BRIDGEPORT, CONN. -The Fairleigh Dickinson baseball team (9-16, 3-1 NEC) was unable to hold off Sacred Heart (3-21, 2-2 NEC) in its first game of the series on Friday, falling 11-7 at Veteran's Park.  

With inclement weather in the forecast for Sunday, the Knights are now playing a doubleheader tomorrow against the Pioneers. First pitch is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. 

How it happened 

• Sacred Heart took the early lead with eight runs in the second inning.  
• George Rosales singled to bring home Luke Cantwell in the top of the fourth.  
• The Pioneers added one more run in the fourth to make it 9-1.  
• FDU scored three with bases loaded in the top of the fifth. Rosales walked and brought Joan Sosa home. TJ Werner recorded a pair of RBIs after a single, allowing Cantwell and Tom Ruscitti to score.  
• In the top of the sixth, Hunter D'Amato scored on Justin Sierra's sacrifice fly, making the score 9-4.  
• SHU extended its lead with two runs in the bottom of the seventh.  
• Ruscitti blasted a two-run homer in the eighth to make the final score 11-7. 

Inside the box 

• Gavin Price took the loss, allowing eight runs, five hits, three walks and zero strikeouts in 2.0 innings pitched.  
• Ian Barrett struck out three in 4.0 innings of play. 
• D'Amato finished 3-5, with a double, one run and a walk. 
• Rosales went 2-4 with two RBIs and walk. 
• Ruscitti registered two RBIs, two runs, two walks and a home run.
• Cantwell went 2-4 and scored three runs. 
• Werner registered two RBIs 

Up next 
The Knights return to action Wednesday, April 6, as they host the Iona Gaels for a 3:00 p.m. showdown at the Naimoli Family Baseball Complex. 

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