TEANECK, N.J. -The Fairleigh Dickinson baseball team dropped an afternoon matchup against the Lehigh Mountain Hawks 15-7 at the Naimoli Family Baseball Complex Tuesday.
How it happened
- The Knights opened the scoring with four runs in the first inning to extend the lead 4-0. TJ Werner scored on an RBI single by Hunter D'Amato, while David Bordieri Jr. doubled to center field, allowing D'Amato and Joan Sosa to score, and Bordieri scored on a double to left field by Tommy Verga.
- Lehigh got a run back from a sacrifice fly at the top of the second.
- FDU tacked two more runs in the bottom of the second. Werner and George Rosales scored on an error by Lehigh's Riley Devis to make it 6-1.
- After two scoreless innings, the Mountain Hawks responded with a run and a grand slam to tie 6-6.
- The Mountain Hawks took the lead in the top of the six after an RBI double to right field and a two-run homer, making it 9-6.
- In the bottom of the seventh, FDU cut the deficit to two on an RBI single from Bordieri, allowing Justin Sierra to score.
- Lehigh extended the lead 13-7 after a two-run single to left-center and a double to left side, driving in two runs.
- Lehigh added two more runs in the last inning to make the final score 15-7.
Inside the box
- Jude Baxt got the start on the hill for FDU, giving up a walk and one unearned run with no strikeouts in three innings pitched.
- Joshua Milleville earned the loss, giving up three hits and three unearned runs over one inning to move his record to 0-1 on the year.
- Bordieri went 2-for-5 with three RBIs, one run, and a double.
- Tom Ruscitti and Sierra each recorded a stolen base.
Next up
The Knights return to action tomorrow, March 16, as they host the Siena Saints for a 3:00 p.m. showdown at the Naimoli Family Baseball Complex.
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