A three-run second inning for the Iona Gaels is what it took to beat the Seton Hall softball team, 3-2, at Mike Sheppard, Sr. Field on Wednesday afternoon.
The rally by Iona came with controversy, as a pitch by Pirates starter Madison Strunk appeared to hit the knob of Sarah Schutz’s bat. The home plate umpire ruled that it hit Schutz and upheld the call when discussing it with the other two umpires. Head coach Paige Smith said there was no doubt the ball hit the bat rather than Schutz.
“The most amazing part is that the Iona coach and (Schutz) said that it hit the bat,” Smith said after the game.