RICHMOND, Virginia- The Marist baseball team won its first series of the 2024 season, Sunday afternoon. The Red Foxes split a doubleheader against the University of Richmond, defeating the Spiders 5-3 and falling 11-3.
The Red Foxes move to 4-10 overall on the 2024 season.
- Richmond struck first in the bottom-half of the first inning with a run.
- In the top-half of the second inning, the Red Foxes evened the game at 1-1.
- Riley Orr pitched a scoreless second inning for the Red Foxes.
- Orr tallied two strikeouts in the inning.
- Orr pitched a second consecutive scoreless inning during the third.
- The Red Foxes and Spiders were tied 1-1 at the end of three innings of play.
- In the top-half of the fourth inning, Ethan Conrad led off with a hit by pitch.
- Marco Ali singled which put runners at first and second with no outs in the inning.
- Conrad and Ali advanced in the inning on a wild pitch.
- Justin Kapuscinski scored Conrad on a fielder's choice and recorded an RBI.
- Bayram Hot followed Kapuscinski with another RBI fielder's choice.
- The Red Foxes led 3-1 after the top-half of the fourth.
- Riley Orr Pitched a fourth consecutive scoreless inning for the Red Foxes in the fifth.
- With one out in the sixth inning, Bayram Hot doubled which put the Red Foxes in scoring position.
- In the top-half of the seventh inning, the Red Foxes added a run on a bases-loaded walk with two outs.
- Jack Keenan pitched a scoreless sixth and seventh inning for the Red Foxes.
- Jack Wren closed the game out with two scoreless innings of relief.
- Wren struck out the side to end the game.
- The Red Foxes defeated Richmond 4-1 in the first game of the doubleheader.
- The Red Foxes scored four runs on three hits in the win.
- Riley Orr earned his first win in his Red Foxes career.
- Orr pitched five innings in the win, allowing one earned run.
- Orr tallied four strikeouts in the win.
- Justin Kapuscinski recorded two RBIs in the win.
- Two Red Foxes recorded an RBI in the win:
- The Red Foxes pitched eight scoreless innings in the win:
- Jack Keenan pitched two scoreless innings and recorded two strikeouts.
- Jack Wren pitched two scoreless innings and recorded three strikeouts.
- Wren earned the save in the game against Richmond.
- The Red Foxes struck first in the top of the first inning with a run.
- Johnny Decker reached base with a walk. Decker followed the walk with a steal.
- Marco Ali brought home Decker with a sacrifice fly.
- The Red Foxes led 1-0 against the Spiders after the top-half of the inning.
- Richmond gained the lead in the first inning with a two-run home run.
- The Red Foxes trailed 2-1 after the first inning of play.
- Will Taylor pitched a scoreless second inning for the Red Foxes.
- In the third inning, the Red Foxes evened the game at 2-2.
- The Spiders regained the lead in the bottom of the third with a run.
- The Red Foxes trailed 3-2 after three innings of play.
- With one out in the fourth inning, Danny Moshier doubled for the Red Foxes.
- Colin Mackle followed with a walk.
- A double play limited the Red Foxes from scoring in the inning.
- Andrew Fierro pitched a scoreless fourth inning for the Red Foxes.
- The Red Foxes tied the game in the top-half of the fifth inning on a throwing error from Richmond.
- The Red Foxes and Spiders were even at 3-3 through five innings of play.
- Andrew Fierro pitched a scoreless fifth and sixth innings for the Red Foxes in the game.
- Richmond gained the lead in the bottom of the sixth inning with eight runs scored.
- The Red Foxes trailed 11-3 after six innings of play.
- Johnny Decker started the seventh inning with a leadoff single.
- Justin Kapuscinski recorded his second RBI double of the game, which scored Decker.
- The Red Foxes cut into the lead 11-4 after the top of the seventh.
- Colin Carver pitched a scoreless eighth inning for the Red Foxes.
- The Red Foxes fell in the final game of the series against Richmond 11-4.
- The Red Foxes plated four runs on six hits in the game.
- Justin Kapuscinski went 2-2 in the game with two RBIs.
- Both of Kapuscinski's hits were RBI doubles.
- Marco Ali recorded two RBIs in the game.
- The Red Foxes allowed 11 runs on 12 hits in the game.
- The Red Foxes play a midweek game against ACC foes Virginia Tech.
- The game is slated for March 12 with first pitch at 4 p.m.
