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Justin Bardwell
Russell James
Justin Bardwell
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Winner Fordham FOR 2-5
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North Florida UNF 5-3
Winner
Fordham FOR
2-5
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Final
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North Florida UNF
5-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fordham FOR 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 8 14 1
North Florida UNF 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 6 11 1

W: Stankiewicz, John (1-0) L: MCKINLEY, Max (1-1) S: Martin, Kyle (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Caps UNF Series with 8-6 Win

Rams Pound Out 14 Hits in Series Finale Win

Jacksonville, Fla.  – (February 24, 2019) – Five Fordham Rams had multi-hit games, while John Stankiewicz pitched a solid four innings out of the bullpen, as the Rams won the series final at North Florida, 8-6, at Harmon Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida.
 
With the win, Fordham improved to 2-5 on the year, while UNF fell to 5-3.
 
Fordham opened the scoring with a three-run second inning, as the Rams loaded the bases on an error and two hits.  Billy Godrick plated the first run with a sacrifice fly, while Justin Machado laid down the sacrifice bunt to score the second run.  Then, Jake Guercio picked up an RBI-single to center, scoring Nick Labella.
 
North Florida responded with two runs in the bottom of the inning, but the Rams responded with two runs in the top of the third to maintain the three-run lead at 5-2  Jake MacKenzie led off with a single and one out later came around to score on an RBI-double by Alvin Melendez.  Melendez later scored on an RBI-single from Justin Bardwell.
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John Stankiewicz

 
The two teams traded home runs in the fifth to make it 6-3.  Jake Baker connected on his first home run of the season to right for Fordham, while Jay Prather did the same for the Ospreys.
 
Fordham tacked on another run in the eighth on an RBI-double by Bardwell, but North Florida rallied for three runs in the bottom of the frame to make it a one-run ballgame at 7-6.
 
The Rams had the answer in the ninth, picking up an insurance run on an RBI-single from Melendez, while Kyle Martin was able to close out the game for the 8-6 win.
 
For Fordham, John Stankiewicz (1-0) earned the win, tossing four innings, allowing just one earned run and striking out four, while Martin recorded his first save, posting two strikeouts in 1.2 innings of work.  At the plate, Bardwell was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI, while Baker was 2-for-5 with a double, a home run, and two runs scored. Melendez, Tarabek, and Labella also had multi-hit games for the Rams.
 
The Fordham baseball team will next be in action on Tuesday, Febraury 26th, when the Rams are scheduled to have their home opener against the Sacred Heart Pioneers at Houlihan Park, beginning at 3:00 PM.
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