Box Score March 24, 2013
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Philadelphia, Pa. -
La Salle's Shawn O'Neill allowed just one run over 5.2 innings of work, while Pat Christensen recorded his third save of the series, as the Explorers completed a sweep of the Fordham Rams on Sunday with a 3-2 victory at Hank DeVincent Field in Philadelphia.
The loss puts Fordham at 10-11 on the year, 0-3 in the Atlantic 10, while La Salle improved to 7-12 on the year, 3-0 in league play.
La Salle hit the scoreboard first in the third inning, where Ryan Welling hit a solo home run to left to give the Explorers a 1-0 lead. Later in the inning, Collin McGowan singled home Mark Williams, who had doubled, for a 2-0 lead.
La Salle extended the lead to 3-0 in the fourth, taking advantage of a Fordham error.
Fordham got on the board in the fifth, as the Rams loaded the bases on singles by Ian Edmiston and Joseph DeVito and a walk to Mike Mauri. Matthew Cianci then plated Edmiston with a sacrifice fly to left.
The Rams closed the gap to 3-2 in the seventh, as with one out, DeVito doubled down the left field line and Mauri was walked. After a wild pitch, Cianci's ground out to shortstop was able to score DeVito from third.
After reliever Brett Kennedy got out of a bases loaded jam in the bottom of the seventh, Fordham again loaded the bases in the eighth. Charles Galiano led off with a double to left and one out later Joseph Runco drew a walk. After a strikeout and a wild pitch, Edmiston drew another walk to load the bases for DeVito. However, DeVito was struck out looking by Adam Cherry to keep the score at 3-2.
In the ninth, Fordham got the tying run aboard on a bunt single by Cianci with one out, but La Salle closer Pat Christensen got the final two outs to record his third save of the series.
Fordham starter Joseph Serrapica (2-1) took the loss, allowing two earned runs on six hits with four strikeouts over five innings of work. Kennedy posted two scoreless innings with Tim Swatek pitching a scoreless eighth. At the plate, DeVito was 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored, while Cinaci was 1-for-4 with two RBI.
The Fordham baseball team will next be in action on Tuesday, March 26th, when the Rams play at Marist College, beginning at 3:00 PM.
