May 25, 2005

Box Score

DAYTON, Ohio - Freshman first baseman Joe Mahoney's RBI single scored Austin Reilly as part of a three-run 13th inning and Brian Alas tossed six inning of superb relief as Richmond edged Fordham in 13 innings, 4-1, in the second game of the 2005 Atlantic 10 Baseball Championship from Fifth Third Field.

The Spiders (21-33) will face second-seeded George Washington (39-17) on Thursday afternoon at 3:30p.m. Fordham (34-20) meets Duquesne in an elimination game at approximately 8:30p.m. this evening.

Mahoney collected one of Richmond's three hits in the top of the 13th inning, with junior rightfielder Andrew Justice also providing an RBI single. Alas then retired the side in order in the bottom of the 13th to earn his seventh win of the season. The Port Washington, NY, native allowed one run and struck out four in relief of sophomore starter Rob Berzinskas, who

scattered three hits while fanning seven over seven innings.

"I just throw the ball in the zone and see what happens and I had my good curveball today going for strikes," said Alas, who raised his strikeout total to 61 in his inaugural season with the Spiders.

"When you throw curveballs for strikes, good things happen."

The loss overshadowed a dominant performance on the mound by Fordham freshman Tom Davis, who surrendered just three hits with five strikeouts in nine innings of work. Rams junior Craig Tscherednikov suffered the loss out of the bullpen, allowing three runs on four hits in a three-inning stint.

Fordham threatened in the bottom of the 10th inning as first baseman Gary Kaible led off with a single to center and moved to second on senior Tim Short's sacrifice. After an intentional walk to junior Greg Smith, Richmond freshman Brian Alas fanned Jeremy Bourgeois and John Mollicone to retire the side.

Freshman designated hitter Joe White's single in the top of the 12th scored Andrew Justice from second base, giving Richmond a 1-0 lead. However, Fordham responded with a run of its own in the bottom half of the 12th as junior outfielder Greg Smith singled home senior Tim Short, who reached on a fielder's choice.

"Both of them [Berzinskas and Alas] pitched well. They hit their spots and for the most part kept the ball down. We have played in a lot of games this year where one run is critical and the team knew that if they hung in there long enough, they could get one."

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