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Staten Island, NY – Wagner scored the final 10 runs of the game en route to a decisive 11-4 game-four win over Central Connecticut at Richmond County Bank Ballpark. Nine different Seahawks combined for 17 hits as the Green & White garnered a split of this weekend's four-game series.

Wagner is now 11-10 and 2-2 in the Northeast Conference (NEC) while CCSU is 11-8 and 2-2 in the NEC.

Leading the offense was sophomore Jared Gruccio (Landisville, NJ / Buena Regional), who continued his torrid hitting by going 3-5 at the plate with four RBI. On the year, he is batting a blistering .488 (21-43), including .571 (12-21) on the week. Junior Damian Csakai (Freehold, NJ / Freehold) went 3-4 with three runs, three stolen base, two RBI and one big outfield assist while sophomore Seth Boyd (Perth Amboy, NJ / Perth Amboy) was 3-5 with a mammoth two-run home run to deep right field. Also collecting multiple-hits were junior Vin Avella (Matawan, NJ / CBA) and senior Chris Drechsel (Cranford, NJ / Cranford).

After Gruccio gave Wagner a 1-0 lead in the first with a RBI ground out that scored Csakai, the Blue Devils responded with three runs in the second and one in the third.

The Seahawks tied the game up at 4-4 in the fourth, scoring three times. Sophomore Joe Jamison (West Caldwell, NJ / James Caldwell) and Csakai recorded back-to-back singles with one out. After Csakai stole second, Gruccio drove the pair home with a double to right center. A batter later, freshman Tommy Higgins (Port Monmouth, NJ / Red Bank Catholic) singled to center, plating Gruccio.

Wagner kept up the hitting in the fifth inning, scoring five runs while batting around. Sophomore Jon Lucas (Hackettstown, NJ / Hackettstown) walked and Drechsel singled to left, leading off the frame. After a fly out, classmate Brian Martutartus (Carlsbad, CA / La Costa Canyon) was hit by a pitch, loading up the bases. Junior Joe Conforti (Staten Island, NY / Farrell) then drew a full-count pinch-hit walk, forcing in Lucas while giving the Seahawks the lead at 5-4. Csakai made it 7-4 with a two-run single, plating Drechsel and Martutartus. Gruccio then collected his fourth RBI of the game with a single to center field, before Csakai scored on a pass ball, making it 9-4 Green & White.

Boyd added some insurance in the bottom of the eighth, belting a two-run home run deep over the right-field fence.

Junior RHP Matt Watson (Howell, NJ / Howell) improved to 3-1 on the year, striking out two over 5.0 innings of work while yielding four runs, two earned, on seven hits. Sophomore RHP Ian Karlsson (Brooklyn, NY / Xavierian) followed Watson and struck out four over 3.0 innings of two-hit ball. Senior Andrew Huebner (Hatfield, PA / North Penn) closed out the game with a scoreless ninth.

Dan Markoya gave up five runs over 0.2 innings of work while falling to 0-2 on the year.

Anthony Scialdone was 3-4 while Richie Tri went 2-3, leading the way for CCSU.

Wagner is at St. John's on Tuesday, April 7 at 3:00 pm.