FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Fairfield University Baseball team will continue their five-game road trip as they head to New Rochelle, N.Y., to face the Iona Gaels for a three-game set. With inclement weather in the forecast, the two teams have agreed to start the series with a single game Friday at 2:30pm, play the middle game on Saturday at 5pm, and conclude with a single game on Sunday at noon.
The Stags are coming off their second late-inning rally in just over a week as they overcame an 8-1 deficit in the final three innings to grab a 10-8 victory at UMass.
Tyler Kipp and
JP Kuczik added run-scoring hits, but the Stags would take the lead in the ninth on a
TJ Schmalzle sacrifice fly and a
Nolan Colby RBI ground out.
Five pitchers combined to hurl scoreless appearances with
Jake Memoli,
Jimmy Mulvaney,
Kevin Kell,
Jack Sheldon, and
Will Fox all throwing up zeroes. Sheldon led the bunch with 1.1 innings and picking up his first collegiate win. Fox tossed a scoreless ninth and struck out the final batter in recording his first save as a Stag.
The Stags, who were recently ranked No. 2 in New England in the NEIBA rankings, will bring the conference's best record into the series at 10-2.
Iona currently sits in eighth in the standings with a 5-7 league mark. James Kemp is the team leader with a .352 average to combine with seven homers and 37 RBI.
Fairfield will close out their road trip with a meeting at Columbia before hosting Merrimack for a series starting on Thursday.
