Marist got the scoring started in the first inning when Gavin Noriega got a ball to drop in left field scoring Reece Armitage. Brian Hart followed that up with a two-RBI single to put the Red Foxes up 3-0 at the end of the first. 

Iona scored on a balk in the top of the second to cut the lead to 3-1. 

Noriega hit a double in the bottom of the second to score two and put the Red Foxes up 5-1. Then, in the bottom of the third, Gene Napolitano hit a three-run home run to extend the lead to 8-1. 

Dylan Hoy and Marco Ali hit back-to-back RBI singles in the bottom of the fifth inning to put the Red Foxes up 10-1.

In the top of the sixth Iona scored three runs to cut the lead to 10-4. In the bottom of the sixth Noriega hit an RBI triple and Hart hit him home with a two-run home run to extend the Red Fox lead to 13-4. 

Robbie Armitage hit a two-RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to make the lead 15-4. 

In the bottom of the eighth Niko Amory drew a walk with the bases loaded to score a run. Then Colin Mackle was hit by a pitch bringing in another and making the lead 17-4. Robbie Armitage made it 18-4 with a sacrifice fly. 

Brian Yetter pitched 5.0 innings allowing three hits and one earned run while striking out five. 

The Red Foxes scored 18 runs on 15 hits. 

Eight different Red Foxes recorded at least one RBI, with Brian Hart leading the way with four. Gene Napolitano, Robbie Armitage, and Gavin Noriega had three each. 

Ten different Red Foxes recorded at least one hit, with Noriega leading the way with three. Napolitano, Hart, and Dylan Hoy each had two.  

Marist will play Iona again on Saturday at 1 p.m.  

The Red Foxes improve to 22-14 on the season (11-5 in the conference).