Iona scored in each of the first six innings and in seven of their eight frames at bat overall to take the series-opener from Siena Baseball 12-4 at City Park in New Rochelle, New York.
 
Chris Mariani went 3-for-4 with three runs scored, a homer and three RBI to galvanize the bottom of the Iona (8-26, 4-6) order, which saw the 6-9 hitters combine for 10 hits, seven runs scored, and six RBI. Overall, the Gaels pounded out 16 hits, with five different players registering multi-hit performances.
 
Siena (8-30, 2-8) hung in offensively early, scoring in four of the first six innings. However, the Saints, who stranded 11 runners overall, managed to score just one run in each of those frames. Iona scored three times in the fourth to extend their lead to 8-3, and cruised from there.
 
Matt Livingston, Vincenzo Castronovo, and Willie Schwarick each registered two hits and scored a run apiece, with Livingston and Castronovo also knocking in runs. Schwarick reached base safely in all four plate appearances. Randall Hien was on base four more times with a hit and three walks to extend his on-base streak to 13 straight and his hitting streak to 10 in a row.  
 
Arlo Marynczak struck out six on the mound for Siena, in the process becoming just the fourth pitcher in program history to eclipse the 200-career strikeout milestone.
 
The Saints will look to bounce back and even the three-game weekend series Saturday at 1 p.m.