BRIDGEPORT, C.T. - FDU (6-22, 5-16) dropped the final game of the three-game series to Sacred Heart (17-18, 12-6) on Sunday afternoon 7-3.
How it Happened:
- Sacred Heart opened the scoring with a run in the 1st inning
- FDU would take the lead in the top of the 2nd as James Donlon began the rally by getting hit by a pitch
- Donlon advanced to third on consecutive wild pitches
- Following a Brad Levinson walk, Tommy Verga singled in Donlon to tie the game
- TJ Werner broke the tie with a single of his own driving in Levinson
- SHU answered though in their half of the inning, taking back the lead after two run single made it a 3-2 game
- In the 5th inning Sacred Heart extended its lead with two more runs
- The Knights top of the order would cut into the deficit in the 7th inning
- Mike Veit led off the inning with a double
- After two outs, Donlon drove in Veit with a single
- The Pioneers would add two insurance runs in the 8th inning
Inside the Box Score:
- Donlon extended his hitting streak to four games, the third time he has done that this season. Donlon finished the series 7-13 from the plate with 5 runs and 2 RBI
- Veit went 6-13 in the series, which brings his batting average to .308 on the season
Next Up:
The Knights are scheduled to face Lehigh on Wednesday May 5. Then the Knights welcome Wagner to Naimoli Family Baseball Complex for a three-game series on Friday may 7 at 3 p.m.. The game was moved to Teaneck, NJ due to a scheduling conflict on Wagner's home field. As a result, FDU will be the visiting team in the series against Wagner.
