AUBURNDALE, Fla. (Mar. 14, 2017)- Sophomore John Tierney (West Milford, N.J. / West Milford) recorded the only hit of the contest as the Centenary University baseball team was shutout by Washington University of St. Louis, 5-0 at the RussMatt Invitational on Tuesday morning. The Bears improve to 7-4 overall, while the Cyclones fall to 1-5 overall.

WashU took a 4-0 lead after scoring four runs on five hits in the second inning alone. The Bears added another run in the third when Conor O'Hara smacked a solo homerun.  Zack Kotin tossed seven innings of scoreless baseball and struck out five batters to earn the decision for WashU.

Junior Tim Maxwell (Glen Head, N.Y. / North Shore), sophomore Joe Piscopo (Matawan, N.J. / Matawan) and freshman Cole Fratesi (Flemington, N.J. / Hunterdon Central) were the only other Cyclones to reach base in the first eight innings. Maxwell and Piscopo were both hit by pitches while Fratesi, who pitch hit for junior Mike Dolan (Piscataway, N.J. / Immaculata), reached on a fielder choice in the eighth. Tierney, who reached on an error by the shortstop in the sixth, broke up WashU's no-hitter with a single to second base in the ninth. Tierney eventually advanced to third when senior Nick Daniele (Colts Neck, N.J. / Red Bank Catholic) was hit by a pitch and freshman Jon Fleck (Phillipsburg, N.J. / Warren Hills Regional) reached on a fielder choice.

The Cyclones failed to get a run across the plate in the ninth as sophomore Ryan Jasiecki (Ledgewood, N.J. / Roxbury) struck out to end the game.

Head Coach Scott Kushner and the Cyclones will return to action in Auburndale, Fla. on Thursday, Mar. 16^th, against the Profs of Rowan University at 9:00 a.m.