LOUDONVILLE, NY – Siena Baseball worked a season-high 14 walks into 12 runs as the Saints routed A-10 foe Fordham in a 12-0 shutout at Connors Park.
Zach Durfee walked three times to extend his on-base streak to 16 games, while also scoring three runs for the Saints which tallied their 12 runs despite accumulating only four hits.
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All 13 position players who saw action reached base for Siena (9-19), with nine scoring runs in a balanced effort.
Devan Kruzinski walked three times and scored twice, while
Brendan Conley and
Evan St. Claire each knocked in a pair of runs apiece.
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The Saints built a 4-0 lead through seven innings, before opening the floodgates with an eight-run eighth. Siena sent 11 men to the plate on the benefit of one just hit, which was a two-run homer off the bat of
Tim Carroll for his first career blast.
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Eight different hurlers combined on a five-hit shutout on a staff day for the Saints. Freshman
Ben Seiler started and was the lone pitcher to toss multiple innings, as he secured his first collegiate win.
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Alvin Melendez notched a pair of hits and stole a base to lead Fordham (21-13).
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Siena opens a three-game series Saturday at MAAC rival Manhattan with doubleheader action beginning at noon in Wappingers Falls, New York.
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