Baseball Tops Hofstra, 10-8

Bronx, N.Y. – (March 20, 2024) – The Fordham baseball team used a little "long ball" and "small ball" on Wednesday afternoon, as the Rams held off a late rally by the Hofstra Pride to earn a 10-8 win at Houlihan Park.
 
With the win, Fordham moved to 7-13 on the season, while Hofstra fell to 6-13.
 
After picking up a 1-0 lead on the sacrifice fly by Daniel Bucciero in the first inning, Fordham doubled the lead to 2-0 in the second, when Nico Boza cracked a solo home run to center for his third of the year.
 
The Rams once again doubled the lead in the third, courtesy of Bucciero and Tommy McAndrews.  Bucciero connected on a one-out double, stole third, and scored on an errant throw to make it 3-0.  McAndrews followed with a solo home run to center field, his first of the season.
 
Fordham then extended the lead to 10-0 in the fifth, scoring six times despite poor weather conditions.  The big hits of the inning were a bases loaded triple by Chris Genaro and an RBI-double by Ryan Thiesse.
 
The rain then caused a short break in the game, which the Pride rallied around, posting three runs in the seventh, one in the eighth, and four in the ninth to pull within a 10-8 score with two outs. Fordham's Connor Haywood though was able to get out the late jam with a fly out to end the game and earn his second save of the year.
 
Aric Berg (2-2) recorded the win, pitching the opening two innings and finishing with three strikeouts.  Andres Perez also pitched two scoreless innings with three strikeouts with Zach Karson and Dominic Cunha each having scoreless inning of relief.
 
At the plate, Genaro was 3-for-3 with a triple and three RBI, while Boza was 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs scored, and two RBI.  Thiesse also chipped in three hits and two runs scored for the Rams.
 
Fordham will next be in action this weekend, as the Rams take on St. John's for a three-game series, which has already been adjusted due to the forecast.  The teams will play Friday at St. John's at 3:00 PM with no game on Saturday.  The teams will then play at 1:00 PM on Sunday at Fordham with the final game on Monday at St. John's at 3:00 PM.