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Fordham Game Notes ~ NCAA Regional 2019 Fordham Baseball Associate Sports Information Director (Baseball Contact): Scott Kwiatkowski Email: [email protected] | Office: 718-817-4219 | Cell: 914-262-5440 | Fax: 718-817-4244 2019 NCAA Regional MEDIA INFORMATION Morgantown, W. Va. - Monongalia County Ballpark Webcast: ESPN3/WatchESPN FORDHAM RAMS (38-22) VS. Live Stats: NCAA.com #15 WEST VIRGINIA Live Audio: WFUVsports.org MOUNTAINEERS (37-20) May 31, 2019 - 8 PM FORDHAM IN 2019 Overall Record ................................. 38-22 Atlantic 10 Record ............................. 15-9 Home Record ..................................... 21-4 Tale of the Tape (2019 Stats) Away Record ................................... 17-17 Fordham West Virginia Neutral Record .................................... 0-1 .253 Batting Average .261 298 Runs 320 SERIES HISTORY 99 Doubles 110 vs. West Virginia ................................. 1-3 13 Triples 9 25 Home Runs 47 250 RBI 292 FORDHAM AT NCAA 177-225 SB-Att 93-133 Championship Appearances ................ 8 3.08 ERA 3.63 (1952, 1953, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1998, 2019) 17 Saves 14 Record at Championship ................. 4-12 592 Strikeouts 562 Last Game at NCAA .......................L, 5-1 .220 Opponent Batting Average .218 vs. The Citadel (5/22/98) PROBABLE STARTERS Fordham’s Probable Starters in the Field... RHP John Stankiewicz (8-3, 1.21) vs. LHP Nick Snyder (8-1, 2.71) Follow the Rams... @FordhamBaseball (Twitter) #18 Baker #32 Godrick #7 Melendez @FordhamBaseball (Instagram) FordhamAthletics (Facebook) #3 MacKenzie #10 Vazquez FordhamAthletics (Instagram) FORDHAM MED. GREY FORDHAM MAROON FORDHAM BLACK PANTONE BLACK 30% PANTONE 209 C PANTONE BLACK @FordhamRams (Twitter) #12 Tarabek #28 Labella #11 Bardwell Did You - Fordham is the Winningest Baseball Program in NCAA History with over 4,450 Wins - Former Fordham Head Coach Jack Coffey was a part of 1,000 wins as a player and Know? coach, while being the only major league player to play with Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth. RAMS PLACED IN MORGANTOWN REGIONAL FOR FIRST NCAA AP- 2019 Fordham Schedule PEARANCE IN 21 YEARS: After winning the Atlantic 10 Championship and Date Opponent Time/Result the league’s automatic bid into the NCAA Championship, the Fordham base- Feb. 15 at Texas A&M L, 4-0 ball team is headed to Morgantown, West Virginia for Regional action. Feb. 16 at Texas A&M L, 19-6 Feb. 17 at Texas A&M L, 3-1 The Rams will take part in the Morgantown Regional with #15 na- Feb. 22 at North Florida L, 4-3 (12) tional seed West Virginia, Texas A&M, and Duke. Feb. 23 at North Florida (DH) W, 8-5/L, 7-4 (7) Feb. 24 at North Florida W, 8-6 Fordham will face the #15 Mountaineers at 8:00 PM Eastern on Friday, Mar. 1 at Maryland Eastern Shore W, 7-2 May 31st in the second game of the day, while Texas A&M and Duke will play Mar. 2 at Maryland Eastern Shore (DH) L, 6-4 (7)/ W, 4-1 (7) in the 4:00 PM contest. The Fordham game can be seen on ESPN3 and the Mar. 3 at Maryland Eastern Shore W, 2-1 WatchESPN App. FORDHAM ROUND ROBIN Mar. 8 vs. Iona W, 9-2 The rest of the regional schedule is as follows: Mar. 9 vs. Iona W, 5-1 vs. Hofstra W, 4-3 Mar. 10 vs. Hofstra W, 4-3 Game 3 - Saturday, June 1st – 2:00 PM Mar. 12 SACRED HEART W, 12-3 Game 4 - Saturday, June 1st – 7:00 PM Mar. 13 WAGNER L, 3-2 Game 5 – Sunday, June 2nd – 12:00 PM Towson Tournament (Towson, Md.) Game 6 – Sunday, June 2nd – 6:00 PM Mar. 15 at Towson L, 8-0 Mar. 16 vs. Cornell L, 1-0 Game 7 – Monday, June 3rd – 4:00 PM (if necessary) Mar. 17 at Towson W, 6-1 Mar. 20 MANHATTAN W, 9-0 FORDHAM CAPTURES 2019 ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP: It was high Mar. 22 ST. BONAVENTURE* W, 8-2 drama all game long, featuring gutsy pitching, stellar defense, and clutch hits Mar. 23 ST. BONAVENTURE* W, 8-1 Mar. 24 ST. BONAVENTURE* L, 1-0 in the 2019 Atlantic 10 Baseball Championship game held at Fordham’s Hou- Mar. 27 at Sacred Heart W, 8-2 lihan Park on Saturday. However in the end, it was the keen eye of Fordham Mar. 29 at Rhode Island* W, 2-0 Mar. 30 at Rhode Island* L, 5-3 senior catcher Justin Bardwell that capped the game, as he drew a bases loaded Mar. 31 at Rhode Island* L, 9-8 (12) walk to force in the winning run, giving the Rams a 4-3 win over the Dayton Apr. 2 SIENA W, 5-4 Apr. 5 SAINT JOSEPH’S* W, 2-0 Flyers and the team’s second ever Atlantic 10 Championship title. Apr. 6 SAINT JOSEPH’S* W, 4-3 Apr. 7 SAINT JOSEPH’S* W, 6-0 With the win, Fordham receives the Atlantic 10’s automatic bid into Apr. 9 COLUMBIA W, 3-2 (11) Apr. 10 at Siena L, 12-0 Apr. 12 at VCU* L, 3-0 Fordham at the NCAA Championship Apr. 13 at VCU* W, 11-1 Apr. 14 at VCU* L, 8-3 - Fordham has appeared in seven previous NCAA Regionals. The Rams have a 4-12 Apr. 16 at Fairfield L, 6-5 Apr. 18 SAINT LOUIS* L, 7-4/W, 3-1 record in those games. Apr. 19 SAINT LOUIS* L, 4-1 Apr. 23 at Fairleigh Dickinson W, 22-10 (8) Date Opponent Location Result Apr. 24 at Saint Peter’s W, 8-5 (10) 6/5/1952 at Penn St.# Happy Valley, Pa. L, 13-4 Apr. 27 at UMass Lowell (DH) W, 9-2/L, 8-2 Apr. 28 at UMass Lowell L, 3-2 (10) 6/3/1953 vs. Penn St.# Easton, Pa. L, 4-2 Apr. 30 at Albany W, 7-5 (10) 5/21/1987 at Georgia Atlanta, Ga. W, 5-3 May 3 at George Mason* W, 6-2 (11) 5/22/1987 vs. Dartmouth Atlanta, Ga. W, 4-2 May 4 at George Mason* L, 3-2/W, 2-1 5/23/1987 vs. Rider Atlanta, Ga. L, 12-0 May 10 LA SALLE* W, 11-1 5/24/1987 at Georgia Atlanta, Ga. L, 10-4 May 11 LA SALLE* W, 5-0/W, 7-2 May 16 at Dayton* L, 17-4 5/26/1988 vs. Clemson New Britain, Conn. L, 3-2 (19) May 17 at Dayton* W, 4-3 – 2nd longest game in NCAA history May 18 at Dayton* W, 8-4 5/27/1988 vs. Stanford New Britain, Conn. L, 7-5 5/25/1990 vs. Arkansas Wichita, Kans. W, 8-5 A-10 Championship (Houlihan Park) May 22 vs. Richmond W, 7-6 (10) 5/26/1990 vs. UCLA Wichita, Kans. L, 13-8 May 23 vs. VCU W, 2-1 5/27/1990 vs. South Alabama Wichita, Kans. L, 6-5 May 24 vs. Dayton W, 4-2 5/28/1993 vs. N.C. State Stillwater, Okla. L, 12-4 May 25 vs. Dayton W, 4-3 (12) 5/29/1993 vs. Connecticut Stillwater, Okla. W, 5-0 NCAA Regional (Morgantown, W. Va.) 5/30/1993 vs. Arizona Stillwater, Okla. L, 18-7 May 31 at #15 West Virginia 8:00 PM 5/21/1998 vs. USC Clemson, S.C. L, 10-6 June 1 vs. TBA 5/22/1998 vs. The Citadel Clemson, S.C. L, 5-1 *- Atlantic 10 contest All Times Eastern. Dates & Times Subject to Change. Fordham Quick Facts City/Zip: ............................................Bronx, NY 10458 BASEBALL COACHING STAFF Founded: ................................................................. 1841 Head Coach: .........................................Kevin Leighton Enrollment(Undergraduate): ............................ 10,207 Alma Mater: ............................................ Seton Hall ‘01 Nickname: ..............................................................Rams Record at School (yrs): .............................219-223-1 (8) School Colors: ...............................Maroon and White Overall Record (yrs): ..............................419-342-2 (14) Home Field: ..............................Houlihan Park (1,000) Office Phone: ........................................... 718/817-4292 Dimensions: ........................... L - 339, C - 399, R - 325 Associate Head Coach: ............................Rob DiToma Conference: .................................................. Atlantic 10 Assistant Coach: ........................................... Pat Porter President: ������������������������������������Joseph McShane, S.J. Vol. Assistant Coach: ............................Jared Franklin Dir. of Athletics: ......................................David Roach Ath. Trainer (Baseball): ....................Duncan Graham Athletic Dept. Phone: ............................718/817-4300 Baseball/Exec. Secretary: ........................... Jill Shapiro the NCAA Championship, which will be the team’s eighth two outs, MacKenzie drew a walk and moved to second on a appearance overall and first since 1998. wild pitch. MacKenzie then stole third, his 43rd stolen base “I’m so proud of our guys and the way they played of the season, where the throw was errant to third from the this week. This team has fought so hard all year and I’m be- pitcher, allowing MacKenzie to score. yond happy for them,” said head coach Kevin Leighton after The Rams made it 2-0 in the fifth inning. Billy Go- the game. “Watching them celebrate on the field and be the drick reached on a bunt single and moved to third on a Jake last team standing was amazing. Our players, our coaching Baker single. Vazquez then plated Godrick from third with staff, and alumni deserved this.” a sacrifice bunt. Fordham opened the championship with a walk-off Fordham tacked on to the lead in the sixth. Matt extra inning win over the Richmond Spiders. With the score Tarabek drew a walk, while Justin Bardwell and Godrick tied at six in the bottom of the tenth inning, Jake MacKenzie were both hit by a pitch to load the bases. Baker then sin- lined a single to right to score C.J. Vazquez for the win. gled up the middle to score Tarabek for a 3-0 edge.