Teaneck, N.J. – The Le Moyne College baseball team dropped game two of its Northeast Conference series at FDU by a score of 13-0 in seven innings Saturday afternoon at FDU's Naimoli Complex.
Junior first baseman Nate Dudeck recorded a game-high four RBIs for the Knights via an RBI single in the third and a three-run home run in the fifth, while freshman shortstop Johnathan Gomez tallied three hits, two RBIs and a game-high three runs scored.
Sophomore right-handed starting pitcher Cooper Montelbano earned his first win of the season on the mound for FDU after tossing 6.0 innings with three strikeouts, five hits, zero runs and two walks allowed. Graduate right-hander Stephen Proko pitched a scoreless top of the seventh for the Knights in relief.
Senior catcher
Benji Ries (Buffalo Grove, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson) went 2 for 2 at the plate for the Dolphins with a hit by pitch, while outfielders
Tyler Campbell (Syracuse, N.Y./Westhill/Onondaga C.C.),
Wyatt Patchett (Geneva, N.Y./Geneva), infielder
Tim Denet (West Harrison, N.Y./Iona Prep) and catcher
Cooper Romich (North Chili, N.Y./Churchville-Chili) each added a hit.
Graduate left-handed starting pitcher
Max Parker (Manlius, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius) recorded five strikeouts with six runs allowed in 4.1 innings of work for Le Moyne.
FDU sophomore outfielder Jimmy Mantuano recorded two extra-base hits during the win with a solo home run in the bottom of the first and a double in the sixth.
After recording a 5-2 win over the Dolphins in game one on Friday, FDU clinched the series victory with the win on Saturday.
Le Moyne and FDU will conclude the three-game series on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.