SUMMARY

TEANECK, NJ - The Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks fell 7-3 to the FDU Knights on Thursday afternoon at Naimoli Family Baseball Complex.

THE SCORE

Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (5-20, 4-9) - 3

FDU Knights (17-9, 11-2) - 7

(FDU Leads Series 1-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED 

After back-to-back scoreless innings from Esteban Torres, the Knights scored three runs in the bottom of the third inning to take the lead.

Trailing 3-0, Darrius Brown flared an RBI single to left field to put the Hawks on the board in the top of the sixth frame.

FDU then recorded a four-run seventh inning to build a 7-1 advantage. Although Jonathan Gonzalez Perez added a two-RBI single in the ninth, the Knights ultimately closed the game in the ninth, clinching a 7-3 win.

THE NUMBERS

The Hawks recorded three runs on five hits and one error while the Knights tallied seven runs on eight hits and one error

Jonathan Gonzalez Perez finished 2-for-4 with a team-high two RBI. This is his ninth multi-hit game in 24 games this season

Esteban Torres recorded a game-high five innings pitched, striking out two while yielding three earned runs

Carter Champey tallied a scoreless ninth inning out of the bullpen

UP NEXT

The Hawks continue their series against FDU at Naimoli Family Baseball Complex on Friday at 1 p.m. The game will be streamed on YouTube, and live stats for the game will be available at umeshawksports.com

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