POUGHKEEPSIE, New York- The Marist baseball team honored nine seniors in its series finale against Fairfield, Saturday afternoon. The Red Foxes took the first two games of the series but fell in the finale against the Stags 9-3.
The Red Foxes moved to 19-23 overall and 11-11 in MAAC play.
- In the top-half of the first inning, Fairfield took an early lead with four runs on three hits.
- The Red Foxes trailed 4-0 after one inning of play.
- Fairfield added to its lead with a run on two hits in the second inning.
- The Red Foxes trailed 5-0 after two innings of play.
- In the top-half of the third, Fairfield added to its lead with two runs on one hit.
- The Red Foxes trailed 7-0 after three innings/
- The Red Foxes scored their first run of the game in the bottom of the fourth inning with an RBI single from Nathan Lincoln.
- The Red Foxes cut into the Fairfield lead 7-1 after four innings of play.
- Jake Burt and John Hacker combined for a scoreless fourth and fifth innings for the Red Foxes in relief.
- Fairfield extended its lead in the top-half of the sixth inning with a run.
- The Red Foxes countered in the bottom of the sixth inning, as Lincoln recorded his second RBI of the game with a sacrifice fly.
- The Red Foxes cut into the Fairfield lead 8-2 after six innings of play.
- The Red Foxes cut into the Fairfield lead with a sacrifice fly from Jason Claiborn in the bottom-half of the seventh.
- The Red Foxes trailed 8-3 after seven innings of play.
- The pitching duo of Bobby LeFevre and Ryan VanDeWater pitched a scoreless eighth inning for the Red Foxes.
- In the top-half of the ninth inning, Fairfield added to its lead with a run.
- The Red Foxes were held scoreless in the final two innings, dropping the series finale 9-3.
- The Red Foxes scored three runs on seven hits.
- Nathan Lincoln led the Red Foxes with two RBIs in the game.
- Noel Rivera led the Red Foxes with two hits in the game.
- The Red Foxes bullpen allowed two runs in seven innings of work.
- The Red Foxes play a midweek game against Binghamton.
- The game is slated for May 6 with first pitch at 3 p.m.
