Bronx, N.Y. – (March 11, 2022) – The Fordham baseball team was unable to find an answer in their two contests on Friday at Houlihan Park against the LIU Sharks and Yale Bulldogs.
The day opened with the Rams dropping a 9-4 decision to the Sharks, as E.J. Exposito hit two home runs and drove in four runs in the win.
LIU also got home runs from Colin Adams and Luke Turner, as the Sharks had four total in the game.
Sharks' starting pitcher Joshua Loeschorn improved to 3-0 on the year, allowing two earned runs on six hits with five strikeouts over six innings of work for the win.
Fordham scored single runs in the first, third, sixth, and eighth innings, highlighted by a solo home run by
Jack Harnisch in the first inning, as he went 2-for-4 in the contest.
Andy Semo had an RBI-single in the third inning with
T.J. Wachter having a sacrifice fly in the eighth. The Rams' run in sixth inning was generated by
Jason Coules, who singled, stole second and third, and scored on an errant pickoff attempt.
In game two on Friday, Yale's Mike Walsh struck out nine batters over six innings, allowing just one unearned run, as the Bulldogs took home the 11-2 win over the Rams.
The Bulldogs got out to a quick start with a 2-0 lead in the second on a two-run home run by Carson Swank. Yale then scored twice in the third, once in the fourth, and three times in the sixth to build an eight-run advantage that they would not relinquish.
Fordham's runs came in the sixth and eighth innings on an RBI-ground out by Wachter and a Yale error.
The Rams are slated to have one final game this weekend against LIU but weather may not allow to game to be played. Stay tuned to FordhamSports.com for further updates.
