Saint Louis at Fordham
NEW YORK (Interstat) — Saint Louis visits Fordham on Sunday for an Atlantic 10 matchup at Jim Houlihan Park at Jack Coffey Field, with the first pitch scheduled for the afternoon and a second game set for the evening. The forecast calls for rain and a temperature of 63 degrees.
The Billikens (19-31) dropped both games of a doubleheader to the Rams on Friday, 7-2 and 4-0, and have lost 10 of their last 11 overall. Fordham (23-28) has won three of its last four after taking that twinbill.
Left-hander Liam McKinney is a player to watch for Saint Louis. He started and earned the win in Friday’s 7-2 victory, allowing no hits and no earned runs over 4⅔ innings with two strikeouts. McKinney had struggled in his previous four outings, including a 5-1 loss at VCU on May 1 (3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER) and a 12-2 loss to Rhode Island on April 24 (3⅓ IP, 2 H, 4 ER). Over his last five appearances, he owns a 4.00 ERA with 11 strikeouts in 15⅓ innings.
Fordham counters with right-hander Beau Elson. He took the loss Friday despite a solid outing in the 4-0 defeat, allowing three hits and no earned runs over 4 innings with five strikeouts. Elson has been sharp recently, winning his previous two starts: 8-5 at Rhode Island on May 1 (6 IP, 0 H, 4 ER) and 11-4 against George Mason on April 24 (7 IP, 6 H, 2 ER). He has struck out 19 batters over his last 23 innings.
Saint Louis’ offense was led Friday by center fielder J.T. Crabbe, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and an RBI. Loren Georger also pitched 4⅓ innings of relief, allowing two earned runs while striking out five.
For Fordham, catcher Tommy McAndrews went 3-for-4 with a home run and an RBI in Friday’s 7-2 loss. Pitcher Chase Hanawalt worked 7 innings, allowing six hits and three earned runs with nine strikeouts.
The Interstat game simulator projects a 5-3 win for Fordham.
Saint Louis’ next series is against Richmond at home beginning Wednesday. Fordham hosts Hofstra on Tuesday before traveling to Saint Bonaventure for a three-game set starting Thursday.