Fairfield Holds Off Saint John’s Behind Strong Bullpen

NEW YORK (Interstat) — Fairfield scored six runs in the first and seventh innings and its bullpen threw 8 2/3 scoreless frames in a 6-4 win over Saint John’s on Tuesday afternoon at Jack Kaiser Stadium.

The Stags sent 10 men to the plate in the first, scoring four times on RBI groundouts by JP Kuczik and Connor Scanlan. The Red Storm answered with four runs in the third, highlighted by Adam Agresti’s two-run homer. Fairfield added two insurance runs in the seventh.

Five Fairfield relievers — Harrison Engle, Will Youngman, Alex Frank, Jack Sheldon and Ryan Maiorano — combined to allow no hits after the third inning. Saint John’s outhit Fairfield 10-6 but stranded nine runners. The Stags improved to 3-9, while the Red Storm fell to 4-11.