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MacKenzieURI
Jake MacKenzie
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Winner Rhode Island URI 7-21
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Fordham FOR 16-9-1
Winner
Rhode Island URI
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Final
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Fordham FOR
16-9-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rhode Island URI 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 6 12 0
Fordham FOR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 11 0

W: MURPHY, Matt (2-3) L: Weissert, Brian (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Downed by URI, 6-2

Rhode Island Scores Six Times over Final Three Innings for the Win

Bronx, N.Y. – (April 6, 2018) – URI's Brett McManus registered a bases clearing double in the top of the seventh inning, while Matt Murphy tossed six shutout innings, as the Rhode Island Rams topped the Fordham Rams, 6-2, in the Atlantic 10 series opener between the two teams on Friday afternoon at Houlihan Park.
 
With the loss, Fordham dropped to 16-9-1 overall, 2-2 in the Atlantic 10, while URI improved to 7-21 overall, 1-6 in the league.
 
The first six innings of the game was a pitcher's duel between URI's Matt Murphy and Fordham's Reiss Knehr, as both threw zero after zero up on the scoreboard.  Each pitcher found their way out of multiple jams, leaving the game up to the bullpen.
 
Rhode Island would get to the Fordham bullpen first, scoring three times off Fordham reliever Brian Weissert in the top of the seventh.  With the bases loaded and two outs, Brett McManus connected on a double down the left field line, scoring all three runners for a 3-0 lead.
 
URI increased its lead to 5-0 in the eighth on an RBI-single by Laurence Hill and a bases loaded walk to Alex Santos.
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Reiss Knehr threw six shutout innings on Friday

 
Fordham got back those two runs in the bottom of the eighth to make it a 5-2 game.  With one out, Matt Tarabek and Justin Bardwell registered back-to-back singles with Tarabek scoring on a ground rule double by Jake MacKenzie.  Bardwell then scored on a ground out by C.J. Vazquez.
 
URI got an insurance run in the top of the ninth on an RBI-single by Austin White for the 6-2 final score.
 
Weissert (0-1) took the loss, allowing three runs on three hits in an inning of work.  Knehr received a no-decision, giving up five hits and four walks with seven strikeouts over six innings of work.  Joseph Quintal allowed two runs in his one inning of work with John Stankiewicz giving up one run in his one inning of relief.
 
At the plate, MacKenzie was 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI, while Jake Baker and Billy Godrick each had a pair of hits.  Vazquez was also 1-for-3 with a walk, two stolen bases, and an RBI.
 
Game two of this series is set for Saturday at 2:00 PM.
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