Bronx, N.Y. – (March 6, 2024) – Marist's Ethan Conrad and Marco Ali each drove in a pair of runs to lead the Red Foxes to a 4-1 baseball win over the Fordham Rams on Wednesday at Houlihan Park.
With the loss, Fordham falls to 2-9 on the year, while Marist improved to 2-9.
The teams traded runs in the first inning for a 1-1 score. Johnny Decker reached on a one-out double for Marist, stole third, and scored on a ground out by Ethan Conrad. Fordham scored its run on an RBI-single by
Andrew Kanellis, scoring
Daniel Bucciero, who had singled and stole second.
The score stayed tied until the sixth, when Conrad knocked in his second run of the game for the Red Foxes with a single through the right side, scoring Decker from second.
Marist added to their lead in the eighth, scoring twice on a two-run double by Marco Ali, for a 4-1 advantage.
The Red Foxes' pitchers held Fordham in check, limiting the Rams to only four hits and the one run scored in the first inning. Fordham was able to get the tying run to the plate in the ninth after walks to
Andrew Kanellis and
T.J. Wachter, but were unable to score.
Aside from Bucciero and Kanellis, the Rams' other hits came from
Ryan Thiesse and
Steve Luttazi.
Kai Reum (0-1) took the loss, allowing the go-ahead run in the sixth inning.
Fordham will next be in action on Friday, March 8
th, when the team begins a three-game series at William & Mary.
