Bronx, N.Y. – (March 28, 2022) – After a 3-1 week, the Fordham baseball team looks to build on that momentum on Tuesday, when the Rams meet Manhattan for the second time this season at Clover Stadium in Pomona, N.Y.
 
Fordham topped Manhattan, 9-6, back on March 2^nd at Houlihan Park, scoring three times in the eighth inning for the win.
 
Fordham (5-16) is coming off a series win over Monmouth this weekend and just missed completing a series sweep on Sunday, as the team's ninth-inning rally fell short in a 3-2 loss to the Hawks.  Manhattan (10-11) is also coming off a weekend series win, as they grabbed two of three games from Canisius.
 
PROBABLE STARTERS/GAME COVERAGE:
Tuesday: Fordham – RHP Connor Hayward (0-0, 6.00) vs. Manhattan – TBA // Live Video | Live Stats | Twitter - @FordhamBaseball
 
SERIES HISTORY: Tuesday is the second edition of the "Battle of the Bronx" series this season between Fordham & Manhattan.  Based on available records, this is the 123^rd meeting between the two crosstown rivals with Fordham leading the all-time series, 83-36-3.  Earlier this year, Fordham took a 9-6 decision from the Jaspers, scoring three times in the eighth inning to break up a six-all tie.  Jason Coules and Jake Guercio each drove in two runs in that game, while Cian Sahler was 2-for-4 with to runs scored and an RBI.
 
LAST TIME OUT: The Rams came up just short of a perfect week on the diamond, as despite a ninth-inning relay, the Rams fell to the Monmouth Hawks, 3-2, at MU Baseball Field in West Long Branch, N.J.
 
The game was scoreless through the first three innings before Monmouth (9-12) scratched a run across in the fourth, as the Hawks loaded the bases and got a sacrifice fly from Brady Mutz for a 1-0 lead.  The Hawks increased their lead to 3-0 in the fifth, when Alex Barker hit a two-run home run to right, his fifth of the season.
 
Fordham was able to hold the score at 3-0 due to the relief pitching efforts of Joseph Quintal and Cameron Knox.  Quintal pitched 2.1 innings of one-hit relief with four strikeouts, which included striking out the side in the seventh inning.  Knox then pitched a scoreless eighth inning.
 
In the ninth inning, the Rams tried to rally back off, getting a single from Andy Semo, while Jack Harnisch drew a walk.  Zach Selinger was then hit by a pitch to load the bases.  After a pair of strikeouts, Cian Sahler drew another walk to force in a run, while a wild pitch made it a 3-2 game.  Unfortunately for the Rams, Ryan Bearse struck out Will Findlay to end the gam with the tying run at third.

 
Robbie Stewart (0-1) took the loss, allowing one run on one hit over four innings with two strikeouts.  At the plate, Sahler was 1-for-3 with an RBI, while Semo was 1-for-4 with a run scored.  Sebastian Mexico, Jake Guercio, Richard Grund, and Chris Genaro also had hits for the Rams.

HEATING UP: Over the last 14 games, Zach Selinger is batting .383 (18-47) for the Rams with six doubles, a home run, and 10 RBI… Cian Sahler is batting .361 (13-36) over his last 11 games, scoring nine runs and driving in eight and is currently on a five-game hitting streak… Jake Guercio is hitting .314 (11-35) in his last 13 games with seven runs scored… Andy Semo is also on a five-game hitting streak, batting .308 (12-39) over his last 12 contests with a home run and five RBI.
 
MILESTONE WIN: With the win over Siena, head coach Kevin Leighton recorded his 256th win at Fordham, moving into third place on Fordham's all-time coaching wins list, passing Jack Lynch, who coached at Fordham from 1886-1891.
 
WHO'S NEXT: The Rams will next be in action on Friday, April 1^st, when the Rams open Atlantic 10 play and a three-game series against the Saint Louis Billikens at Houlihan Park, starting at 3:00 PM.