Sacred Heart
15-26, 11-11
Marist
18-26, 15-11
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 2 |
| Marist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Link’s Grand Slam Powers Pioneers to 15-1 Rout at Marist
5/2/2026 3:57:00 PM | Baseball
Poughkeepsie, N.Y. – Behind Peter Link’s fifth-inning grand slam and a relentless offensive attack, Sacred Heart broke the game open early and cruised past Marist in dominant fashion.
Records
Sacred Heart | 15-26 (11-11 MAAC)
Marist | 18-26 (15-11 MAAC)
Top Performers
JW Fitzgerald: 2-3, 2 R
Peter Link: 3-4, 3 R, 5 RBI, HR
Gavin Donohue: 3-6, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 doubles, 2 SB
CJ Nolan: 1-6, R, SB
Will Rudolph: 0-5, R, RBI
Ronan Donohue: 4-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, double
Will Cook: 2-3, R, RBI
Dave Yorke: 1-2, R, RBI
Daniel Rice III: 0-2, RBI
Kyle Cincinnati: 2-4, R, RBI
Ryan Parker: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R (1 ER), 4 BB, 3 SO
Graham Willerer: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB
Jon Peterson: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB
How It Happened
The Pioneers struck in the opening inning when Peter Link led off with a single and later came around to score on a Gavin Donohue double, giving Sacred Heart a quick 1-0 lead.
The offense kept rolling in the second as Ronan Donohue doubled to start the frame before Will Cook and Dave Yorke helped manufacture two more runs. Kyle Cincinnati added a single, JW Fitzgerald worked a walk, and Link drew a bases-loaded walk to extend the lead to 3-0.
Sacred Heart kept the pressure on in the third. CJ Nolan singled and stole second before Will Rudolph reached on an error. Ronan Donohue delivered an RBI single to bring home Nolan, and Cincinnati followed with a two-run single to plate Rudolph and Donohue, pushing the advantage to 6-0.
On the mound, Ryan Parker dominated in the bottom half, recording two strikeouts to keep Marist off the board.
The Pioneers added another run in the fourth after Gavin Donohue doubled, stole third, and scored on a sacrifice fly from Rudolph to make it 7-0.
In the fifth, Sacred Heart put the game out of reach. Yorke, Cincinnati, and Fitzgerald all reached to load the bases before Link unloaded a grand slam, stretching the lead to 11-0.
Marist got one run back in the bottom of the inning, but Parker continued to deal, recording his final strikeout in the sixth.
Sacred Heart tacked on another run in the eighth as Ronan Donohue walked and later scored on an error, before closing the scoring in the ninth.
Fitzgerald walked, Link was hit by a pitch, and consecutive RBI singles from Gavin Donohue, Ronan Donohue, and Cook brought home three more runs as the Pioneers finished off a commanding 15-1 victory.
Up Next
The Pioneers return to Marist for a game 3 tomorrow, May 3, at noon.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Parker, Ryan (4-3)
L: Tyler Hartley (5-4)
Batting:
2B: Donohue, Gavin 2 ; Donohue, Ronan 1
HR: Link, Peter 1
RBI: Link, Peter 5 ; Donohue, Gavin 2 ; Rudolph, Will 1 ; Donohue, Ronan 2 ; Cook, Will 1 ; Yorke, Dave 1 ; Rice III, Daniel 1 ; Cincinnati, Kyle 1
SH: Cook, Will 1
SF: Rudolph, Will 1 ; Yorke, Dave 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Fitzgerald, JW 2 ; Link, Peter 3 ; Donohue, Gavin 2 ; Nolan, CJ 1 ; Rudolph, Will 1 ; Donohue, Ronan 3 ; Cook, Will 1 ; Yorke, Dave 1 ; Cincinnati, Kyle 1
SB: Donohue, Gavin 2 ; Nolan, CJ 1
HBP: Link, Peter 1 ; Cook, Will 2
Batting:
2B: AJ Brotz 2 ; Kyle Pollack 1
RBI: Noel Rivera 1
Base Running:
RUNS: AJ Brotz 1
