Durham, NC - The Iona College baseball team dropped a doubleheader to Duke in non-conference action on the road this afternoon. The Gaels (0-2) dropped the opener 10-2 before falling 10-0 in the night cap.

After Duke (2-0) got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the first inning, Iona tied the score in the third. Junior SS Joe Lorenzo singled home sophomore RF Chris Leahy for the tally.

Duke added two in the bottom of the third inning to take a 3-1 lead. Iona cut the deficit in half in the fifth. Senior CF Paul Salerno doubled to lead off the inning and then stole third base. Sophomore LF Andrew Passerelle doubled home Salerno for Iona's final run of the contest.

The Blue Devils scored seven runs in the fifth and sixth inning to round out their scoring.

Sophomore 2B Mike Walraven was 3-for-4 in the contest, all singles. Salerno as 2-for-5 with the run scored.

Senior LHP Kevin Carmody (0-1) took the loss, allowing five earned runs through 4.1 innings pitched.

In the night cap, the home team scored four times in the bottom of the first and never looked back. Junior 1B Andrew Wernicki and senior 3B Ralph Marzella recorded Iona's two hits, both singles.

Senior RHP Shane Sevda (0-1) was credited with the loss in 4.2 innings of work. Rookies Mike McManemin, Trevor Hybner and Alex Egiziano made their Maroon & Gold debuts in the contest. McManemin and Egiziano combined for 2.1 innings of scoreless relief.

The two teams complete the four-game series tomorrow in a doubleheader beginning at 11:00 am.