the plate on a passed ball. Sallie swept...