Box Score MAHWAH, N.J. - Zachary Royka (Naugatuck. Conn.) went 1-for-3 with a RBI double, but the Western Connecticut State University baseball team fell at Ramapo College, 12-3 on an clear Wednesday afternoon.

Royka's blast to the right-center-field gap, plated Joseph Brunelli (Roxbury, Conn.) and Jake Montas (Ellington, Conn.) and put the Wolves on the scoreboard after falling behind 10-0 in the first three innings.

The Wolves, now 3-14, received six base hits including an RBI single from freshman Josef Rosa (Fort Lee, N.J.) in the eighth inning.

Christopher Ehlers (Norwalk, Conn.), Joe Gambino (Stamford, Conn.), Riley McGuire (Monroe, Conn.) and Montas collected the rest of WestConn's knocks.

WestConn used five pitchers in the non-conference affair against the Roadrunners.

Freshman Zachary Barry (Fairfield, Conn.) was collared with the loss and is now 0-3 on the bump for WestConn.  He allowed four runs, three of them earned, on four hits.  Over the first two innings, he struck out two and walked one.

Josh Kaplan (xxx) came on in relief of Barry, but was chased from the hill after allowing six runs in a third of an inning.  He allowed four hits and walked three.

Robert Garcia (Farmingville, N.Y.), Tyler Olmo (Ardsley, N.Y.) and Kenneth Firlings (Middletown, R.I.) combined for the final five and two-third innings after coming on from the bullpen.

Ramapo, now 9-5, scattered 16 hits with five players collecting two hits.  Matt Carovillano belted a home run and registered a pair of runs batted in while Justin Garthaffner pushed two runs across after going 1-for-3 with a double.

Troy Karaty earned the victory after coming on for starter Nick Danbrowney.  Karaty allowed one hit and struck out three in two innings.  Danbrowney went the first four frames, allowed two runs on two hits while striking out three and walking the same.

WestConn is scheduled to open Little East Conference play this Saturday at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.  Check back later this week for confirmation of the noon doubleheader's status as rain and 40-degree temperatures are predicted in southern New England and eastern Massachusetts.