MIAMI, Florida- The Marist baseball team fell to FIU in game two of the series, Saturday night. The Red Foxes stormed back to take the lead in the eighth inning, but unfortunately fell 16-14 to the Panthers.
 

Summary

• The Red Foxes went scoreless in the first inning.
• Brian Yetter pitched a scoreless first inning against the Panthers.
  • Yetter left runners in scoring position.
• Niko Amory hit a home run in the second inning.
  • Ethan Conrad singled in the inning.
  • Marist led 1-0 in the top-half of the second.
• FIU scored five runs on five hits in the bottom of the second inning.
• Colin Mackle singled to start the third inning.
  • Marco Ali walked in the inning.
  • Mackle scored on an error.
  • Ali scored on an error in the inning.
  • Bayram Hot singled to put runners at first and third in the inning.
  • Nicholas Butler singled to score Hart.
  • Marist cut into the FIU lead 5-4 in the top-half of the third inning.
• FIU scored two runs on three hits in the third inning to extend the lead 7-4.
• The Red Foxes went scoreless in the fourth inning.
• FIU added a run in the fourth inning on a home run.
  • Jack Keenan relieved Yetter and left the Panthers scoreless in his appearance.
  • FIU extended the lead 8-4 over the Red Foxes.
• Brian Hart doubled to reach base in the fifth inning.
  • Amory walked to put runners at first and third with one out.
  • Marist left the fifth inning scoreless.
• Keenan pitched a scoreless fifth inning for the Red Foxes.
• Mackle walked to reach base in the sixth inning.
  • Nathan Lincoln walked to reach base.
  • Marco Ali walked to load the bases with two outs.
  • The Red Foxes went scoreless.
• FIU added two runs on three hits to extend the lead 10-4 in the sixth inning.
• Niko Amory singled to start the seventh inning.
  • Nicholas Butler reached base on a hit by pitch.
  • Conrad singled to load the bases in the inning.
  • Danny Moshier brought home Amory on an infield single.
  • Colin Mackle tripled to clear the bases and cut into the FIU lead 10-8.
  • Nathan Lincoln singled to score Mackle and make the deficit 10-9.
• A 4-6-3 double-play ended the seventh inning and left the Panthers scoreless.
• Brian Hart singled to start the eighth inning.
  • Amory singled to put runners at first and third with no outs.
  • Bayram Hot doubled to tie the game and score Hart 10-10.
  • Nicholas Butler cleared the bases with a three-run home run.
  • Marist took the lead 13-10 in the top of the eighth.
• FIU scored six runs in the eighth inning to regain the lead 16-13.
• Marco Ali hit a home run in the ninth inning to cut into the lead 16-14.
  • Amory singled with two outs in the ninth.
• Marist fell to FIU 16-14.

  

Notable Statistics

• The Red Foxes scored 14 runs on 17 hits in the game.
• Niko Amory went 4-5 with an RBI and a home run against FIU.
• Nicholas Butler went 2-4 with a three-run home run.
  • Butler tallied four runs batted in.
• Colin Mackle recorded three RBIs on a 2-4 night.
• FIU scored 16 runs on 17 hits in the game.

  

Up Next

• The Red Foxes play in the series finale against FIU.
• The game is slated for noon on March 12.