Baseball
Enjoying the game important for Ferraioli after injury
Matthew Chaves, Sports Editor
February 20, 2020
Iona College senior Mario Ferraioli is going into his last season of college baseball with the primary goal of having fun with the sport. Ferraioli has played baseball since he was 5 years old, where he played at the Y. The confidence to play the sport seriously was a doubt for Ferraioli growing up,...
Competition within team will help overall quality: Panik
Matthew Chaves, Sports Editor
February 1, 2020
The Iona College baseball team aims to focus on internal competition to improve the overall play of the Gaels this season. The addition of eight freshmen plus the return of senior Mario Ferraioli after a season-ending injury helps head coach Paul Panik create an environment that rewards a competitive...
Influx of freshmen help refresh men’s baseball team
Daniel Abbate, Staff Writer
November 14, 2019
The Iona baseball team starts their season soon, and the Gaels are looking forward to improving their 14-38 record from last season. The team will start the new season with hopes to bounce back from the negative record they recorded the previous season in which they went 8-16 against teams in the...
Preparation, experience to help Gaels through season
Matthew Chaves, Sports Editor
October 31, 2019
The Iona College men’s basketball team has performed well in the past four seasons and hopes to win their fifth straight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship this season with the help of streamlined preparation and team experience. Having most of last year’s team helps get the team’s...
Iona looks to push through tough season as conference play begins
Will Schneiderhan, Staff Writer
April 16, 2019
The Iona College baseball team has had to battle through a lot of ups and downs throughout a tough 2019 campaign. The Gaels’ 8-26 record lands near the bottom of the MAAC rankings, just above Saint Peter’s University. Iona is 3-6 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, as the schedule gets...
Iona baseball struggles during opening road trip
Will Schneiderhan, Staff Writer
March 14, 2019
The Iona College baseball team (1-11) finally jumped into the win column after beating Hofstra 4-2 on March 8. Sophomore pitcher Chris Dodrill started and pitched well. Outside of his six walks allowed, he only surrendered one earned -run over 4.2 innings pitched. Freshman Paul Sullivan grabbed the w...
Paul Panik emphasizes patience heading into first baseball season as head coach
Will Schneiderhan Staff Writer
February 15, 2019
While some coaches may set their sights to the future and curtail reduce their messages towards winning it all at the end of the year, Paul Panik – who is entering his first season as the new Iona Baseball Head Coach – keeps his message to the team much more short-sighted: Win the day, control wha...
Mariano Rivera becomes first player to be unanimously voted into MLB Hall of Fame
Will Schneiderhan, Staff Writer
January 30, 2019
Former New York Yankees closer and all-time saves leader Mariano Rivera became the first player in MLB history to be unanimously voted into the Hall of Fame on Jan. 22.Rivera received the one call baseball players dream of. He picked up his phone and the voice on the other side told him he had been elected into ...
New Iona baseball coach Paul Panik talks personal experience, coaching philosophy
Will Schneiderhan
Staff Writer
September 5, 2018
When you walk into the office of Paul Panik, you will find that it is very neat and the temperature is cool. His office serves as an ultimate reflection of himself— calm and cool, with everything in order. You will look to your left and find a white board jam packed with names. Those names? Possibl...
Sean Scales molds game after role models
Will Schneiderhan Staff Writer
April 19, 2018
Iona College senior infielder Sean Scales grew up admiring former MLB All-Star Nomar Garciaparra, who slashed his way to the American League batting title in 2000 when he was with the Boston Red Sox. Scales has done his best trying to mimic his childhood idol as he supports a .373 batting average throu...
Iona struggles to continue on the diamond
Will Schneiderhan Staff Writer
March 22, 2018
The Iona College baseball team (4-12) has had a rough stretch lately as the team has found themselves on the losing end of five straight games.Iona lost the final two games of their series against Longwood University after taking the series opener, and then went down to Virginia and got swept by Virgini...
Iona’s baseball team tries to overcome shaky start
Will Schneiderhan Staff Writer
March 8, 2018
The Iona College baseball team has had a qrough start to the season, currently sitting with a 2-7 record and allowed five or more runs in all the games played.The Gaels gave up a season high 21 runs in the loss to North Carolina Central on March 2. It was the third time Iona allowed an opponent to score...
