FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Fairfield University Baseball team launched three three-run homers in the first four innings leading to a 13-11 victory over New Haven in the final home at Don and Chris Cook Field for the 2026 season.
Matthew Bucciero,
Ryan Paine, and
Jake Haarde all crushed three-run shots early in the game as the Stags plated 13 during the first four frames.
Bucciero brought in the first three after
TJ Schmalzle and
Nolan Colby started the game with back-to-back singles.
Dom Camera capped the scoring with a sacrifice fly to center.
Luke Spencer put the score at 5-0 with a sacrifice fly to right in the third which would be followed by the first career long ball by Paine as he brought a 1-2 pitch the other way.
Haarde would also knock a three-run long ball in the fourth with the Stags scoring five in the frame to go along with a Schmalzle two-run double.
Fairfield scored 13 runs in the first four innings with nine hits, three homers, seven walks, and a hit batter.
In total, the Stags had four student-athletes with multiple hits with
Connor Scanlan leading the squad with three while also reaching base four times. Schmalzle, Colby, and Bucciero all picked up a pair of hits.
On the mound,
Hunter Hoxie threw the first four solid frames with
Joseph Chambers adding a shutout frame in his season debut.
Will Youngman was credited with his third win of the season after tossing two scoreless innings.
The Stags finish their home slate with a 15-7 record, their 11th-straight winning record on Cook Field. The game also marked the final home game for Head Coach
Bill Currier after 15 seasons with the Stags.
Fairfield will now hit the road for a short trip in their final conference series of the season against crosstown rivals Sacred Heart. Currently, the series is slated to start on Thursday at 1pm.
