NORWICH, Conn., -FDU baseball (24-30) fell to #1 LIU (35-18) 10-2 on Thursday at Dodd Stadium. With the loss, FDU moves to the contender's bracket and will take on the loser of #2 Bryant and #3 CCSU Friday, May 27, at 12 p.m. in an elimination game live on NEC Front Row. 

How it happened 

• FDU opened the scoring with a two-out RBI single up the middle by Brelon Harden, allowing Justin Sierra to score.  
• LIU responded with four runs in the bottom of the first inning to take the lead 4-1.  
• The Sharks extended their lead to 8-1 in the bottom of the sixth after scoring a two-RBI single and a two-run homer.  
• Joan Sosa scored a run in the top of the sixth on an RBI single to right field by Tom Ruscitti. 
• LIU added two more runs in the bottom of the eighth to make the final score 10-2. 
• FDU finished the game with 10 hits, two runs, and two errors.  

Inside the box 

• Nick Evangelista (2-3) took the loss with four earned runs and one strikeout. 
• Sosa went 2-5 with a run. 
• TJ Werner finished 1-2 with a double and two walks.  
• Hunter D'Amato registered a stolen base. 

The Knights will play tomorrow, May 27 at 12 p.m. live on NEC Front Row in an elimination match with the loser of the BRY/CCSU game. 

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