EMMITSBURG, Md. (March 9, 2026) – Mount St. Mary's baseball hits the road for a midweek non-conference matchup against the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The Mountaineers moved to a record of 6-7 this weekend, notching a win against Iona in their opening Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference series while accruing a MAAC record of 1-2.
 
MOUNT UPDATE
 
The first two innings of game one against Iona remained scoreless at Meritus Park until Iona broke the deadlock in the top of the third, as Iona's Silvia batted in Ciprian on an infield single. Mount St. Mary's tied the game quickly in bottom of the fourth as Bryce Rudisill doubled sending Christian Bauman to the plate to tie the game at 1-1.
 
Bauman came to the plate in the bottom of the fifth, doubling to right field, scoring Agar from third as Evan Meier made his way to third base, eventually being left on base. Iona scored two runs in the top of the sixth inning, and with the Mount bats falling silent during the final third of the game, the Mount fill in game one.
 
Both Rudisill and Bauman recorded two hits each in game one while also knocking in a run a piece. Even with the attributed loss, Serigne Sarre recorded 6.0 IP in game one against Iona, allowing one earned run while striking out 10 Gaels during his outing.
 
Game two for the Mountaineers started as Eli DeRossi walked the bases loaded to drive home the first visitor run of the afternoon, with the Mount striking back later in the top of the third. In perhaps one of the weirdest errors of the year, Joey Agar scored from second base on an error from the pitcher. Iona's pitcher failed to pick the catcher off at second base, hitting Agar in the helmet, sending the senior from Washington Township, New Jersey to third base only for the centerfielder to slip on the wet turf outfield, allowing the ball past him and allowing Agar to score uncontested.
 
Iona regained a 2-1 lead in the top of the fifth only for the Mount bats to come alive once again in the bottom of the sixth. Christian Bauman doubled to in the middle part of the inning to send Meier home to score. Ty Fredo knocked in Bauman the next at-bat, allowing the Mount to take a 3-2 lead in the sixth. Iona hit a two-run shot in the in the top of the seventh followed by a single run in the top of the ninth to take a lead. The Mountaineers left the bases loaded to end the bottom of the ninth, rounding out game two in Hagerstown.
 
Fredo went 3-4 in the game, coming up a home run shy of a cycle while driving in a run and working a walk. Alex Mendes went 1-3, hitting a triple in the bottom of the second while swiping two bags. And Bauman went 1-4, hitting a double while knocking in a run. Meier had a unlucky day at the plate, making solid contact on everything while hitting into unfortunate flyouts and lineouts. DeRossi and Halcisak both went 4.0 innings in game two, striking out four a piece while JB Manarchuck came into relive during the ninth, striking out one while getting all three outs in the inning with a runner on third.
 
With two outs to start the bottom half of the first in game three, Alex Mendes sent the first home run of the year beyond the walls of The Straw to take an early 1-0 lead. Iona followed up Mendes' blast with one of their own in the top of the second, but Bryce Rudisill put the Mount back into the lead the next half-inning, scoring on an error by the left fielder.
 
Following the trend, Christian Bauman hit out a solo shot to extend the Mount lead to two runs in the bottom of the third. Both team's bats fell silent for an inning, until Rudisill came up to bat with two runners on, hitting a no doubter out to right field to extend the Mount's five run lead.
 
The Mount continued to stay consistent at the plate even after fifth inning explosion, with Ty Fredo being walked in during the bottom of the sixth. Fredo batted in Evan Meier with a single an inning later before Mike Toth scored in the bottom of the eighth on a wild pitch. Iona scored one more run in the sixth but did not provide much of a threat in the later innings for the Mountaineers.
 
Meier and Rudisill both recorded three-hit days against the Gaels, with Rudisill's home run in the fifth awarding him three RBIs for the day. Mendes and Fredo both recorded two hits, with Mendes' early home run setting the tone. And Toth recorded three walks on the day against the Gael pitching staff. Bauman hit out his home run for his only hit of the day while Phoenix Williams recorded a single during the bottom of the sixth.
 
Owen Crowe began the game and recorded 2.1 IP, striking out three while giving up three hits, only giving up one run from Iona's home run in the second. Koen Bowling came in during third inning, producing a pop out and a lineout with runners on second and third. Earning his second win on the year, Jakob Foster recorded 2.2 IP on the mound, striking out two while giving up one run. Maximus McCrary came into relieve during the sixth, striking out three while only allowing a single hit in his 1.1 innings on the mound. And Riley Williams came in from the pen for a two inning-feature allowing a hit while striking out two Gaels in the win.
 
WEEKEND STAT RECAP
 
The quartette of Bauman, Fredo, Rudisill, and Mendes recorded 17 hits across this past weekend's series against Iona, totaling nine extra base hits and three home runs.
 
Rudisill went 5-11 across the past three games, drawing two walks while scoring two runs, batting four in, notching two doubles, and hitting out a three-run home run in game three.
 
Fredo went 5-13 against Iona, batting in two RBIs, scoring two of his own while hitting a double and a triple. The Junior from West Caldwell, New Jersey was a home run shy of hitting for the cycle in game two against the Gaels in Hagerstown on Friday.
 
Bauman went 4-10 versus the Gales, knocking in three RBIs while hitting a home run on Sunday and recording two doubles. Bauman also scored three runs in three games while working four walks at the plate.
 
And Mendes found himself with a sneaky weekend, hitting a triple while smacking a homerun on Sunday. Mendes also scored two runs and stole two bases while working two walks against the Iona pitching staff.
 
Pitching wise, Sarre's start on Friday led the way, as the sophomore from Silver Spring, Maryland fanned 10 batters while only giving up one earned run in his 6.0 innings of work.
 
McCrary had two good features in relief on Friday and Saturday, striking out six while not allowing any runs in his 4.0 innings of relief.
 
And Foster recorded two and two-thirds innings of relief in the win on Sunday while only allowing one earned run. Striking out two Gaels in his relief appearance, Foster was accredited with his second win on the year.
 
ALL-TIME RECORD
 
Since 1989, the Mount and UMBC have played in 60 contests, with the Mount having a 13-47 record against the Retrievers. The last win for the Mount against UMBC came on march 11, 2023 in Emmitsburg, as the Mountaineers defeated the Retrievers 12-6.