Paul Darrigo, a 1989 Fordham College at Rose Hill graduate with a degree in Political Science, was responsible for pitching in not only one of the most memorable baseball games in Fordham history but one of the most notable in NCAA history.
 
In 1988, Darrigo helped the Fordham nine win the ECAC championship and earn a berth in the NCAA tournament. The Rams drew Clemson in the opening game and the two teams squared off in what was, at the time, the longest playoff game in NCAA history. The game wasn't decided until the 19th inning when Clemson scored to break a 2-2 tie. Darrigo came on in relief and pitched ten and two-thirds innings of three-hit ball, walking just one. Unfortunately, that one walk was issued by Darrigo in the 19th and the runner came around to score the eventual game-winning run. As today's emcee, and voice of the New York Yankees, Michael Kay, would say, "Oh those bases on balls."
 
The Clemson game was the longest NCAA playoff game until Boston College and Texas played a 25-inning affair in 2009.
 
Darrigo's impact at Fordham runs deeper than that one game, however, as he is listed among the top ten in three different career lists at Fordham, ranking fifth in career inning pitched (260 1/3), seventh in all-time strike outs (199) and tied for seventh in all-time appearances (68).
 
An ECAC All-Tournament Team selection in 1987 and 1988, Darrigo was also named All-New York State and a MAAC-All-Star in 1988. He threw 12 1/3 innings in the 1988 ECAC Championships Tournament, compiling a 1.46 ERA in the tournament, leading the Rams to the ECAC Title.
 
In 1988, Darrigo threw a total of 100 2/3 innings, the second most in a season for a Fordham pitcher in school history. He started 14 games that spring, winning ten. Both numbers are the fourth best single season totals for a Ram.