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7
Iona ION 4-12
19
Winner UNCW UNCW 12-6
Iona ION
4-12
7
Final
19
UNCW UNCW
12-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Iona ION 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 7 7 6
UNCW UNCW 0 0 3 6 5 0 5 0 X 19 15 2

W: Gantz, Cory (1-0) L: Ryan, Patrick (2-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Tom Riordan

UNCW Posts Season-High With 19 Runs In Rout Of Iona


WILMINGTON, North Carolina – Fueled by a combined eight hits and 12 runs batted in from Brian Mims, Gavin Stupienski and Nick Feight, UNCW posted a season-high for runs scored in a 19-7 win over visiting Iona on Sunday at Brooks Field.

The Seahawks finished off the sweep of the Gaels to improve to 12-6. Iona, meanwhile, dropped to 4-12 as they begin a trip through North Carolina that continues at Davidson on Tuesday.

Mims and Stupienski had three hits apiece and drove in four and three runs, respectively. Stupienski belted his third homer of the season and was joined by Feight, who slammed his sixth round tripper of the season, this one a grand slam, accounting for four of his career-high five RBI's.

Robbie Thorburn added two hits and scored three runs while raising his stolen base total to nine with a pair of steals.

Cory Gantz (1-0) picked up the win while making his first start of the season. The junior went a career-long five innings and allowed three runs, two earned, on six hits and pair of walks. He finished with three strikeouts.

Leading Iona at the plate was Travis Mistretta, who went 3-for-4 with a grand slam and five RBI's. Carmine Palummo added two hits and drove in two.

Patrick Ryan (2-1) suffered his first loss of the season, allowing seven runs, four earned over 3.1 innings.

Home Runs: Iona – Mistretta (sixth inning off Burke, grand slam, two outs); UNCW – Feight (fourth inning off Martin, grand slam, two outs); Stupienski (fifth inning off Stafford, grand slam, two outs)

Up next: The Seahawks host nationally-ranked NC State on Mar. 22. First-pitch is set for 6 p.m.

How it happened: UNCW broke open a 3-1 lead with six runs in the fourth and five more in the fifth for a 14-7 lead. Feight's grand slam highlight the six-run outburst and Stupienski did the same in the fifth with a two-run blast.

Inside the box score: UNCW topped its previous season-high of 16 runs set earlier this season against St. John's … 10 of UNCW's runs came with two outs, including all five RBI for Feight … The Seahawks advanced runners in 22-of-29 opportunities and went 7-fo-18 with RISP … Both teams combined to use 11 pitchers on the afternoon … Five of Iona's runs crossed the plate with two outs … UNCW pitchers allowed just three hits with two outs on the afternoon.

Notes: The sweep was the third for the Seahawks, who swept their first two weekends of the season … Nick Feight pushed his hitting streak to a career-long 13 games … Cory Gantz previous career-long start was four innings against Coastal Carolina in 2014 … Feight increased his season RBI total to 32, he had just three as a freshman in 2015 and has knocked in runs in six straight games and totaled 14 over that span … UNCW raised its batting average 20 points to .309 by hitting .398 against Iona … UNCW also doubled its home run total to 18 with nine homers over the three games … Feight has reached base in 13 straight games while Mims is at 10.
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