BRONX, NY – Monmouth University Baseball (8-12) homered twice and had the tying run at the plate in the later innings, but were held off by Fordham University (5-15) Saturday afternoon, 8-5.
 
A 1-0 game was tied up in the second inning when Joey Ventresca hit his second home run of the season. A run in the second and two in the third put Fordham up 4-1, and a pair of extra base hits including a two-run homer in the sixth had the Rams leading 7-1 before MU mounted a comeback.
 
In the seventh, Colin McCreary singled back up the middle to score two and make it 7-3 before Casey Caufield doubled to plate another, making it 7-4. The Hawks brought the tying run to the plate but couldn't get any closer. After Fordham scored in the eighth, Alex Barker matched it with a solo home run but MU wouldn't score again, falling 8-5.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES

"We battled and fell a little short. Looking forward to playing at home tomorrow; it has been a long road trip." – Head Coach Dean Ehehalt
 
-Alex Barker hit his fifth home run of the season, second on the team.
-Jake Fraher tossed his fifth scoreless outing in seven appearances this season.
-Casey Caufield posted his second straight multi-hit game and fourth this season.
-Jake Catalano notched his eighth two-hit game of the season.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Each team had 10 hits in the game.
-Dan Klepchick started for MU, throwing five innings and allowing three earned runs with no walks.
-Gabe Karslo got the win for Fordham with six innings pitched.
 
UP NEXT
-Monmouth will play at home for the first time tomorrow, taking on Fordham at 1:00 p.m.