Baseball Uses Extra Innings To Run Past Iona, 3-2

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. Freshman Bobby Migliazza (Stamford, Conn.) hit a 3-1 one-out bases loaded pitch up the middle scoring sophomore A.J. Rusbarsky (Freehold, N.J.) to break a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the 10^th inning and defeat Iona, 3-2, Sunday afternoon in the final game of the 2009 Strike Out Cancer Tournament at Owen T. Carroll Field.

Rusbarsky led off the bottom of the 10^th inning with a single, while junior Chris Fontenelli (Toms River, N.J.) successfully sacrificed Rusbarsky to second base.  Senior Matt Smedberg (Rockaway, N.J.) was intentionally walked, followed by a walk to classmate Chris Affinito (East Brunswick, N.J.) to set-up the Migliazza run-scoring single.

Trailing, 2-0, in the bottom of the seventh inning, Seton Hall (7-5) sophomore Frank Esposito (Staten Island, N.Y.) ripped an RBI single through the left-side of the infield scoring Smedberg for the Pirates first run.  Smedberg drove in the tying run in the bottom of the eighth inning with a two-out single to right field.

Iona (0-13) jumped on the scoreboard early with back-to-back RBI singles by Andrew Passerelle and Chris Griffin.

Junior Matt Singer (Bayonne, N.J.) (2-1) picked up the win with one scoreless inning of relief, while Derek Viscomi (0-2) took the loss allowing the winning run on two hits in 0.1 innings.  Pirates starter Joe DiRocco (East Hanover, N.J.) took a no decision after surrendering only two runs on eight hits and six strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Offensively, the Pirates were led by Rusbarsky and Smedberg who picked up a two hits each.  Rusbarsky had two runs scored while Smedberg scored one and drove in another.

The Pirates return to action against Stony Brook Tuesday afternoon at Owen T. Carroll Field.  First pitch is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.