FISHKILL, N.Y. - The Albertus Magnus College baseball team fell on the road to the Knights of Mount Saint Mary College by a final score of 8-1 in non-conference play Wednesday evening at Dutchess Stadium.

THE BASICS
FINAL: Mount Saint Mary 8 | Albertus Magnus 1
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (0-2) | Mount Saint Mary (1-3)
BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Following a scoreless first inning, Mont Saint Mary struck first, scoring two runs on two hits in the bottom of the second to take the early lead, 2-0.
• The Falcons' defensive unit kept the Knights at bay until the bottom of the fifth when the hosts scored four runs behind a two-run RBI single, a sacrifice fly to right field, and an RBI single to left center to increase its lead to six, 6-0. 
• Albertus' first run of the game came in the top of the seventh as the Falcons loaded the bases with no outs before a flyout from Bobby Arent (Ridgefield, Conn.) allowed Nick Ramos (Mineola, N.Y.) to score from third, cutting the deficit to five, 6-1.
• The Falcons' seventh-inning rally was short-lived, leaving three runners on base following back-to-back outs from Ron Losacano (Old Lyme, Conn.) and Alex Kozlowski (Shelton, Conn.). 
• Albertus continued to swing the bat and capitalized on a pitching change by the Knights in the top of the eighth by loading the bases, despite two outs on the scoreboard, but a foul out to first ended the offensive threat sent the teams to their designated dugouts.
• Mount Saint Mary tacked on an additional two runs in the bottom of the eighth following back-to-back RBIs from Devin Tait and Anthony Franco, increasing its lead to seven, 8-1. 
• The Falcons could not get a rally going in the top of the ninth as the blue-and-white went down 1-2-3. 

BULL PEN STATS

• WP: Matthew Borriello (W, 1-0): 3.0 IP | 2 H | 0 R | 1 BB | 2 SO
• LP: AJ Rooks (Coventry, Conn.) (L, 0-1): 4.0 IP | 3 H | 2 R | 2 BB | 8 SO

AT THE PLATE

• Albertus finished 8-for-34 at the plate, while Mount Saint Mary went 10-for-34. 
• King Rivera (Bridgeport, Conn.) recorded a team-high two hits.
• Losacano, Kozlowski, Ramos, Sean Jefferson (West Haven, Conn.), Justin Marks (Beacon Falls, Conn.), and Eric Galarza (Bridgeport, Conn.) tallied a hit each. 
• The Knights were led by Tait, who went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored.

NOTEWORTHY

• Today's game is the 19th all-time meeting between the two programs.
• Christian Corliss (Burlington, Conn.), Tristan Smith (Salem, Conn.), and Zack Fenn (Oakville, Conn.) also made an appearance on the mound for the Falcons.
• Tonight's eight strikeouts for Rooks was a season-best for the rookie pitcher. 
• Arent tallies the Falcons' lone RBI of the game in the top of the seventh. 

UP NEXT

The Falcons return to the diamond on Sunday, March 12, as the team travels to Myrtle Beach, S.C., for their annual Spring Break Trip to compete in the Ripken Experience. Albertus' first game is scheduled against Wells College on Sunday at 7 PM.