Bronx, N.Y. – (April 15, 2025) – Fordham's
Matt Dieguez and
Cian Sahler each went 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs scored, leading the Rams to a 16-6 win over the FDU Knights at Houlihan Park on Tuesday afternoon.
The Rams were a run-producing machine, scoring at least one run in each of the first six innings, building up a 15-5 lead.
In the first inning,
Matt Dieguez had a two-run, ground-rule double, scoring
Daniel Bucciero and
Andrew Kanellis, while the second inning saw an RBI-single by
Taylor Kirk, extending his hit streak to 16 games.
Kanellis kept the scoring rolling in the third, as he led off the inning with a solo home run to center, his team-leading seventh of the year.
Cian Sahler picked up an RBI-single later in the inning, while the final run of the frame came home on a sacrifice fly by
Reid Lapekas.
After FDU scored twice in the fourth, Fordham answered with a four runs in the bottom of the inning. Dieguez recorded an RBI-single to score Kanellis, who reached on a double. After a stolen base by Dieguez and a walk to
Madden Ocko, Sahler roped a three-run home run to right field, his fourth of the season for a 10-2 lead.
The teams exchanged three-run rallies in the fifth with Fordham adding two more in the sixth, which came on a sacrifice fly by
Ryan Meyer and an RBI-ground out by
Anthony Grabau.
The scoring was capped in the eighth inning, as each team scored once for the 16-6 win, snapping the Rams' seven-game losing streak.
At the plate, Sahler was 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, two runs scored, and four RBI, while Dieguez also went 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored, two stolen bases, and four RBI. Kanellis finished 2-for-2 with a home run and three runs scored with Bucciero going 3-for-6 with three runs scored and two stolen bases.
Anthony Scarlata (1-0) recorded the win, as he pitched 1.1 innings of relief, which was followed by four combined innings of one-hit relief by
A.J. Pino,
Gannon Brady,
Jordan Rodarte, and
Jack Clark, who each pitched one inning.
The Rams will next be in action on Thursday, April 17
th, as Fordham begins a three-game Atlantic 10 series against St. Bonaventure at Houlihan Park, beginning at 1:00 PM.
