POUGHKEEPSIE, New York - The Marist baseball team rallied behind a dominant start form Alex Pansini to take game three from Iona and complete their second straight weekend sweep, as the Red Foces earned a 7-0 win over Ions on Sunday..

Marist 7, Iona 0.
W: Alex Pansini (6-3); L: Joey Kasper (0-4).

Summary

• Gene Napolitano led the bottom half of the first off with a double and later scored on a Robbie Armitage RBI-single to put the Red Foxes up 1-0 early.
• In the bottom of the fourth, Brian Hart laced a triple down the right field line to score Robbie Armitage, and then scored on a passed ball to give Marist a 3-0 lead.
• Iona threatened in the fifth, but a tremendous double play by Marco Ali and Dylan Hoy ended the inning.
• Still only leading 3-0 heading into the eighth inning, Dylan Hoy reached on an error which scored two runs. Hesd coach Chris Tracz then went to his bench as Peter Dudunakis got a pinch-hitting opportunity and took advantage, homering over the left field wall to extend the lead to 7-0. 

 

Key Stats

• Alex Pansini was sensational on the mound, throwing eight innings allowing just five hits, no runs, no walks, while striking out 10 Iona batters.
• Robbie Armitage led the offense for the Red Foxes, getting two hits on the afternoon including a double.
• Napolitano, Hart, Dudunakis, and Johnny Decker each collected one hit in the win. 
• The Red Foxes had five extra base hits on the afternoon, including a Dudunakis home run, a Hart triple, and doubles from Napolitano, Robbie Armitage, and Decker.

Up Next

• Marist will travel to Pomona, New York on Tuesday to take on St. Johns at Palisades Credit Union Park at 6 p.m.

• The Red Foxes improved to 24-14 on the season (13-5 in the conference) and sit just two games back of first place in the MAAC.