Marist University Athletics

POUGHKEEPSIE, New York- A dominant showing from starter Caleb Kempler along with a five run eighth inning propelled Marist past Sacred Heart in game one of the weekend series. Marist now holds an overall record of 18-25 and moved to 15-10 in conference play.
 

SUMMARY

• A first inning rally gave the Pioneers a 1-0 lead.
• Scott Esposito tied the ball game up with an RBI double in the second inning.
• Marist took the lead the following inning when Nathan Lincoln drove in a run with an RBI single.

• The Red Foxes added two insurance runs in the seventh inning.
  • Nathan Lincoln drove in his second run of the day to add to the Marist lead.
  • Kyle Pollack continued the rally with an RBI single.

• The Red Foxes blew the game wide open with a dominant five run eighth inning.
  • Noel Rivera drove in the first run of the inning after getting hit by a pitch.
  • Nathan Lincoln picked up his third RBI of the game on another hit by pitch.
  • Chris Diaz capitalized on the momentum and drove in two runs with an RBI single.
  • Scott Esposito drove in the fifth run of the inning with an RBI single.
• Marist closed it out in the ninth to win by a final score of 9-1.

STATS

• Nathan Lincoln led the team with three RBIs.
• AJ Brotz, Kyle Pollack, Scott Esposito, and Nathan Lincoln all had two hits.
• Noel Rivera had two hits and scored three runs.
• Caleb Kempler threw 7.0 innings, allowing only one earned run and four hits
• Jack Sullivan threw 2.0 innings, allowed zero runs, and struck out three batters.

UP NEXT

• The Red Foxes return to action tomorrow for game two of their weekend series vs Sacred Heart
• First pitch is scheduled for 12 p.m. ET.