HOUSTON – HBU rebounded from a 4-3 loss in the season opener to hammer out 17 hits en route to a 13-5 victory to split a non-conference baseball doubleheader with Fordham Saturday afternoon at Husky Field.
In the second game, junior catcher
Jake Pulcheon went 3-for-3 with an RBI and a run to cap a 5-for-6 afternoon for the Huskies (1-1). Junior centerfielder
Spencer Halloran went 4-for-5 with a double, three RBIs and a pair of runs, while junior first baseman
Carey Jones went 2-for-5 with a double and two runs. Senior rightfielder
Brandon Brintz went 2-for-6 with a double and scored twice and senior leftfielder
Joe Van Marter blasted a three run homer and scored twice.
Alvin Melendez also had a three-run homer and scored twice for Fordham (1-1). Brian Goulard went 2-for-4 and scored twice.
Sophomore righthander
Zach Carter (1-0) picked up the win for HBU, allowing four runs, three earned, on five hits with seven strikeouts and a walk in 5.0 innings. Junior
Weston Smart tossed two scoreless innings in relief.
Jimmy Murphy (0-1) took the loss for the Rams, giving up eight runs, seven earned, on nine hits in 2.1 innings. Fordham used five other pitchers out of the bullpen.
In the first game, Pulcheon went 2-for-3 and scored a run, while senior catcher
Blake Thomas went 2-for-4 with a run for HBU. Senior third baseman
Austin Zillweger went 2-for-3 and drew a pair of walks and junior shortstop
Tyler Depreta-Johnson went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Halloran tripled, scored and drove in a run.
Luke Stampfl went 4-for-4 and scored a run for Fordham. Brian Goulard added a double and an RBI.
Reiss Knehr (1-0) earned the win, shutting out the Huskies on four hits over the final 3.2 innings. Starter Mike Cowell allowed one run on four hits with four strikeouts and three walks in 4.0 innings.
Senior lefthander
Christian Thames took a no-decision, allowing two runs on six hits with two strikeouts and a walk in 6.0 innings. Junior
Cody Marshall (0-1) received the loss, allowing two runs, one earned, on one hit, in one-plus innings.
The series concludes with single game Sunday beginning at 1 p.m. at Husky Field.
