HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The FDU Knights (0-10, 0-0) closed out their three-game series against the Marshall Herd (5-6, 0-0) on Sunday afternoon with a 5-4 loss.
Sophomore
Cooper Montelbano turned in a strong performance on the mound for the Knights, pitching five solid innings while surrendering just two runs against 19 batters faced.
Marshall struck first, scoring one run in each of the first two innings to take an early 2-0 lead. However, FDU quickly responded in the third, as
Jeremy Cheeseman reached on a fielder's choice to bring home the Knights' first run. In the fourth,
Travis Stroh laid down a well-placed bunt to score
Johnathan Gomez from third, evening the score at 2-2.
The Knights pulled ahead in the fifth when Cheeseman singled to right field, plating another run to give FDU its first lead of the day. Cheeseman continued his impressive performance at the plate in the seventh, driving a single up the middle to extend the Knights' lead to 4-2.
Marshall's offense, however, responded in the bottom of the seventh with a two-run double to tie the game at 4-4. The Herd then took the lead in the eighth on a sacrifice fly, bringing the score to 5-4.
FDU mounted a late rally in the ninth, loading the bases with a chance to reclaim the lead, but couldn't push across the tying run, ultimately dropping the series finale.
What's Next
The Knights will travel to Penn State on Tuesday for a midweek matchup against the Nittany Lions. First pitch is set for 5:30 p.m. and will be streamed on Big Ten+ Network.
Connect with the FDU Baseball team on Twitter
@FDUKnightsBASE and Instagram
@FDUKnightsBASE
