FAIRFIELD, Conn. (Interstat) — Harrison Engle threw six shutout innings, allowing no hits and striking out four, as Fairfield defeated Sacred Heart 15-6 on Friday in the first game of a Metro Atlantic doubleheader.

The Stags (26-21) pounded out 16 hits, led by Matthew Bucciero who went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs. Zach Stephenson added a homer and three RBIs, going 2-for-3. TJ Schmalzle also homered, driving in two runs. Luke Nomura collected three hits and an RBI, and Dom Camera doubled home a run. JP Kuczik’s RBI single in the first gave Fairfield an early lead. Fairfield broke the game open with a four-run fourth inning, featuring Stephenson’s two-run homer and Schmalzle’s two-run blast. The Stags added five runs in the sixth and two more in the ninth.

Sacred Heart (15-28) managed nine hits. Gavin Donohue homered and went 3-for-5 with an RBI, while Peter Link drove in two runs. Jonathan Peterson took the loss, allowing two earned runs over three innings. The Pioneers scored an unearned run in the fourth on a Fairfield error and added five runs in the seventh and ninth innings.