Williamsburg, VA – Marist Baseball travels to Virginia for a three-game weekend series against William & Mary. The Red Foxes went 0-4 to open the season, dropping a pair to both LIU and #14/16 Wake Forest.
Marist scored 6 runs against the 14
th ranked team in the country, putting up a combined 19 runs over the four games.
- The Red Foxes were swept in their season opening series' against LIU and Wake Forest, dropping to 0-4.
- Game one vs LIU: 6-3 loss
- Game two vs Wake Forest: 11-4 loss
- Game three vs LIU: 11-6 loss
- Game four vs Wake Forest: 24-6 loss (F/7)
- Lewis Rodriguez hit .400 over the weekend, driving in three and reaching base eight times.
- Aydan McNelly drove in five runs, tallying seven hits in 18 at bats, including two doubles.
- Will Taylor threw four innings, striking out three and giving up five hits and two walks against LIU.
William & Mary took one game out of three in a home series against Rhode Island, including a 22-36 loss.
- Game one: 9-10 loss
- Game two: 5-4 Win (F/7)
- Game three: 22-36 loss (F/7)
Players to watch:
- Ben Parker hit .636 across the series, logging seven hits in 11 games, hitting one HR and driving in four.
- Lucas Carmichael drove in five, getting on base seven times in ten at-bats, and putting up and OPS of 1.143.
- Owen Pierce threw four innings, giving up no runs, allowing five base runners, and striking out five against Rhode Island.
- The Red Foxes stay on the road, playing a three-game weekend series against North Carolina A&T in Greensboro, NC.
- The first game of the series is slated for Feb. 28 with first pitch at 4 p.m.
