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Staten Island, NY – Wagner (15-29; 7-9 NEC) concludes a nine-game homestand this weekend against Sacred Heart (22-22; 9-7 NEC). The teams will open play on Friday, May 9 at 3:00 pm before locking horns for a 1:00 pm doubleheader on Saturday, May 10 with Sunday's series finale on May 11 tabbed for 1:00 pm. Prior to the finale, the Seahawks will honor seniors Ryan Casey, Shaun Flynn, Matt Morris, Nick Pavia and Chris Smith for their time on Grymes Hill.

Schedule
*  Friday, May 9 - Wagner vs. Sacred Heart - 3:00 pm
* Scheduled Starters: Sr. RHP Ryan Casey (3-4, 3.30 ERA; 62.2 IP | 23 K | 14 BB) vs. Sr. RHP Kody Kerski (7-1; 1.74 ERA; 67.1 IP | 59 K | 10 BB)

*  Saturday, May 10 - Wagner vs. Sacred Heart - 1:00 pm
* Scheduled Starters: Sr. LHP Matt Morris (2-5, 3.88 ERA; 60.1 IP | 27 K | 17 BB) vs. So. RHP Nick Morrissey (3-4; 4.32 ERA; 41.2 IP | 17 K | 15 BB)

* Saturday, May 10 - Wagner vs. Sacred Heart - 3:30 pm
* Scheduled Starters: Fr. RHP Nolan Long (2-2, 3.73 ERA; 31.1 IP | 21 K | 16 BB) vs. Fr. RHP Jason Foley (3-2; 2.59 ERA; 48.2 IP | 44 K | 22 BB)

* Sunday, May 11 - Wagner vs. Sacred Heart - 1:00 pm
* Scheduled Starters: Fr. RHP Danny Marsh (4-3, 4.91 ERA; 44.0 IP | 24 K | 9 BB) vs. Jr. LHP Jeff Stoddard (3-2; 4.23 ERA; 44.2 IP | 26 K | 15 BB)

Home Cooking
The Seahawks' nine-game homestand is the program's longest since playing nine straight at Richmond County Bank Ballpark during the 2009 season.

Scouting Sacred Heart
The Pioneers, like the Green & White, is a team predicated upon pitching as SHU has a NEC-best 3.16 ERA while limiting opposing hitters to a .253 average.

Leading The Way ...
Is senior RHP Kody Kerski, who is 7-1 with 59 strikeouts and a 1.74 ERA over 67.1 innings of work. Sophomore RHP James Cooksey is the top pitcher out of the bullpen and sports a NEC-leading 1.29 ERA with 20 strikeouts in 42.0 innings.

Offensively ...
SHU is hitting .264 as a team and is led by senior Conor McEvoy (.340) and freshman Zack Short (.327).

Last Time Out
Wagner posted a 2-1 win over Hofstra in the Seahawks' final non-conference match-up of the season on Wednesday, May 7. Juniors Zack Yesko and Jason Gordon each had two of the Green & White's five hits to help freshman RHP Austin Goeke earn his first collegiate victory.

The Trio ...
Of sophomore LHP Paul Mammino, junior RHP Max Schmardel and classmate RHP Steven Bloodworth combined to strike out three over 5.1 scoreless innings of relief while closing out the victory over the Pride.

That Was Quick
Wagner needed just 1 hour and 51 minutes to defeat Hofstra, marking the quickest nine-inning game since defeating Sacred Heart 8-0 on May 17, 2008.

Magic Numbers
The Seahawks are a perfect 6-0 during league play when scoring four runs or more and 6-2 when limiting the opposition to two runs or less.

Bats Come Alive
Wagner batted a blistering .341 last weekend against Mount St. Mary's with five regulars hitting above .300.

So Does The Pitching
In all four games against the Mountaineers, Seahawk starting pitchers combined to post a 2.15 ERA over 29.1 innings.

Casey On The Bump
Senior RHP Ryan Casey fired his third career 9.0-inning complete game in Wagner's series-opening 13-2 win against the Mount while improving to 3-4 with 23 strikeouts and a 3.30 ERA (9th NEC) over 62.2 innings (4th NEC) of work. Earlier this season, he strung together an impressive 23.2 scoreless inning streak and has gone at least six innings in seven of his 10 starts.

During NEC Play ...
Casey is a perfect 3-0 with a microscopic 0.83 ERA (2nd NEC) and a league-low .182 opposing batting average. After last week's performance, the Garden State native is now 11-5, all-time, against league opposition with a 3.63 ERA.

Friday's Match-Up
Will pit Casey against Sacred Heart ace Kody Kerski, who is also a perfect 3-0 during league play with an equally impressive 2.33 ERA and 23 strikeouts over 27 innings.

Morris No Slouch
Senior LHP Matt Morris had another impressive outing despite earning a no-decision against Mount St. Mary's in the first game of last Saturday's doubleheader. Morris holds a deceptive 2-5 record with a 3.88 ERA (14th NEC) as the hard-throwing lefty is averaging just 2.0 runs of support per start.

Freshmen Uprising
Freshmen Danny Marsh and Nolan Long each turned in solid performances last weekend against the Mount. Marsh worked 7.0 innings and yielded just two runs, notching his team-leading fourth win while securing a series split. Long was the tough-luck loser in game three, yielding one run with a career-high six strikeouts over 7.0 innings.

Not Bad
Thus far, Long has limited opposing hitters to a .189 average en route to going 2-2 with 21 strikeouts and a 3.73 ERA over 31.1 innings of work. Additionally, during league play he has a team-leading 13 strikeouts over 22.1 innings.

Smith Swinging A Hot Bat
Leading the Seahawks last weekend was senior Chris Smith, who notched two hits in all four games against Mount St. Mary's en route to batting a team-best .571 (8-for-14) with four doubles, four runs and five RBI. The Sunshine state native is batting a team-best .312 (12th NEC) with a league-leading 14 doubles. Additionally, he ranks among the NEC leaders with a .493 slugging percentage (3rd NEC), .411 OBP (6th), 68 total bases (8th), 10 stolen bases (t-9th) and 17 walks (t-9th). During league play, Smith has hit safely in 11-of-16 games with eight multi-hit performances en route to batting a team-best .357.

Have A Weekend Maz
Junior Tommy Mazurkiewicz, like Smith, had a big weekend against the Mount, batting .462 (6-for-13) while notching hits in all four games. During league play, Mazurkiewicz is hitting .333 (16-for-48) (14th NEC) with a team-best .467 OBP (3rd NEC).

OUCH!
Mazurkiewicz matched Damian Csakai for the single-season record for being hit by a pitch when he was plunked for the 17th time last weekend. Thanks to his proficiency for finding the ball either with his bat or his body, Mazurkiewicz has reached base safely in 14 of the Green & White's 16 league games.

All-Time vs. Sacred Heart
Wagner is just 21-29 against Sacred Heart since the school moved to Division I for the 1999 season, including going 11-14 in Staten Island.

Mascelli Continues Solid Season
Freshman Nick Mascelli is second on the team and 15th in the NEC with a .307 average while pacing the squad with 51 hits (8th NEC), 22 walks (4th NEC), 14 multi-hit games and a .405 OBP (10th NEC). The freshman shortstop also has a team-best 122 assists while ranking second with 12 runs and is one of just four Seahawk players to start all 44 games this season

Flynn Leads The Way
Senior Shaun Flynn continues to lead the way for Wagner with a team-best 23 RBI and seven multi-RBI games. Additionally, he is tied with Smith for second with 13 multi-hit games.

Gordon Heating Up
Over his last 14 games, junior Jason Gordon is hitting .365 (23-of-63) with 11 RBI, five runs, three doubles, a triple and a .423 OBP while raising his average 90 points to its current .286 mark.

Lynn Lighting It Up
Over his last 15 games, sophomore John Lynn is batting .333 (16-of-48) with seven RBI and four walks.

The Art Of The Stolen Base
Junior Nick Dini is third in the NEC with 16 stolen bases in an efficient 19 attempts. On defense, the Seahawk catcher has thrown out 39.1 percent (9-of-23) of runners on the bases.

Dini During NEC Play ...
The Garden State native has reached base safely in 13-of-16 conference games and batting .310 (18-for-58) with seven runs, six RBI and nine stolen bases.

For His Career ...
Dini is hitting .297 (86-for-290) with 15 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 52 RBI over 80 NEC games.

Jersey State Of Mind
Wagner, which has 19 players from the Garden State, has played 13 games against teams from New Jersey, going 9-4.

Adams Assault
Sophomore RHP Mike Adams has 19 strikeouts over 18.1 innings of action and is averaging 9.3 Ks per nine innings while limiting opposing hitters to a .270 average.

Marsh & Casey ...
Both rank among the NCAA leaders with 1.84 (139th) and 2.01 (187th) walks per nine innings, respectively.

Saves The Day
In arguably the Green & White's finest offensive performance to date against the Peacocks, reliever RHP Max Schmardel picked up the most unlikely stat ... a save. Firing 3.1 innings of relief, the Garden State native became the sixth different Wagner hurler to earn a save this season. Schmardel has struck out 11 with a 1.46 ERA over 12.1 innings of action as a junior.

Six-Pack
Thanks to Schmardel's performance, the Seahawks are tied for seventh in the nation as six different players have recorded a save this season. Texas Tech leads the way with eight different players recording stops.

A Day Of Firsts
The Green & White posted its first-ever win against a team from the American Athletic Conference (AAC) against Rutgers while junior RHP Steven Bloodworth picked up his first win of the season with three strikeouts over 2.2 scoreless innings of work - both of which are season-highs. In his last 13 appearances, Bloodworth has a 2.16 ERA with 14 strikeouts over 16.2 innings.

Casey During NEC Play ...
Is an impressive 10-5 with 58 strikeouts, against 24 walks, and a 3.74 ERA over 130 innings. Additionally, when pitching at home during that time Casey is 7-1 with a 2.78 ERA and 36 strikeouts, against just 13 walks, over 81.0 innings.

Impressive
The opposition from the Green & White's first five weekend series' (Elon, Texas State, Army, No. 8 Cal Poly, No. 15 UC Santa Barbara) have a combined 151-82 (.648) record.

In The Pros
2013 Seattle Mariner 14th round selection Ian Miller recently started his second pro season with the Clinton LumberKings of the Low A Midwest League and is hitting .263 (20-for-76) with 19 runs, seven walks, five extra-base hits and eight stolen bases over 21 games.

Miller On ESPN
Miller also was featured on ESPN's SportsCenter after going 4-for-8 with three runs and a pair of RBI as Clinton rallied from a 16-run deficit to defeat Burlington 20-17 on Wednesday, May 7.

At The Ballpark
Wagner holds an all-time record of 93-53 (.637) at Richmond County Bank Ballpark since the program began calling the stadium home for the 2008 campaign. Additionally, the Seahawks are 62-39 (.614) during NEC games and 31-14 (.689) in non-conference match-ups.

2014 NEC Poll
Bryant was tabbed first with Sacred Heart second, CCSU third, Sacred Heart, LIU Brooklyn fourth, Wagner fifth, the Mount sixth and Fairleigh Dickinson seventh.

Up Next
Wagner concludes the regular season at defending NEC Champion Bryant with four games beginning on Thursday, May 15 with first pitch slated for 3:00 pm.

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