Box Score April 7, 2013
Box Score
Atlanta, Ga. -
The Georgia State Panthers completed a four-game baseball sweep on Sunday, defeating the Fordham Rams, 5-2, at the GSU Baseball Complex in Atlanta.
With the loss, Fordham is now 11-19 on the year, while Georgia State moved to 20-13 on the year.
Georgia State opened the scoring with two runs in the second inning. After a double and a walk put two runners on with one out, Matt Rose connected for an RBI-single to right, scoring Scott Sarratt from second and moving Nic Wilson to third. Wilson then scored on a ground out by Greg Bowder.
Fordham knotted the game at two in the sixth inning, as an error by the Georgia State first baseman allowed by Ryan Phelan and Tim Swatek to score from second and first, respectively. Both Phelan and Swatek had reached base on singles.
The Panthers quickly regained the lead with two runs in the bottom half of the inning. Once again, it was Sarratt and Wilson on base with one out, when Bowder was hit by a pitch. Shane Gordon then lined a two-run single to center off Fordham reliever Rich Anastasi to make it, 4-2.
The Panthers added an insurance run in the eighth on an RBI-single by Rose, which closed out a 5-2 win for Georgia State. The Panthers' starting pitcher, Andrew Fessler, went 7.1 innings pitched, allowing one earned run on five hits with six strikeouts, while Rose posted his second save of the season by striking out the side in the ninth.
Fordham's Brett Kennedy (2-2) made his first career start, giving up four runs on four hits with four walks and four strikeouts, while Anastasi gave up a hit in 1.1 innings of relief. Swatek also pitched an inning of relief, giving up one run on two hits.
At the plate, Ryan McNally had two of the Rams' five hits, while Swatek and Phelan each had a hit and a run scored. Mike Mauri had the Rams' final hit, going 1-for-2 with two walks.
The Fordham baseball team will next be in action on Tuesday, April 9th, when the Rams return to Houlihan Park for a 3:30 PM match-up with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
