WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina- The Marist baseball team opened up its 2025 season with a doubleheader against two NCAA regional teams, Friday. The Red Foxes dropped the first two games of the season against LIU (6-3) and Wake Forest (11-4).
The Red Foxes moved to 0-2 on the early 2025 regular season.
- LIU took an early 3-0 lead in the top-half of the first inning on a three-run home run from Ryan Rivera.
- In the bottom-half of the second inning, Zach Donahue recorded the Red Foxes first hit of the season on a single. Kyle Pollack followed Donahue with a second consecutive single, which put runners in scoring position.
- The Red Foxes were held scoreless after the second inning of play.
- After three innings of play, the Red Foxes trailed LIU 3-0.
- Through the first three innings, the Red Foxes out-hit the Sharks 3-1.
- LIU added to its lead in the top-half of the fifth inning, with a run on an RBI single from LIU's Sorensen.
- After five innings of play, the Red Foxes trailed LIU 4-0.
- In the top-half of the sixth inning, LIU scored a run to extend its lead on a solo home run from LIU's Durso. The Red Foxes trailed 5-0 after the sixth inning.
- To start the bottom-half of the eighth inning, AJ Brotz singled to center field for the Red Foxes.
- After Noel Rivera was hit by a pitch, the Red Foxes had runners in scoring position with no outs in the inning.
- Both Brotz and Rivera advanced on a wild pitch, which put the Red Foxes runners on second and third.
- The captain, Zach Donahue, scored the Red Foxes first two runs of the season on a two-RBI single through the right side.
- After eight innings of play, the Red Foxes cut into the LIU lead 5-2.
- LIU would strike back in the top-half of the ninth with an unearned run, which extended their lead to 6-2.
- In the bottom-half of the ninth inning, Aydan McNelly led off with a double for the Red Foxes. Jason Claiborn followed McNelly with an RBI single, which gave the Red Foxes their third run of the game.
- The comeback from the Red Foxes fell short, as LIU took game one 6-3.
- The Red Foxes out-hit the Sharks 11-5 in the first game of the season.
- Three Red Foxes finishes the game with two hits:
- Caleb Kempler pitched 3.2 innings, allowing one earned run on two hits.
- Kempler recorded five strikeouts in the game against LIU.
- Tyler Hartley pitch 4.1 innings, allowing four earned runs while striking out five batters.
- In the top-half of the first inning, Noel Rivera reached base on a walk which got the Red Foxes started.
- Rivera then advanced to second base on an error.
- Lewis Rodriguez followed Rivera with an RBI single, which put the Red Foxes 1-0.
- Riley Orr pitched a scoreless first inning with two strikeouts and the Red Foxes led 1-0 after one inning of play.
- In the bottom of the second inning, Wake Forest gained the lead with three runs.
- The Red Foxes trailed 3-1 after two innings of play.
- In the top-half of the third inning, Noel Rivera once again reached base, this time with a double.
- Once again, Rodriguez recorded an RBI single, bringing home Rivera, and cut into the Wake Forest lead 3-2.
- Wake Forest struck in the bottom-half of the third with a run on a wild pitch.
- After three innings, the Red Foxes trailed 4-2.
- Wake Forest continued to add runs in the bottom-half of the fourth, scoring four runs.
- The Red Foxes trailed 8-2 after four innings.
- In the fifth inning, Zach Donahue got the Red Foxes started with a single.
- Kyle Pollack continued the line with another single, which put runners at first and third.
- Chris Diaz loaded the bases with a walk for the Red Foxes.
- The Red Foxes would add a third run from an Aydan McNelly single, which scored Donahue, and cut into the Demon Deacons lead 8-3.
- Later in the fifth inning, Kyle Pollack scored on an error which gave the Red Foxes a two-run fifth inning.
- Wake Forest countered the Red Foxes with a solo home run, which gave the Demon Deacons a 9-4 lead over the Red Foxes after five innings.
- The Red Foxes would be held scoreless for the remainder of the game, while Wake Forest added two runs in the seventh inning.
- The Red Foxes fell 11-4 in the evening game of the doubleheader.
- Lewis Rodriguez led the Red Foxes with a 2-5 game and recorded two RBIs.
- Kyle Pollack finished the night 2-4 with a walk and a run scored in the game.
- Ty Morris pitched two shutout innings for the Red Foxes.
- The Red Foxes are slated for a second game against LIU.
- The game is set for 2:30 p.m. first pitch.
- The Red Foxes may also play Wake Forest on Feb. 15 at a time TBD.
