Bronx, N.Y. – (May 2, 2023) – NJIT's Dillon Can drove in two runs, including the go-ahead run in the top of the fifth inning, as the Highlanders topped the Fordham Rams, 5-1, at Houlihan Park on Tuesday afternoon.
Fordham (16-29) scored right away in the first inning, as
Cian Sahler drew a one-out walk and moved to second when
Tommy McAndrews was hit by a pitch.
Peter DeMaria then drove Sahler home with a single through the left side.
Rams' starter
Nolan Hughes cruised through the first three innings, facing just nine batters, but was greeted in the fourth inning by a solo home run to left by NJIT's Luke Longo to tie the game at one. It was Longo's 13
th of the season.
In the fifth, NJIT snagged a 2-1 lead with some small ball off Fordham reliever
William Simeone. Ty Sallie opened the inning with a single to right, a stolen base, and scored after a pair of ground outs.
The Highlanders added to the lead in the eighth, scoring twice on RBI-singles by Dillon Can and Jared Donnelly, and then had another run in the ninth on a sacrifice fly.
Fordham would get two runners on in the ninth for a potential rally, but neither would score leaving the game as a 5-1 final.
NJIT's Holden de Jong (4-3) got the win, allowing three hits over three innings of relief, while Croix Jenkins earned his second save with two scoreless innings.
For Fordham, DeMaria was 3-for-4 with an RBI, while
Daniel Bucciero had a pair of hits. Sahler finished 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored with Genaro going 1-for-3 with a double and a walk. On the mound, Hughes got a no-decision, allowing one run over four innings with six strikeouts, while
Nate Scott threw two scoreless innings of relief.
The Rams are next in action on Friday, May 5
th, when they host George Mason to start a three-game Atlantic 10 series.
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