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Kyle Hard Pitching
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LIU LIU 15-17
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Winner Iona ION 7-26
LIU LIU
15-17
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Final
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Iona ION
7-26
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
LIU LIU 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1
Iona ION 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 X 4 9 1

W: Hard, Kyle (1-1) L: DeCASTRO, J. (1-2) S: Kuentzel, Carl (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Brian Duane / Assistant AD / Athletic Communications

Iona Baseball Defeats LIU, 4-3 in Midweek Tilt

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — The Iona University baseball team utilized strong pitching and timely hitting to earn a 4-3 win over LIU on Tuesday afternoon in non-conference action at City Park.
 
Freshman Kyle Hard earned his first career win pitching three and a third innings of relief, giving up just one hit and striking out three. Junior Carl Kuentzel earned his first career save retiring all six batters in the final two innings with four strikeouts. Graduate Student Jim Pasquale recorded two hits and drove in a pair of runs. Junior Anthony Febo and sophomore Nickolas Mora also recorded a pair of base knocks for the Maroon & Gold.

GAME SUMMARY

Both offenses were quiet the first two innings of play with both sides exchanging just one hit.
 
LIU struck first in the third inning after back-to-back one out walks put two runners on. A wild pitch advanced both runners into scoring position. An RBI groundout and RBI single to right field followed to give the Sharks the early 2-0 lead.
 
Mora led off the bottom of the third with single to shortstop for the Gaels. LIU then recorded two quick outs. Sophomore Josiah Ragsdale stepped to the plate and lined a single to right field as Mora advanced to third. Freshman Carter Groen got Iona on the scoreboard with an RBI double to left center. Pasquale then stepped to the dish and lined the 1-0 offering in to left center to score both base runners for the 3-2 advantage.
 
The Sharks punched back in the top of the fourth inning after a one-out single and two straight walks loaded up the bases. LIU knotted the game up on an RBI groundout to shortstop. The Gaels escaped trouble with a flyout to center field to end the inning.
 
Iona looked to answer in the bottom half of the inning as Febo started the frame with a single through the left side. He advanced to third on a single down the right field line by sophomore Anthony Zollo. After a caught stealing at second and a strikeout swinging the Sharks looked to escape the inning. Junior Matt Wessels hit a grounder to shortstop, but the throw bounced just short for a failed pick at first allowing Febo to score and give Iona back the lead 4-3.
 
Hard settled in over the next three innings surrendering just one hit as the Sharks stranded three runners. Kuentzel then took the bump in the eighth, working a one-two-three inning. As the Sharks looked for one last chance in the ninth, the left-hander struck out the side to give Iona the 4-3 victory.

NOTABLE NUGGETS

  • The Gaels out hit the Sharks, 9-4 for the game.
  • Pasquale recorded his eighth multi-hit and fourth multi-RBI game in the win.
  • Febo and Mora both registered their third multi-hit game of the season.
  • Groen hit his ninth double of the season and drove in his 19th run on the year.
  • Junior Jayson Gonzalez extended his reach base safely streak to 23 straight games after a fourth inning hit by pitch.
  • Graduate student Teo Torrado pitched a season-high 3.2 innings in the start and tied his season-high with four strikeouts.
  • Hard also pitched a season-high 3.1 innings of relief, striking out a career-high three batters in his first career win.
  • Kuentzel registered his first career save for the Gaels. He tied his season-high with four strikeouts.

UP NEXT

Iona will host Saint Peter's for a weekend series at City Park beginning at 3 p.m. on Friday, April 19.
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