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Elijah Dickerson
John Stark
8
Winner Hofstra HOFSTRA 17-15, 8-5 CAA
4
Towson University TOWSON 9-28, 0-10 CAA
Winner
Hofstra HOFSTRA
17-15, 8-5 CAA
8
Final
4
Towson University TOWSON
9-28, 0-10 CAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hofstra HOFSTRA 0 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 8 13 0
Towson University TOWSON 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 7 3

W: Faello, Mark (5-2) L: Bolt, Nolan (0-3) S: O'Hanlon, Michael (4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Dickerson Earns Two Home Run Day in Towson Baseball Defeat to Hofstra

TOWSON, Md. – Elijah Dickerson earned a career day with two home runs and three total RBI hits on Friday afternoon, but the Towson University baseball team fell in the series opener vs. Hofstra 8-4.
 
Towson (9-28, 0-10 CAA) had the first lead of the game on a Dickerson RBI single in the first.  Hofstra (17-15, 8-5 CAA) scored five in the fifth and held the advantage the rest of the way despite Towson getting within two runs twice in the middle innings.
 
Key Stats:
  • Elijah Dickerson finished going 3-for-4 with two home runs and three total RBI.  Jake Lysaght drove in Towson's other run with an RBI double in the sixth, going 1-for-2 with two walks.
  • Starter Nolan Bolt (0-3) got the loss with five runs, just three earned, and a strikeout in 1.1 innings.  Max Simpson was the top reliever with two scoreless frames and a strikeout.
  • For Hofstra, Will Kennedy went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI while Steve Harrington hit a solo home run, going 1-for-4 with two total RBI.  Starter Mark Faello (5-2) notched the win with 5.1 innings, four runs and five strikeouts with Michael O'Hanlon getting his fourth save with 3.2 scoreless innings, striking out six.
How It Happened:
  • Towson got on the board first in the opening inning.  Danny Becerra led off with a single to the shortstop and took third on a wild pitch.  With two out, Elijah Dickerson sent a first pitch back up the middle for an RBI single to score Becerra and put Towson up 1-0.
  • Leadoff singles for Hofstra put runners on the corners in the second.  Santino Rosso hit a sacrifice fly for the tying run, then an RBI single by Ryan Morash gave Hofstra the lead.  Next play, a throwing error allowed another run to score.  Two more walks and a single pushed across two more as Hofstra led 5-1.
  • Max Simpson came out of the bullpen and held down Hofstra through the third and fourth.  In the bottom of the fourth, Dickerson hit a solo home run over the left-center wall to make it 5-2 Towson.
  • The next inning, Burke Camper led off with a walk.  Jake Lysaght drew a ball then hammered the next pitch to the right-center gap for an RBI double, sending Camper home.  Towson got another runner on via walk but did not score again in the inning as Hofstra held a 5-3 advantage.
  • Hofstra got a run back in the sixth, taking advantage of an error on a fielder's choice to bring in a runner.  Dickerson wasted no time in the bottom half of the frame, taking the first pitch over the right field wall for his second home run of the day.
  • The visitors again got a run back in the next half-inning.  With the bases full, an Anthony D'Onofrio sacrifice fly brought in a run.  The following inning, Steve Harrington hit a solo home run to right to push Hofstra's lead to 8-4.
Inside the Numbers:
  • Elijah Dickerson is now Towson's leader in home runs with eight.  It is his second multi-home run game of the year, also having two home runs against Southern on Feb. 25.  He is also on a five-game hitting streak, with four multi-hit games in that span.
  • Jack McLaughlin's six-game hitting streak was snapped today.  Danny Becerra continued his bases reached streak, having gotten on base his last 14 games with a first inning leadoff single.
Next Game:
Towson and Hofstra return to Schuerholz Park tomorrow for a 1 p.m. game.
 
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