POMONA, New York- The Marist baseball team continued its journey to the 2025 MAAC Championship, Tuesday afternoon. The Red Foxes defeated Mount St. Mary's in a single elimination game 12-3.
The Red Foxes broke the game open in the seventh inning with four runs on four hits and gave them a six-run lead.
The Red Foxes begin the second round of the MAAC Championships against three-seeded Sacred Heart on May 21 at 10 a.m.
- Mount St. Mary's struck first in the bottom-half of the first inning with a run.
- The Red Foxes trailed 1-0 after one inning of play.
- In the top-half of the second inning, Scott Esposito gave the Red Foxes a 2-1 lead with a two-out two-run single.
- Noel Rivera added to the Red Foxes lead with an RBI single in the top-half of the third inning, which gave the Red Foxes a 3-1 lead.
- Mount St. Mary's cut into the Red Foxes lead in the bottom-half of the fourth inning on a solo home run.
- The Red Foxes led 3-2 through four innings of play.
- Jason Claiborn extended the Red Foxes lead in the top-half of the fifth inning with an RBI single and gave the Red Foxes a 4-2 lead.
- Noel Rivera extended the Red Foxes lead in the top-half of the seventh with a two run-single.
- Claiborn followed Rivera with a second-consecutive RBI single.
- AJ Brotz scored on an error, which gave the Red Foxes a four-run seventh inning and extended their lead to 8-2.
- Scott Esposito scored on a bases-loaded walk, which extended the Red Foxes lead to 9-2 in the eighth inning.
- AJ Brotz followed with a two-run single, which gave the Red Foxes an 11-2 lead.
- Nathan Lincoln added to the Red Foxes lead in the ninth inning with an RBI single, as the Red Foxes led 12-2.
- Mount St. Mary's scored a run in the bottom-half of the ninth inning.
- The Red Foxes scored 12 runs on 13 hits in the win.
- Lewis Rodriguez went 4-6 in the win, coming a home run shy of the cycle.
- Noel Rivera and Jason Claiborn led the Red Foxes with three RBIs apiece in the win.
- Will Taylor earned the win for the Red Foxes, pitching 5.2 innings, allowing two earned runs.
- The Red Foxes play three-seeded Sacred Heart in the second round of the MAAC Championships.
- The game is slated for May 21 with first pitch at 10 a.m.
