LITTLE FALLS, New Jersey- The Marist baseball team earned its 10
th win in 12 games in a thrilling extra innings win against NJIT 4-3, Wednesday night.
Jason Claiborn hit the game-winning fielder's choice RBI for the Red Foxes in the 10
th inning.
Aydan McNelly hit his first home run of the season in the seventh inning.
Andrew Speranza pitched three scoreless innings for the Red Foxes, striking out seven batters in the game.
The Red Foxes improved to .500 for the first time this season at 13-13 overall.
- In the bottom-half of the first inning, NJIT took an early 1-0 lead on a solo home run.
- The Red Foxes trailed 1-0 after one inning of play.
- Kyle Pollack recorded the Red Foxes' first hit of the game with a single in the top-half of the second inning. The Red Foxes were held scoreless in the inning.
- Jake Burt pitched a scoreless second inning for the Red Foxes.
- In the top-half of the fourth inning, the Red Foxes gained the lead with two runs on one hit.
- Kyle Pollack scored the Red Foxes first run of the game for the Red Foxes on a wild pitch.
- In the same at-bat, Zach Donahue gave the Red Foxes the lead on an RBI double that scored Steinert.
- Andrew Speranza pitched a scoreless third inning, as the Red Foxes led 2-1 after three innings of play.
- Speranza went on to pitch a scoreless fourth and fifth inning for the Red Foxes, keeping the lead at 2-1.
- Bobby LeFevre maintained the Red Foxes lead with a scoreless sixth inning.
- The Red Foxes led 2-1 after six innings of play.
- In the top-half of the seventh inning, Aydan McNelly extended the Red Foxes lead with a solo home run.
- The Red Foxes led 3-1 after seven innings of play.
- Riley Orr pitched a scoreless eighth inning for the Red Foxes, holding the 3-1 lead.
- NJIT tied the game with two runs on two hits, which sent the game into extra innings.
- In the 10th inning, the Red Foxes gained the lead with a fielder's choice RBI from Jason Claiborn.
- Ty Morris pitched a scoreless 10th inning for the Red Foxes, as the Red Foxes won in extra innings 4-3.
- The Red Foxes scored four runs on seven hits in the win.
- Andrew Speranza pitched three scoreless innings, striking out seven batters.
- Aydan McNelly hit his first home run as a Red Fox in the win.
- Ty Morris earned the win in the game for the Red Foxes, pitching a scoreless 10th inning.
- The Red Foxes return to McCann Field for a three-game series against Canisius.
- The first game of the series is slated for April 4 with first pitch at 3 p.m.