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Anthony Grabau became the first Ram since 2017 to hit for the cycle.
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Winner Fordham FOR 15-21
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FDU FDU 21-13
Winner
Fordham FOR
15-21
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Final
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FDU FDU
21-13
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fordham FOR 4 1 1 5 5 0 2 3 2 23 20 0
FDU FDU 0 0 0 4 6 3 3 1 0 17 16 3

W: Murray, Alec (1-1) L: MONTELBANO, Cooper (0-2) S: Cawley, Declan (3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Wins Slugfest at FDU, 23-17

Fordham’s Anthony Grabau Hits for the Cycle, while Taylor Kirk & Joey Donnelly Set School Record with Six Runs Scored Each

Teaneck, N.J. – (April 14, 2026) – It was a historic day for the Fordham baseball team on Tuesday, as Anthony Grabau hit for the cycle, while Taylor Kirk and Joey Donnelly each scored six runs, setting a Fordham record for runs scored in a game, as the Rams snapped a five-game slide with a 23-17 win over the FDU Knights in New Jersey.
 
THE GAME
  • Fordham opened the game with a 4-0 lead in the first inning, highlighted by an RBI-double from Tommy McAndrews.
  • After RBI-doubles by Anthony Grabau and Mason Dean in the second and third inning respectively, the Rams exploded for five runs in the fourth for an 11-0 lead on a two-run home run by Grabau and a three-run home run by Caden Young.
  • FDU scored four times in the bottom of the fourth, but Fordham answered with five more runs in the top of the fifth for a 16-4 lead, as Taylor Kirk hit a two-run home run, while Joey Donnelly connected on a three-run home run.
  • The slugfest continued with the Knights, scoring nine straight runs on three home runs, a double, and a single, putting the score at 16-13 through six innings
  • Mason Dean hit a two-run home run in the seventh for Fordham, while Diego Urreta (two-run home run) and Jimmy Mantuano (solo home run) hit back-to-back home runs to make it 18-16.
  • Fordham would score three times in the eighth and twice in the ninth for a final total of 23 runs on 20 hits in the game and the 23-17 win.
 
GAME NOTES
  • Grabau started the history as he hit for the cycle, going 4-for-4 with four runs scored and five RBI, becoming the first Ram to hit for the cycle since Luke Stampfl in 2017 (at Long Beach State – 2/25/2017).
  • Kirk and Donnelly also made Fordham history, becoming the first Rams to score six runs in a single game.
  • Kirk was a single short of the cycle, going 4-for-5 with six runs scored, two doubles, a triple, a home run, and two RBI, while Donnelly was 3-for-4 with six runs scored, a home run, three stolen bases, and three RBI.
  • Dean finished 3-for-6 with two doubles, a home run, and three RBI with Young having a home run and three RBI.
  • Madden Ocko also had three RBI for the Rams, as Fordham had five players with at least three RBI in the game
  • Alec Murray (1-1) was given the win, pitching two scoreless innings of relief, while Declan Cawley recorded the final four outs for his third save of the season.
 
UP NEXT
  • The same two teams will match up again at Houlihan Park on Wednesday, April 15th, for a 4:00 PM contest.
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