Box Score WAPPINGERS FALLS, New York – Marist Baseball took on Fairfield in the opening round of the MAAC tournament, Wednesday morning, where they lost by a final score of 6-3. The Red Foxes will return later tonight to face the winner of Canisius and Merrimack at 7:00 p.m. ET.
 

SUMMARY

• Fairfield started the scoring with two runs in the bottom of the first inning.
• In the bottom of the second, the Stags kept it moving with another run, to go up 3-0.
• The Red Foxes got on the board with one run in the top of the fourth inning.
  • Brady Steinert brought home Nathan Lincoln with an RBI groundout.
• Fairfield brought another run across in the bottom of the fourth.
• Marist quickly responded with another run in the top of the fifth to make it 5-2.
  • Noel Rivera doubled to left to bring in AJ Brotz.
• The Red Foxes scored in the top of the seventh to come within two.
  • Luke Monico hit a solo homerun to left field.
• The Stags scored another run in the bottom of the seventh to go up 6-3.
• Fairfield closed it out in the ninth to win by a final score of 6-3.

STATS

• Luke Monico recorded one hit and one RBI, highlighted by a solo homerun.
• Noel Rivera tallied one hit and one RBI.
• Brady Steinert had one RBI in the ballgame.
• Nathan Lincoln recorded two hits and a run scored.
• Andrew Speranza pitched 3.2 innings of relief, only allowing four hits and one earned run, while striking out four.

UP NEXT

• The Red Foxes will take on the winner of Canisius and Merrimack at 7:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday night.