POMONA, New York - The Marist baseball team won its seventh straight game on Tuesday on the road against St. John's. After going up 3-0 early, the Red Foxes nearly surrendered the lead, but pulled away with four runs in the sixth inning.

Marist 7, St. John's 2
W: Jack Bowery (4-1); L: Joe Mascio (3-1).

Summary

• The Red Foxes got on the board early with a Brian Hart double in the top of the second. After two straight outs, Niko Amory came up clutch with an RBI-single through the left side to put the Red Foxes up 1-0. 
• In the top of the fifth, Gavin Noriega doubled down the left field line to score Reece Armitage from second and give Marist a 2-0 lead. Later that inning, Brian Hart hit a sacrifice fly to score Noriega to take a 3-0 lead.
• In the bottom of the fifth, St. John's cut the lead to one with a two run home run. 
• In the top of the sixth, Marco Ali came in clutch with a two RBI single to score Niko Amory and Dylan Hoy. Later that inning, Robbie Armitage hit a sacrifice fly to score Ali, and Reece Armitage scored on a wild pitch to give Marist a 7-2 lead.
• The Red Foxes bullpen held the St. John's offense scoreless after the fifth inning. 

Key Stats

• Zane Kmietek got the start for the Red Foxes and threw 2.1 innings allowing no runs with one strikeout. 
• Gavin Noriega led the Red Foxes offensively, going 2-4 with two doubles and an RBI. Dylan Hoy also recorded two hits and came around to score.
• Brian Hart had an RBI double, while Marco Ali had two RBIs and a single, and Niko Amory had an RBI single.
• Trevor Backman, Nick Cantone, Jack Bowery, and Drake Quinn combined to throw 6.2 innings in relief, allowing just two runs.

Up Next

• Marist will travel to New Jersey looking for its third straight MAAC weekend sweep as they take on Rider from May 6-8.
• The Red Foxes have now won seven straight games and improve to 25-14 on the season.