Bronx, NY – The Hofstra softball team dropped its midweek, non-conference clash at Fordham in a 9-1 result from Bahoshy Field in The Bronx.
The Pride sits at 1-17 overall, while Fordham improves to 8-13 with the win.
After a scoreless first inning for both sides, the Rams jumped out to a big lead with a five-run second inning. The Pride clawed a run back in the third inning with an RBI single by
Anna Butler.
Carmella Gallagher reached base on a one-out double to right, while
Gemma D'Orazio drew a walk, and
Chelsea Villar singled to load the bases. With two outs after Gallagher was thrown out at home on an infield hit, Butler drove a 1-2 pith through the left side of the infield to drive home D'Orazio and put the Pride within four of the Rams.
The hosts upped their lead in the bottom of the third with an RBI single to make it 6-1 Fordham, and the Rams added another two runs in the fourth on a two-run home run and an RBI double.
Butler, Gallagher, Villar, and
Alanna Morse all tallied hits for the Pride against Fordham.
The Pride welcomes Towson for a three-game series for Hofstra's first home games of the 2025 season, beginning on Friday, March 14, at 3 p.m.
NOTES:
-Butler has recorded an RBI in three of her last four games.
-Villar has extended her hitting streak to six games with a hit against the Rams.
-The all-time series is now 11-9 in favor of Hofstra against Fordham.
