Saturday, April 11
New Rochelle, NY
1 p.m.
Sacred Heart
10-21, 0
3
at
6
Iona
11-17, 0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Iona | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Pioneers Battle but Fall Short Against Iona
4/11/2026 4:03:00 PM | Baseball
New Rochelle, N.Y. – Sacred Heart dropped a 6–3 decision to Iona on the road.
New Rochelle, N.Y. – Sacred Heart dropped a 6–3 decision to Iona on the road.
Records
Sacred Heart | 10-21 (7-7 MAAC)
Iona | 11-17 (7-7 MAAC)
Top Performers
Peter Link: 2-5, R, double
JW Fitzgerald: 1-4, RBI
Ronan Donohue: 1-4, RBI, double
Jacob Schmutz: 0-3, R
CJ Nolan: 1-2
Will Cook: 1-4, RBI
Kyle Cincinnati: 1-4, R
Mitch Hawkins: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 6 R (2 ER), 3 BB, 1 SO
Hector Alejandro: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 SO
How It Happened
Iona struck first with a run in the opening inning, but Mitch Hawkins settled in early, recording a strikeout in the second.
Sacred Heart responded in the third as Kyle Cincinnati and Peter Link both singled before JW Fitzgerald delivered an RBI single to bring home Cincinnati and even the score at 1–1.
Iona answered quickly with two runs in the bottom half, but the Pioneers continued to chip away in the fourth. Jacob Schmutz worked a walk and CJ Nolan followed with a single before Will Cook drove in Schmutz with an RBI knock to cut the deficit to 3–2.
The Gaels created separation in the fourth with three more runs, but Sacred Heart responded again in the fifth. Link led off with a double and advanced on a sacrifice bunt from Fitzgerald before Ronan Donohue came through with an RBI double to make it 6–3.
On the mound, Hector Alejandro provided solid relief, recording strikeouts in both the sixth and eighth innings to keep the Pioneers within reach.
Up Next
The Pioneers return to Iona for game 3 on Sunday, April 12, at noon.
Records
Sacred Heart | 10-21 (7-7 MAAC)
Iona | 11-17 (7-7 MAAC)
Top Performers
Peter Link: 2-5, R, double
JW Fitzgerald: 1-4, RBI
Ronan Donohue: 1-4, RBI, double
Jacob Schmutz: 0-3, R
CJ Nolan: 1-2
Will Cook: 1-4, RBI
Kyle Cincinnati: 1-4, R
Mitch Hawkins: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 6 R (2 ER), 3 BB, 1 SO
Hector Alejandro: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 SO
How It Happened
Iona struck first with a run in the opening inning, but Mitch Hawkins settled in early, recording a strikeout in the second.
Sacred Heart responded in the third as Kyle Cincinnati and Peter Link both singled before JW Fitzgerald delivered an RBI single to bring home Cincinnati and even the score at 1–1.
Iona answered quickly with two runs in the bottom half, but the Pioneers continued to chip away in the fourth. Jacob Schmutz worked a walk and CJ Nolan followed with a single before Will Cook drove in Schmutz with an RBI knock to cut the deficit to 3–2.
The Gaels created separation in the fourth with three more runs, but Sacred Heart responded again in the fifth. Link led off with a double and advanced on a sacrifice bunt from Fitzgerald before Ronan Donohue came through with an RBI double to make it 6–3.
On the mound, Hector Alejandro provided solid relief, recording strikeouts in both the sixth and eighth innings to keep the Pioneers within reach.
Up Next
The Pioneers return to Iona for game 3 on Sunday, April 12, at noon.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Trinidad, Justin (2-3)
L: Hawkins, Mitch (2-2)
S: Lender, Tyler (2)
Batting:
2B: Link, Peter 1 ; Donohue, Ronan 1
RBI: Fitzgerald, JW 1 ; Donohue, Ronan 1 ; Cook, Will 1
SH: Fitzgerald, JW 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Link, Peter 1 ; Schmutz, Jacob 1 ; Cincinnati, Kyle 1
HBP: Nolan, CJ 2 ; Donohue, Gavin 1
Batting:
HR: Stephenson, Sean 1
RBI: Rodriguez, Damian 1 ; Stephenson, Sean 1 ; Oden, AJ 2
SH: Mitchell, Braize 1
SF: Rodriguez, Damian 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rodriguez, Damian 1 ; Stephenson, Sean 1 ; Zollo, Anthony 1 ; Silvia, Cole 1 ; Mora, Nikolas 2
Game Leaders
AB
5
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
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