Donnelly homers twice as Fordham tops Rhode Island in Atlantic 10 matchup

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (Interstat) — Joey Donnelly hit two home runs and drove in three runs to lead Fordham to an 8-5 victory over Rhode Island on Friday at Bill Beck Field. Donnelly went 3 for 5 for the Rams, who improved to 23-24. Tommy McAndrews added a solo homer and three hits, while Tommy Markey had two hits and one RBI. Rhode Island’s Danny Leikus finished 4 for 4 with two RBIs. Reece Moroney also drove in a run with a double. Fordham starter Beau Elson pitched six innings, allowing four earned runs on no hits with three strikeouts. Declan Cawley earned the win with three scoreless innings of relief. Braden Perry threw 2 1/3 hitless innings for the Rams, who dropped to 18-26. Parker Aikens and AJ Jones also worked scoreless relief. Fordham broke the game open early, scoring eight runs through the sixth inning. Rhode Island mounted a late rally with a solo homer from Hopko in the ninth but fell short. The teams meet again Saturday.