GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Marist baseball team (0-6) fell to Furman (7-6) 10-9 in 11 innings on Sunday afternoon in the final game of the series.

Junior center fielder Graham McIntire (Concord, N.H.) was 2-for-5 with 2 RBIs and two runs scored. Senior first basemen Steve Laurino (Carle Place, N.Y.) batted 2-for-5 with two RBIs and a run scored. Senior catcher Mark Brennan (Wallingford, Conn.) hit 2-for-3 with one run scored. Senior catcher Mark Swertfager (Katonah, N.Y.) went 1-for-1 with two RBIs.

Furman scored the first four runs of the game in the first two innings. The Paladins had runners on first and second with none out, but the Red Foxes escaped further damage by turning a triple play. Laurino charged in on a bunt attempt by right fielder Jack Jones, and made the catch for the first out. He then threw to junior shortstop John Brucker (Sparta, N.J.) covering second for the second out, who threw back to first to complete the triple play.

In the third, redshirt sophomore right fielder Zachary Racusin (Mendham, N.J.) singled to right field allowing Brennan to score the first run of the game for the Red Foxes. Furman would add two more runs to their total in the bottom of the third extending its lead to 6-1. Marist would get its second run of the game in the fourth inning off a Laurino double to left centerfield driving in McIntire. Junior second basemen Matt Belitz (Ossining, N.Y.) scored on a wild pitch in the fifth inning to bring the Red Foxes within three runs down 6-3.

After a Furman run in the sixth inning Marist had a three run inning in the seventh behind a two run double from McIntire and a Laurino RBI off a single up the middle. Down 7-6 after the seventh Furman scored another run in the eighth inning to extend its lead to two. Junior left fielder Matt Pagano (Cranston, R.I.) scored a run on a fielding error by the Furman defense in the top of the ninth inning. Swertfager would drive in two runs off a single to right field to give the Red Foxes their first lead of the game at 9-8. Furman would tie the game up in the bottom of the ninth sending the game to extra innings. With two outs and nobody on in the bottom of the eleventh Furman catcher Andrew MacLatchie hit a home run over the left field wall to end the game.

Elliott Warford (3-0), who pitched 3.0 innings, picked up the win for Furman. Sophomore right handed pitcher Sean Keenan (Dayton, N.J.) pitched 2.1 innings in the loss giving up one earned run and striking one batter out.

The Red Foxes return to action Friday, March 13 for game one of a three-game series with Radford. The first pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.