Baseball drops season-opening series to Fordham
Baseball drops season-opening series to Fordham
Staff Reports
Following Friday afternoon’s season-opening victory over Fordham University, the VCU baseball team’s weekend looked promising.
Juniors Taylor Perkins and Taylor Buran had just recorded three hits apiece, and the Rams sent a season-opening statement with a 6-3 victory over Fordham.
The weekend took a turnaround Saturday afternoon as the Rams dug themselves an early 6-0 hole that they eventually couldn’t fill in a 6-4 loss to Fordham.
Sophomore Ryan Farrar was on the mound for VCU and allowed six hits and five runs – three earned – in five innings.
Fordham starter Max Krakowiak was staggering, throwing for five innings and limiting VCU to an infield single.
From the dwellings of the bullpen, sophomore Blake Hauser, freshman Chris Skaklee and senior Jonathan Watson combined to allow just one run and seven hits while striking out 10 batters over the course of six innings.
With the third and final match of the three-game series came the rubber match.
Fordham struck first, scoring a run in each of the first three innings off of VCU pitcher Kyle Haynes who allowed five hits and three runs on five innings pitched.
VCU attempted to pull back in the fifth inning when senior John Lenherr singled to third base, scoring freshman Bill Cullen to cut the lead to two runs.
Fordham’s pitching staff would hold strong in the final four innings, not allowing VCU to score another run, sealing the 3-1 victory and the series win.
VCU baseball (1-2) will be back in action this weekend in a three-game series with Monmouth University at the Diamond.
