March 12, 2013

Bronx, N.Y. - Following its first road game of the season, the Fordham baseball team is right back at home for five straight contests, beginning with a Wednesday match-up against the New York Tech Bears. The Rams had a rough weekend against Stony Brook, winning one out of the four games and dropping two of them by one run. Fordham (7-6) will look to right the ship against the Bears, who are 0-7 on the season after a pair of home losses to Albany on Monday.

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SCOUTING NEW YORK TECH: The Bears are 0-7 on the season, having dropped three games at Cincinnati, two at Coppin State, and two at home to Albany. The team is batting just .206 as a team with a 7.17 ERA. Dan Lackner leads the Bears with a .333 batting average over seven games, posting three runs scored and two RBI. On the hill, James Bulva has been the Bears' top hurler, posting a 2.25 ERA in two starts, striking out five in 12 innings of work.

LAST TIME OUT: Behind a three-RBI day by Tanner Nivins and 5.1 innings of scoreless relief from the Stony Brook bullpen, the Seawolves captured the series finale against the Fordham Rams on Monday by a 3-2 score at Joe Nathan Field.

The Seawolves scored right away in the bottom of the first inning. Cole Peragine started the frame with a double down the right field line and moved to third on an infield single by Jack Parenty. After a stolen base by Parenty, Tanner Nivins drove in both runs with a single to left for a 2-0 lead.

Stony Brook increased the lead to 3-0 in the third, taking advantage of three Fordham errors in the inning to score a run.

Fordham got right back into the game in the top of the fourth, when Ian Edmiston reached base on an infield single with one out. Ryan McNally followed with a two-run home run to left for his first career home run, cutting the deficit to 3-2.

The Rams though were unable to push across the tying run, as Stony Brook's Tim Knesnik, Kenny Ball, and Tyler Honahan combined to hold Fordham scoreless over the final 5.1 innings. Knesnik (2-0) got the win, pitching 3.1 hitless innings, while Honahan recorded his third save of the year.

Rich Anastasi (0-2) was the hard luck loser for Fordham, allowing two earned runs on six hits over six innings with four strikeouts. Cody Johnson improved his scoreless innings streak to 16 with two innings of relief with three strikeouts.

At the plate, McNally was 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI, while Tim Swatek was also 2-for-3.

UPCOMING GAMES: The Rams will host the Frankie Frisch Invitational this weekend, beginning on Friday, March 15th, as Fordham hosts NJIT at noon, followed by Sacred Heart and Saint Peter's.