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It may have been a cloudy afternoon, but that did not stop the eighth annual Fordham Baseball Alumni game at Houlihan Park, which saw a record turnout with close to 50 former players and coaches from over six decades return to Rose Hill.
 
The alumni game was highlighted with appearances by four players from the 1960's, Fordham Hall of Famers Pete Harnisch, Bob Cole, and Dan Gallagher, a number of former All-Conference players, and some great webgems in the field.
 
The game began with a bang in the first inning, as the current Rams tallied five runs in the first inning, with David Judisky and Brendan Maghini each having an extra-base hit.  The highlight of the inning however belonged to alum Max Krakowiak, a former starting pitcher for the Rams, who got the start in left field.  Krakowiak made a long running catch, crashed headfirst into the wall, and held onto the ball for the final out of the inning.
 
The alumni would flash some more leather later in the game, as first-time attendee Anthony Vega made an acrobatic catch behind home plate for an out in the third inning, while Rich Goulian made a diving stop at shortstop with a quick throw to second for a force out in the fourth.
 
The current Rams though held their own against the alumni, netting a 12-0 win, which was capped by a three-run home run by Jason Lundy.  The current Fordham pitchers held the alumni to just two hits in the game, one by Vega and the other from Danny Leach.
 
Here is a full list of the former Fordham players and coaches in attendance on Saturday:
 
Coaches - Tony Mellaci, Dan Gallagher
1960's – Joe Pellechi, Lou Serico, Len Masucci, Pat Leuci
1970's – Charlie Vanacore, Bob Cole
1980's – Bob O'Neill, Pete Harnisch
1990's – Kevin Cosgrove, Mike D'Auria
2000's – Anthony Vega, Ryan Crist, Craig Tscherednikov, Jordan Lert, Cory Riordan, Tom Davis, Eric Reese, Rich Goulian, Danny Leach, Chris Kaible, Rob Iacono, Peter Kennelly, Bobby DiNardo, P.J. Como
2010's – J.P. Mack, Andrew Davis, Ryan McCrann, Shane Fox, John Flanagan, LAex Kenny, Max Krakowiak, Joe Russo, Brian Thompson, Chris Walker, Nick Martinez, Dan Camano, Matt DeSilva, Jordan Grangard, Brian Kownacki, Ryan Maghini, Mike Mauri, Ryan Lee, Rich Anastasi, Joseph Charest