JOHNSON CITY, TN – The Marist baseball team fall in their season opener 6-5 against East Tennessee State, Friday afternoon. Four different Red Foxes recorded at least one RBI, highlighted by a homerun from Noel Rivera.

 

SUMMARY

• ESTU would open the scoring early, plating a pair of runs in the bottom of the first inning.
• The Red Foxes quickly responded, scoring one run in the top of the third to cut the lead in half
  • Rivera hit an RBI single to score Luke Monico.
• The next inning, top of the fourth, Marist would take the lead to go up 3-2.
  • Monico would hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Nathan Lincoln.
  • Another sacrifice fly by Luis Cedeno, scored Connor Lawrence to take the lead.
• In the top of the seventh, the Red Foxes extended their lead, now winning 4-2.
  • Lincoln hit a sacrifice fly that scored TJ Baer.
• ETSU would fight back in the bottom of the eighth, scoring four runs to retake a 6-4 lead.
• In the top of the ninth the Red Foxes would attempt a comeback with a homerun from Rivera, but would fall short, losing 6-5.
• Will Taylor started the game and went 3.0 innings, letting up two hits and two runs while striking out five batters.
• Andrew Fierro would come into the game in relief of Taylor pitching 4.1 innings, letting up six hits and four runs.
• Caleb Kempler pitched 0.2 innings, letting up one hit and one run.

 

STATS

• Rivera had three hits in the game with a pair of RBIs and a solo home run.
• Ayden McNelly also had three hits in the game.
• Monico recorded one hit and one RBI on the day.

 

UP NEXT

• The Red Foxes and Buccaneers will face off again tomorrow, Saturday Feb. 14, for a double header starting at 12:00 PM, with Tyler Hartley taking the mound in game one and Jack Sullivan in game two for Marist.