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Alec Iurato&#8217;s RBI single in the top of the 10th proved to be the difference for Misericordia in their extra-inning win.Mike Comerford led the MU offense with three hits and three RBI while D.J. Navoczynski, Nick Hair, Brian Eshleman and Iurato drove in one run each in the win.Jake Kurtz picked up the victory on the mound, allowing one run in 2.1 innings of relief. Tim Burek got the start, allowing two earned runs on five hits. Kyle Rogalski tossed five innings of relief, allowing just one earned run and three hits while striking out three.With the win, MU improves to 22-6 overall and 11-3 in the Freedom Conference. Wilkes falls to 16-15 overall and 10-8 in the conference.King&#8217;s 12, Baptist Bible 2The King&#8217;s College baseball team defeated Baptist Bible at Lipo Field.The Monarchs scored six runs in the sixth inning to turn a tie game into a 8-2 lead. Tom Gibbons had two hits, one RBI and scored two runs while Sean Padden had two RBIs on his second career home run. Kyle Lupas had three hits, two runs, and one RBI. Zach Palansky got the win on the mound allowing two runs on seven hits in six innings of work.MEN&#8217;S LACORSSEMisericordia 9, King&#8217;s 4Brandon Winslow had a natural hat trick to lead the Misericordia University men&#8217;s lacrosse team to a win over King&#8217;s, Tuesday night at Mangelsdorf Field.The Cougars improved to 8-6 overall and clinched a Freedom Conference playoff berth.Lane Kocovsky, Andrew Reynolds and Chris Fleming had two goals each for the Cougars and Pat Kellish had three assists.Cam Trick scored all four goals for the Monarchs.Pat Johnson made nine saves in goal for MU while William Pokorny had 12 stops for the Monarchs.WOMEN&#8217;S LACROSSEMisericordia 19, King&#8217;s 15The King&#8217;s College women&#8217;s lacrosse team fell to visiting Misericordia University at McCarthy Stadium. However, with Manhattanville&#8217;s loss to Wilkes, the Monarchs were able to clinch a berth in the Freedom Conference Tournament.Misericordia improves to 8-6 overall and 5-0 in Freedom play while King&#8217;s falls to 7-6 overall and 3-2 in the league. King&#8217;s currently sits in third place in the Freedom Conference with one game left to play.Gabriella Morrocu led King&#8217;s with five goals and one assist while Anastasia Araviakis scored five goals. Kendra McCoy had two goals and one assist. Hayley Greenwood, Breanna Schurgot, and Nina Sjostrom had a goal each for the Monarchs. Victoria Zawacki made three saves in goal.HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL Holy Redeemer 3, Berwick 0Holy Redeemer sweept Berwick 25-7, 25-15, 25-7 in boys volleyball action.Mike Gatusky finished with 10 kills and 3 blocks, John Carr chipped in with 10 kills and two blocks and Mike Conlon recorded 25 assists, 13 points and two kills.

Alec Iurato hits game winner for Misericordia baseball