FAIRFIELD, Conn. (Interstat) — Andrew Fierro tossed 6⅓ scoreless innings and Nathan Lincoln drove in three runs as Marist defeated Fairfield 4-3 on Friday in the first game of a Metro Atlantic doubleheader at Webster Bank Arena. Fierro did not allow a hit while striking out eight before exiting with one earned run charged to him. Jack Sullivan earned the save with 2⅔ innings of relief. Lincoln went 2 for 5 with a double and three RBIs. AJ Brotz added two hits and an RBI. Fairfield’s JP Kuczik homered in the second inning and finished 2 for 3. Nolan Colby also had two hits and an RBI. Marist scored three runs in the seventh inning to take control, highlighted by Lincoln’s two-run double. The Stags answered with single runs in the eighth and ninth but could not complete the comeback. Marist capitalized on 10 hits to Fairfield’s seven. Harrison Engle struck out four over six innings for Fairfield, allowing one earned run. The Red Foxes improved to 19-27, while the Stags fell to 23-20.