WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia- The Marist baseball team played a doubleheader against William & Mary to begin the three-game series. The Red Foxes fell in both games against the Tribe, Saturday afternoon.
The Red Foxes moved to 0-6 overall on the 2024 season.
- In the top-half of the first inning, the Red Foxes took an early 1-0 lead against the Tribe. Noel Rivera scored on a wild pitch, which gave the Red Foxes the lead.
- In the bottom-half of the first inning, William & Mary equaled the game at 1-1 with a sacrifice fly.
- The run was unearned for the Tribe.
- The game featured a pitching duel and left the second, third, and fourth inning scoreless between the Red Foxes and Tribe.
- In the top-half of the fifth inning, the Red Foxes took a late lead with three runs on four hits.
- Lewis Rodriguez recorded a single and put runners at first and third with no outs.
- The Red Foxes took the lead on an RBI single from Noel Rivera, which scored Jason Claiborn.
- Later in the inning, Aydan McNelly added to the Red Foxes lead with an RBI single. McNelly's single scored Rodriguez, which gave the Red Foxes a 3-1 lead.
- With two outs in the inning, Chris Diaz recorded the third run of the inning with a third RBI single. The RBI single scored Noel Rivera and extended the Red Foxes lead to 4-1.
- Tyler Hartley pitched four consecutive innings, which kept the Red Foxes lead at 4-1 through five innings.
- In the bottom-half of the sixth inning, William & Mary equalized the game at 4-4 with three runs.
- The seventh and eighth innings of the game were scoreless between the Red Foxes and Tribe.
- In the bottom-half of the ninth inning, William & Mary delivered the game-winning hit on an RBI double. The Red Foxes dropped the first game of the doubleheader 5-4.
- Noel Rivera and Jason Claiborn led the Red Foxes with two hits apiece in the game.
- Rivera, McNelly, and Diaz tallied the Red Foxes RBIs in the game against the Tribe.
- The Red Foxes left nine men on base in the game.
- The Red Foxes duo of Tyler Hartley and Caleb Kempler tossed seven strikeouts in the game.
- The Red Foxes gained the early lead in the game with two runs in the top-half of the first inning.
- Lewis Rodriguez led off the game with his first home run of the 2025 season.
- Later in the inning, Chris Diaz walked with the bases-loaded which scored Zach Donahue.
- The Red Foxes led 2-0 after the end of the first inning. Will Taylor pitched a scoreless first inning for the Red Foxes.
- The Red Foxes continued to add to their lead in the second inning with two more runs.
- Lewis Rodriguez scored on a throwing error, which gave the Red Foxes a 3-0 lead.
- In the next at-bat, Zach Donahue recorded an RBI double for the Red Foxes, scoring Noel Rivera.
- The Red Foxes gained an early 4-0 lead through the top-half of the second inning.
- In the bottom-half of the second inning, William & Mary cut into the Red Foxes lead with a solo home run. After two innings of play, the Red Foxes led 4-1.
- A pitching battle ensued in the third, fourth, and fifth innings of the game. The Red Foxes maintained their 4-1 lead with four scoreless innings from Taylor.
- In the bottom-half of the sixth, William & Mary took the lead with four runs.
- The Red Foxes trailed 5-4 after six innings of play.
- William & Mary would score two runs apiece in the seventh and eighth innings of the game, which made the deficit 9-4 for the Red Foxes.
- In the top-half of the ninth inning, the Red Foxes attempted a comeback with two runs on a throwing error. The comeback fell short, and the Red Foxes fell 9-6 against the Tribe.
- Will Taylor had a dominant performance, as he pitched 4.2 innings for the Red Foxes.
- Taylor allowed one hit in the outing and struck out four batters.
- Zach Donahue led the Red Foxes with a 3-4 game against the Tribe.
- Donahue recorded an RBI in the game.
- AJ Brotz recorded two hits for the Red Foxes in the game.
- The Red Foxes play the final game of the series against the Tribe.
- The game is slated for Feb. 23 with first pitch at 1 p.m.
