BRONX, N.Y. (Interstat) — Beau Elson fired seven scoreless innings and Tommy McAndrews drove in five runs as the Fordham Rams defeated the Cornell Big Red 7-2 on Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader.

Elson allowed only four hits and struck out two for Fordham. McAndrews provided the power, launching a three-run homer in the fifth inning after a two-run single in the first. Matt Dieguez added an RBI double for the Rams.

Cornell’s two runs came in the eighth on an RBI double by Luke Johnson and a wild pitch. Ross Yoshida threw three hitless innings of relief for the Big Red.

Fordham improved to 3-9. Cornell fell to 1-8.