Madison, NJ (March 28) – The FDU-Florham baseball team dropped an 8-6 Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) decision to Stevens Institute of Technology on Tuesday afternoon at Vincent J. and Lenda F. Naimoli Ballpark.
 
Stevens (16-6, 7-3 MAC Freedom) took an early lead as Michael Reyes lined a three run homer over the right field fence in the top of the first inning. FDU-Florham (5-13, 2-4 MAC Freedom) tied the game up at 3-3 in the bottom of the second as the Devils took advantage of a pair of errors and a two run single by Tyrus Chippendale (Middlesex, NJ).
 
The Ducks answered with one in the third and one in the fifth for a 5-3 edge on a pair of RBI singles. FDU-Florham got within one run following an RBI single in the seventh by Aaron Santos (Bridgewater, NJ) in the seventh, but once again the Ducks answered with a pair of runs in the eighth.
 
FDU-Florham had the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth with the winning run on first base, but Stevens closer Anthony Pron got out of the jam with a strikeout to escape with the 8-6 win.
 
Chippendale sparked the FDU-Florham offense with a 3-for-5 effort from the top spot in the lineup to go along with a pair of RBI.

Stevens relief pitcher Matt Villapiano (1-0) earned the win out of the pen, while Anthony Molina (Bound Brook, NJ) was handed the loss (0-2) after throwing 3.2 innings in relief of starter Jonathan Rodenhaver (Port Republic, Md.).

FDU SCORING SUMMARY 

B2 | Mark Geist scored on a fielding error (3-1, SIT)
B2 | Tyrus Chippendale plated two on an RBI single (3-3)
B6 | Mark Geist scored on an error (5-4, SIT)
B7 | Dylan Hode scored on an RBI single by Aaron Santos (6-5, SIT)
B9 | Tyler McCulloch walked with the bases loaded (8-6, SIT)
 
FDU-Florham will host King's College (Pa.) in game one of a MAC Freedom series on Friday, March 31 at 3:30 pm at Vincent J. and Lenda F. Naimoli Ballpark.

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