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Matt Mikulski
Matt Mikulski tied a career-high with 10 strikeouts on Friday.
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Winner Fordham FOR 16-10, 3-1 A-10
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Rhode Island URI 8-13, 2-2 A-10
Winner
Fordham FOR
16-10, 3-1 A-10
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Final
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Rhode Island URI
8-13, 2-2 A-10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fordham FOR 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 0
Rhode Island URI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2

W: Mikulski, Matt (3-3) L: TWITCHELL, Ryan (0-2) S: Zimmerman, Anthony (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Shuts Out URI, 2-0

Mikulski, Martin, & Zimmerman Combine for Six-Hit Shutout

Kingston, R.I. – (March 29, 2019) – Friday's Atlantic 10 series opener between Fordham and Rhode Island was a classic pitcher's duel, where both staffs were stellar at Bill Beck Field in Kingston, Rhode Island.  However, Fordham's trio of Matt Mikulski, Kyle Martin, and Anthony Zimmerman was a touch better, as they combined for a six-hit shutout in a 2-0 win for Fordham.
 
With the win, Fordham improved to 16-10 on the season, 3-1 in the Atlantic 10, while Rhode Island fell to 8-13 overall, 2-2 in the league.
 
The game was scoreless through the first four innings before Fordham took advantage of an error to take the lead in the fifth.  Nick Labella led off with a single up the middle.  After a strikeout, URI pitcher Ryan Twitchell threw wild on a pickoff attempt to first, allowing Labella to reach third.  C.J. Vazquez then lifted a sacrifice fly to right to score Labella from third.
 
The drama remained high into the eighth inning, as the score remained 1-0 with both teams getting a runner thrown out at home, as well as having a chance with the bases loaded.  Both teams then ended the inning with a strikeout, keeping Fordham ahead by one.
 
Fordham then took advantage of another Rhode Island error to get an important insurance run, making it, 2-0, in the ninth.  Jake MacKenzie drew a walk to start the inning and was sacrificed to second by Justin Bardwell.  Matt Tarabek then hit a ground ball to second baseman that was bobbled, allowing MacKenzie to score for a two-run lead.
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Anthony Zimmerman

 
Rhode Island would not make it easy for Fordham in the bottom of the ninth, loading the bases with one out.  However, reliever Anthony Zimmerman got two fly balls to shallow right and center field to end the game for his second save of the season.
 
Fordham's Matt Mikulski (3-3) was superb in the win, allowing just three hits over seven innings and tying a career-high with 10 strikeouts, while Kyle Martin pitched the scoreless eighth inning with two strikeouts.  At the plate, Vazquez was 2-for-2 with an RBI with Labella going 1-for-4 with a run scored.
 
Due to possible weather on Sunday, the two teams will finish their series on Saturday with a doubleheader, starting at 11:30 AM.
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