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Anthony DiMeglio
Jerome Hicks
Anthony DiMeglio
8
Winner Fordham FOR 15-10
2
Sacred Heart SHU 6-16
Winner
Fordham FOR
15-10
8
Final
2
Sacred Heart SHU
6-16
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fordham FOR 0 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 8 10 1
Sacred Heart SHU 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 3

W: DiMeglio, Anthony (1-1) L: PINTO, Thomas (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Tops Sacred Heart, 8-2

Four Rams Finish with Multi-Hit Games, While DiMeglio Earns Win in Return to Starter Role

Fairfield, Conn. – (March 27, 2019) – Behind four strong innings from Anthony DiMeglio and multi-hit games from four different Rams, the Fordham baseball team picked up an 8-2 win over the Sacred Heart Pioneers on Wednesday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Park in Fairfield, Connecticut.
 
With the win, Fordham improved to 15-10 on the year, while Sacred Heart fell to 6-16.
 
The Rams opened the scoring in the second inning, as with runners at the corners, Justin Machado laid down an RBI-bunt single to score Nick Labella from third base.
 
Jake MacKenzie then made it 2-0 Fordham in the third inning, as he singled to left, and moved to second on an error.  He then stole third and scored on another error.
 
Fordham made it 3-0 in the fourth, as with runners at second and third and one out, Jake Baker plated Andy Semo from third with a sacrifice fly.
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Andy Semo

 
After Sacred Heart made it 3-1 in the bottom of the fourth, the Rams answered with a pair of runs in the fifth for a 5-1 lead.  With one out, Justin Bardwell was hit by a pitch and reached second on a fielder's choice.  Labella then singled to left, scoring Bardwell.  Semo was then hit by a pitch, which was followed by an RBI-single by Jake Guercio.
 
The Pioneers closed to with 5-2 in the bottom of the fifth, but Fordham closed out the scoring with a three-run seventh inning for the 8-2 win, highlighted by an RBI-single by Semo.
 
Anthony DiMeglio (1-1) earned the win in his first start since February 23rd.  He threw four innings, allowing one unearned run on three hits with four strikeouts.  Fordham then got strong relief efforts from Gabe Karslo, who threw 2.2 scoreless innings with three strikeouts, and Anthony Zimmerman, who closed out the game by striking out the side in the ninth.
 
At the plate, Labella was 2-for-4 with three runs scored and an RBI, while Guercio was 2-for-3 with two RBI.  Semo went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI with MacKenzie going 2-for-5 with a run scored and a stolen base.
 
The Fordham baseball team will next be in action on Friday, March 29th as the Rams travel to Rhode Island to start a three-game Atlantic 10 series.
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