Baseball Wins Pitcher’s Duel Against Sacred Heart

Bronx, N.Y. – (April 14, 2024) – Seven Fordham pitchers held Sacred Heart to just one run on Tuesday afternoon, while Madden Ocko had the go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, as the Rams came away with a 2-1 win over the Pioneers at Houlihan Park.
 
The scoring was few and far between starting with Fordham (14-21) taking a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning.  The Rams loaded the bases on singles by Diego Prieto and Ryan Thiesse and a walk to Andrew Kanellis.  Cian Sahler then drew a five-pitch walk to bring Prieto across the plate.
 
It remained that way until the seventh when the Pioneers tied the game at one.  Alex Ungar hit a double down the left line with one out and moved to third on a passed ball.  He then scored on a ground out by Tim McGuire.
 
Fordham went back ahead in the bottom of the eighth inning by once again loading the bases.  Kanellis was hit by a pitch and moved to second on a bunt single by Sahler, which extended his hit streak to 12 games.  Steve Luttazi then drew a walk to load the bases, forcing Sacred Heart to go to the bullpen.  Madden Ocko came through for the Rams, lifting a sacrifice fly off reliever David Auferio to score Kanellis for the 2-1 advantage.
 
In the ninth, Sacred Heart did get two on base with one out, but Aric Berg worked his way out of trouble to record his third save of the season, getting a foul out and a fly out to end the game.  Gannon Brady (2-1) picked up the win in relief with a scoreless eighth inning and two strikeouts.  Aidan Dowd and Nate Scott each pitched two scoreless frames in the game with Scott recording four strikeouts, while Trey Maeker and Dominic Cunha each had a scoreless inning.
 
At the plate, Prieto was 2-for-3 with a run scored with Ocko going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
 
Fordham is back on the diamond on Friday, April 19^th, as the Rams open a three-game Atlantic 10 series  against Saint Louis at Houlihan Park, beginning at 3:00 PM.