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Winner Central Conn. St. CCSU 19-12, 10-6 NEC
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Fairleigh Dickinson FDU 20-21, 12-4 NEC
Winner
Central Conn. St. CCSU
19-12, 10-6 NEC
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Final
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Fairleigh Dickinson FDU
20-21, 12-4 NEC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Central Conn. St. CCSU 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 9 13 1
Fairleigh Dickinson FDU 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 13 5

W: L. Garofalo (3-0) L: Simon, Jake (3-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Falls in 13-inning Game Against Central Connecticut

TEANECK, N.J. – The Fairleigh Dickinson baseball team (20-21, 12-4 NEC) dropped the first game of their three-game series against Central Connecticut (19-12, 10-6 NEC) 9-7 in 13 innings at the Naimoli Family Baseball Complex on Friday afternoon. 

How it happened 

  • The Blue Devils opened the scoring with three unearned runs in the top of the third. 
  • Hunter D'Amato scored the first run for the Knights in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI double to left-center by Tom Ruscitti, and then Ruscitti reached home on a double play. 
  • George Rosales scored in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI single to center field by Ruscitti to tie the game at 3-3. 
  • FDU took the lead in the seventh after a two-RBI double to left field by D'Amato, driving in Rosales and Joan Sosa. 
  • Central Connecticut scored two runs in the top of the eighth to tie the game at 5-5. 
  • The Knights regained the lead in the bottom of the eighth. Tommy Verga scored on an RBI single to center field by Brelon Harden, and D'Amato drew a walk with the bases loaded, allowing Harden to score and extend the lead to 7-5.  
  • In the ninth, the Blue Devils hit a two-run home run, forcing both teams to go for extra innings.  
  • After three scoreless innings, CCSU scored two runs to pull away with the win. 

Inside the box 

  • Jake Simon (3-3) took the loss, striking out two and allowing two runs. 
  • D'Amato went 2-5 with three RBIs, one run, and one double. 
  • Ruscitti went 2-5 with two RBIs, one run, one stolen base, and a double. 

Next Up  
FDU is back on Saturday, April 30, to take on Central Connecticut in game two at 1 p.m.  


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