March 15, 2008

BRONX, NY - The Sacred Heart baseball team managed just two runs in 18 innings of play at Fordham on Saturday afternoon, dropping a doubleheader to the Rams, 3-1 and 8-1.

Senior Eric Reese gave Fordham a 1-0 lead in the first inning off SHU starter Ryan Lynch, driving home Rich Goulian who had tripled with one out. The Rams took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth when junior John Kahn tripled and scored on a groundout by Alex Kenny.

The Pioneers, 1-12, got on the board in the top of the sixth on an RBI single by junior Ryan Nemcek that drove in Tyler Santos who had walked to lead off the inning. Nemcek reached base all four times he was up, with three singles and a walk.

Fordham, 9-5, scored an insurance run in the bottom of the seventh on a pair of Pioneer errors.

Lynch took the loss, despite having his best outing of the season. He went seven innings, allowing eight hits and just two earned runs.

The Pioneers took a 1-0 lead in the second inning of the nightcap when Phil Tantillo doubled with one out, stole third and scored on a wild throw by the Fordham catcher. It was the only hit SHU would manage in the game.

Fordham tied the game in the bottom of the fifth, when Bobby DiNardo walked to lead off the frame, stole second, went to third on a groundout to second and then stole home.

The Rams touched SHU starter Matt Fitton for two more runs in the bottom of the sixth to take a 3-1 lead. Chris Kaible drove in one with a single, while the other scored on a passed ball.

Fordham broke the game open in the eighth with five runs, four of them earned, off reliever Chris Barthel. Kaible drove in a pair of them with a single.

Fitton went six innings for the Pioneers, allowing two earned runs on just four hits. He struck out four and walked two. Jake Rabinowitz picked up the win for Fordham, allowing just one hit and one unearned run while striking out ten and walking six in seven innings.