Baseball Eliminated From A-10 Championship by GW

Arlington, Va. – George Washington's Brandon Chapman was 3-for-5 with four RBI, while Jacob Williams threw eight-plus innings, as the Colonials topped the Fordham Rams, 11-5, in the first elimination game of the Atlantic 10 Championship, held at Tucker Field at Barcroft Park.
 
The loss eliminates the Rams, as they finish the season at 22-32.
 
George Washington drew first blood, scoring three times in the bottom of the first inning.  The Colonials loaded the bases on two walks and an infield single and got a bases clearing double from Brandon Chapman for a 3-0 lead.
 
The Colonials tacked on another run in the second for a 4-0 lead, getting a sacrifice fly from Robbie Metz.
 
George Washington continued to add to its lead with a three-run third to make it, 7-0, highlighted by a two-run double by Kevin Mahala.
 
Fordham scored its first run of the game in the fourth, as after singles by Mark Donadio and Joe DeVito, Ryan McNally ripped a single to left, scoring Donadio from second.

 
The Colonials responded with three runs in the bottom half of the inning to open up a 10-1 advantage.
 
Fordham plated their second run in the fifth on a Donadio sacrifice fly, scoring Edmiston from third, after he led off the inning with a double to left.
 
After the Colonials added a run in the eighth, Fordham closed out the scoring in the ninth.  With one out, pinch-hitter Ryan Carroll hit a solo home run to right for his first career home run.  The home run marked the third time that a Fordham senior has hit a home run in his final at bat, joining Rob McCunney (2014) and Jordan Lert (2007).  Later in the inning, Fordham loaded the bases with two outs and got a two-run single by Joseph DeVito to finish the scoring.
 
George Washington starter Jacob Williams left the game with an injury in the ninth, but still improved to 4-3 on the season, tossing 8.1 innings, allowing three runs on 12 hits with four strikeouts.
 
Fordham starter Ben Greenberg (4-2) took the loss, allowing five runs on five hits in two-plus innings of work.  At the plate, Mahoney and Edmiston were both 2-for-4 with a run scored, while Carroll, Donadio, and McNally each had a hit and an RBI.