Local roundup

Norwich — The Connecticut Tigers beat the Aberdeen IronBirds for the second straight night in extra innings Thursday, remaining in contention in the New York-Penn League's Stedler Division.

Connecticut beat Aberdeen 3-2 in 10 innings at Dodd Stadium, going to 36-35 overall and remaining a half-game behind the Tri-City ValleyCats for first place in the division with four games remaining.

P.J. Polk drove in the winning run with a single to score Dixon Machado. Machado, 18, also helped account for the game-winning run in the 11th inning Tuesday, beating out a ground ball as Alexander Nunez scored the winning run.

On Wednesday, Machado collided with catcher Joel Polonco on a play at the plate and knocked the ball loose to score.

Connecticut will play its final home game of the season at 7:05 tonight before finishing the season with three games in Aberdeen. Tonight will be Fan Appreciation Night, with fireworks after the game.

College volleyball

• Freshman Lexie Ludewig had four kills and a pair of service aces as Coast Guard opened the season with a 3-0 win over Massachusetts Maritime.

The Bears won 25-5, 25-7 and 25-11. Catherine Walker had three kills and three blocks, Karen Matic had 15 assists and Kelsey DePorto had three kills and three aces for Coast Guard.

College men's soccer

• Anthony Walker had a pair of first-half goals and Coast Guard held on to beat Rhode Island College 2-1. It's the eighth straight season the Bears opened with a one-goal victory. Walker, a junior, scored in a 1-0 win over RIC in last year's opener. Chris Tarbell made nine saves and Bret Godiksen, Sean Stadig and Anthony Bareno had assists for Coast Guard.

College women's soccer

• Eva Pearl had a goal and an assist as St. Joseph beat Coast Guard 2-0. Mary Mills made 16 saves for the Bears (0-1).

Eisenmann hired at Fordham

• Jack Eisenmann, who spent the past nine years as UConn's director of women's basketball operations — spanning the Huskies' current 78-game winning streak — has been hired as an assistant women's coach at Fordham University.

Prior to joining the UConn staff, Eisenmann — a native of Norristown, Pa., as is UConn coach Geno Auriemma — spent 12 seasons as the head coach of the men's basketball program at the University of Ottawa.