Pioneers Use Big Middle Innings to Defeat Siena 11-4

Friday, April 24

Fairfield, CT

3 p.m.

Sacred Heart

13-23, 10-8

Siena

13-24, 6-13

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Siena	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	4	6	1
Sacred Heart	0	0	0	3	0	4	4	0	X	11	10	3

Pioneers Use Big Middle Innings to Defeat Siena 11-4

4/24/2026 8:58:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

Fairfield, Conn. – Sacred Heart used a strong outing on the mound from Bryan Matuschat and explosive offensive innings to pull away from Siena, securing an 11–4 win at home.

By: Julia Groff

Fairfield, Conn. – Sacred Heart used a strong outing on the mound from Bryan Matuschat and explosive offensive innings to pull away from Siena, securing an 11–4 win at home.

Records
Sacred Heart | 13-23 (10-8 MAAC)
Siena | 13-24 (6-12 MAAC)

Top Performers
Peter Link: 0-2, RBI, SB
JW Fitzgerald: 0-3, RBI, SB
Ronan Donohue: 1-5, RBI
Gavin Donohue: 1-4, 2 R, double
Chuck Tallman: 1-2, 2 R
Will Cook: 1-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, triple
Kyle Cincinnati: 1-3, 3 R, RBI
Will Rudolph: 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR
CJ Nolan: 2-3, 2 RBI, SB

Bryan Matuschat: 8.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 4 SO
PJ Rogan: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 SO

How It Happened
Bryan Matuschat set the tone early on the mound, opening the game with a strikeout in the first and adding another in the second.

Siena broke through in the fourth to take a 1–0 lead, but Sacred Heart responded in the bottom half.

Gavin Donohue doubled and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt from Chuck Tallman before scoring on a wild pitch. Kyle Cincinnati followed with a walk, and Will Rudolph launched a two-run home run to give the Pioneers a 3–1 advantage.

Siena added single runs in the fifth and sixth to keep it close, but Matuschat continued to deal, recording two more strikeouts in the sixth.

The Pioneers created separation in the bottom of the inning as Gavin Donohue singled and Tallman walked to spark the rally. A series of timely hits and aggressive baserunning led to runs from Tallman, Cook, Cincinnati, and Rudolph, with contributions from Cincinnati, Rudolph, CJ Nolan, Peter Link, and JW Fitzgerald pushing the lead further.

Sacred Heart broke the game open in the seventh. After walks from Gavin Donohue and Tallman, Cook delivered a triple to drive in two runs. Cincinnati added another baserunner before Nolan brought in Cook with a single. Fitzgerald drew a walk, and Ronan Donohue capped the inning with an RBI single to extend the lead.

PJ Rogan closed out the game in the ninth, striking out the first batter before allowing one run, as the Pioneers secured an 11–4 victory.

Up Next
The Pioneers return to Veterans Park for game 2 against Siena tomorrow at 10 a.m.