Bridgeport, Conn. – (March 24, 2021) – Sacred Heart cracked two home runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to highlight a six-run rally, as the Pioneers knocked off the Fordham Rams, 10-4, in baseball action on Wednesday afternoon at Veteran's Memorial Park in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
With the loss, Fordham fall to 9-4 on the year, while Sacred Heart is now 4-13.
Sacred Heart jetted out to a 3-0 lead by the third inning, getting a solo home run by Isiah Daubon in the second, while an RBI-double by Elijah Brown and an RBI-single by Auston Markmann accounted for the scoring in the third.
Fordham rallied for two runs in the fifth and sixth innings to grab a 4-3 lead. In the fifth,
Ryan Thiesse led off with a bunt single and moved to second on a walk to
C.J. Vazquez.
Nick Labella then walked with one out to load the bases for
Casey Brown. Brown then delivered a two-run double to left, cutting the deficit to 3-2.
The sixth inning began with a walk to
Trey Maeker, followed by a single through the left side by
Richard Grund. After another bunt single by Thiesse, Vazquez tied the game with a sacrifice fly to center.
Jason Coules then gave Fordham the lead on an infield single, scoring Grund for a 4-3 advantage.
The lead did not last long, as the Pioneers posted six runs in the bottom of the seventh and one in the eighth to re-take a 10-4 lead. The seventh inning was highlighted by a three-run home run by Markmann and a two-run home run Danny Glendon.
Sacred Heart finished out the win, which was credited to Luke Hansen, who threw 2.2 innings of two-hit relief.
Ben Kovel (0-1) took the loss for Fordham, giving up four earned runs on four hits.
The loss spoiled a strong outing by Fordham's
Gabe Karslo, who struck out a career-high eight batters over five innings, allowing three runs on five hits. At the plate, Vazquez, Grund, and Thiesse each had two hits and a run scored with Brown going 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI.
The Rams are right back at it on Thursday, when they travel to Army West Point for a 4:00 PM start.
