EASTON, Mass. (April 7, 2022)- Despite pulling within two after a three-run eighth inning, the Stonehill College baseball team's late push fell short as the squad fell to Fairleigh Dickinson, 8-6 Friday afternoon at Lou Gorman Field.

Standout Performances

• Trey Ciulla-Hall: two RBIs
• Matthew Vivona: two hits, RBI

Key Moments

• After Fairleigh Dickinson jumped out to a 3-0 lead after one, the Skyhawks cut the deficit to two (3-1) in the second courtesy of heads-up base running from Ryan Douglas who scored on a wild pitch.
• The Knights tacked on another run in the third after Justin Sierra launched a solo shot to right which brought the lead back up to three (4-1).
• Stonehill threatened in the third after the first two batters were out, Sam Parks, Ciulla-Hall, and Blaine Lidsky all drew walks to load the bases with two outs. However, Fairleigh Dickinson starter, Rich Racobaldo got out of the jam when he struck out the next batter.
• Fairleigh Dickinson posted their second three-run inning in the fourth highlighted by a two-run RBI from Sierra which made it 7-1. The visitors would go on to add another run in the sixth and increase their lead to seven (8-1).
• In the bottom half of the sixth, the Purple and White trimmed the deficit to six after a Vivona RBI single that found a gap in the middle of the infield. In the next inning, Stonehill struck again and were now down five (8-3) after a Mike Swanholm RBI.
• The Skyhawks had the largest scoring inning in the eighth when the squad plated three runs and cut the Fairleigh Dickinson lead to two (8-6). Ciulla-Hall got the scoring started in the frame after he launched a deep RBI double to left which brought home Conor Kiely and Chris Roberti. After Lidsky drew a walk in the next at-bat, Ciulla-Hall took advantage of a wild pitch and crossed home for Stonehill's sixth run.
• Down to their last at-bats, Stonehill was able to get the tying run at the plate after Vivona had singled with two outs. However, Knights closer, Brendan Medoro induced a ground out for the 8-6 win.

Pitching Records

Win: Rich Racobaldo (4-1)

Loss: Matt Tyman (0-3)

Save: Brendan Medoro (1)

Up Next

Stonehill and Fairleigh Dickinson wrap up their Northeast Conference three-game set with first pitch scheduled for noon.

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