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MacKenzie high-fives Matt Tarabek after scoring the Rams' first run.
Jake MacKenzie high-fives Matt Tarabek after scoring a run on Tuesday.
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Fairfield FFD 13-19
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Winner Fordham FOR 22-11-1
Fairfield FFD
13-19
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Final
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Fordham FOR
22-11-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fairfield FFD 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 3
Fordham FOR 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 X 4 9 0

W: Weissert, Brian (1-1) L: Harkin, Brendan (0-2) S: Martin, Kyle (6)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Rallies Past Fairfield, 4-3

Pinch-Hitter Justin Bardwell Gets Go-Ahead RBI-Double in the Eighth Inning

Bronx, N.Y. – (April 17, 2018) – Fordham pinch-hitter Justin Bardwell connected on an RBI-double in the bottom of the eighth inning to score Nick Labella, while Kyle Martin pitched a perfect ninth inning to give the Fordham Rams a 4-3 win over the Fairfield Stags at Houlihan Park on Tuesday.
 
With the win, Fordham is now 22-11-1 on the year, while Fairfield fell to 13-19 overall.
 
The Rams opened the scoring in the bottom of the third inning, as Jake MacKenzie lined a base hit to right, extending his hit streak to 10 games.  The right fielder misjudged his dive for the ball, allowing MacKenzie to reach third with a triple.  Billy Godrick then looped a single to center to score MacKenzie.
 
Fairfield answered with two runs in the fourth and one in the fifth to take a 3-1 lead.  The Stags got an RBI-single by Mitch Williams and a bases loaded walk to Drew Arciuolo for the two runs in the fourth, while Jack Gethings hit a solo home run to right in the fifth, his second of the season.
 
Fordham tied the game at three in the bottom of the fifth.  Jake Baker led off with a walk and stole second.  Reiss Knehr followed with an RBI-single through the right side to score Baker.  Knehr then stole second, while a failed pickoff attempt allowed him to go to third.  MacKenzie then plated Knehr with a ground out.
 
The score stayed tied at three until the bottom of the eighth, when Fordham took a 4-3 lead.  With two outs, Nick Labella drew a walk and then scored on a pinch-hit RBI-double down the right field line by Justin Bardwell.
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Reiss Knehr

 
Kyle Martin made that lead hold up, pitching a perfect ninth inning to record his sixth save of the season.  Brian Weissert (1-1) picked up the win in relief, throwing 1.1 scoreless innings of relief.  Starter Mike Cowell went the first four innings, allowing two runs on five hits with four strikeouts, while Joseph Quintal also had four strikeouts over his two innings of relief.
 
At the plate, Knehr was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base, while MacKenzie was 1-for-4 with a triple, a run scored, an RBI, and two stolen bases.  C.J. Vazquez also had a pair of hits in the game.
 
The Fordham baseball team will next be in action on Wednesday, April 18th, when the Rams play at Columbia, beginning at 3:30 PM.
 
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