LOUDONVILLE, NY – Justin Guerrera tallied three hits and knocked in the go-ahead run to lead Fairfield past Siena Baseball 4-2 in the decisive rubber game of the series at Connors Park.
Zach Durfee accounted for two of the Saints' four hits to extend his on-base streak to 15 straight.
Guerrera finished with a pair of RBI and Tom Ryan knocked in the other two runs for Fairfield (15-14, 5-4) which has won 10 of their last 12. Trey McLoughlin tossed 6.2 innings to earn the win for the Stags which have captured seven of the past 10 meetings between the programs.
Brian Kelly and
Alex Milone tallied RBI for Siena (8-19, 4-5). Kelly recorded a hit and reached base twice to extend his on-base streak to 13 consecutive games.
The Saints loaded the bases on three consecutive walks in the third, with Milone producing the first run of the afternoon with the ensuing sacrifice fly. After Fairfield took the lead with single runs in the fourth and fifth innings, Kelly pulled Siena even at 2-2 in the home half of the fifth on an RBI single which scored
Ryan McGee.
But Guerrera delivered the go-ahead RBI single in the seventh and Ryan tacked on an insurance tally with a sacrifice fly in the eighth to provide the final margin.
Ryan Bellomo tossed five solid innings while receiving a no-decision in his first start of the season for the Saints. He scattered five hits and two runs while walking three and striking out four.
Siena commences a busy five-game week Tuesday with a non-conference tilt at Fairleigh Dickinson at 3 p.m.