NEW YORK (Interstat) — Noah Andrunas pitched six innings, allowing two earned runs on no hits, as Saint Louis defeated Fordham 7-6 on Sunday afternoon in an Atlantic 10 game at Jim Houlihan Park at Jack Coffey Field.

The Billikens erupted for seven runs in the first inning, aided by Chase Beattie’s three-run homer and a sacrifice fly from Hank Gomric, who later homered. Saint Louis finished with six hits, two sacrifice flies and two sacrifice hits.

Fordham chipped away with two runs in the seventh and two in the eighth. Tommy McAndrews went 3 for 4 with a home run for the Rams, who had 10 hits. Robbie Stewart pitched three innings of one-run relief.

Andrunas, who came off a rough start at VCU, earned the win. Dylan Gormont and Max McGwire combined for three innings of relief to close out the game. Saint Louis improved to 20-31; Fordham dropped to 23-29.