May 7, 2006

Box Score

EASTON, PA - The Fairleigh Dickinson University baseball team lost two games at Lafayette College on Sunday, May 7. The Knights (9-34) fell 10-3 in Game One and out-hit their Patriot League foe, 17-8, in a 12-11 loss in the nightcap.

In Game One, FDU plated a pair of runs in the fourth frame to cut the Leopards' (27-23) lead to 5-2. Sophomore third baseman Jovan Santos and freshman catcher Mark Morton began the inning with back-to-back base knocks. Senior right fielder Ben Cass - who reached base twice - drove an RBI double to right centerfield to score Santos, followed by a sacrifice fly by junior centerfielder Vincente Medina.

The Knights created a 5-3 contest, after freshman shortstop Jeff Vincent began the fifth with a double and would come around two batters later. However, Lafayette exploded for five runs in the bottom half of the inning.

Freshman lefty John Meadus took the loss, working four innings. Freshman right-hander Ben Green tossed a scoreless inning of relief.

In the second game - a nine inning contest - freshman left fielder Matt Maher smacked a career-high four hits and scored two runs batting in the lead-off position.

Right-handers Stephen Eng and Adam Vogel combined for three hits. Eng, a junior, started at second base and posted a multi-hit performance, while his senior counterpart drove in four runs as the designated hitter, highlighted by a bases clearing double in the seventh inning.

Junior centerfielder Chris Grabowski notched two hits and two RBI, while Medina collected a pair of hits and scored on three occasions.

The Knights trailed by six runs at one point, rallied for an 8-7 advantage in the seventh, sparked by Vogel's clutch two-bagger. Lafayette responded with five runs in the eighth.

Senior right-handed Rick Franceschi hurled six innings, yielding two earned runs in a no decision.

The Knights host Hofstra University at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 10 at FDU Field.