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Baseball Returns To Richmond County Bank Ballpark; Hosts Saint Peter's On Wednesday

Game 28
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Wagner College Seahawks (9-18; 5-7 NEC)
vs. Saint Peter's University Peacocks
(5-22; 1-8 MAAC)
April 12, 2016
Game DetailsApril 12, 2016 | Staten Island, NY 
Richmond County Bank Ballpark (7,171)
Game Coverage
Live Stats

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Staten Island, NY-  After suffering its first four-game sweep in nearly two years, the Wagner baseball team returns home to the friendly confines of Richmond County Bank Ballpark as they square-up against Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) member, Saint Peter's. 

ALL-TIME SERIES WITH SAINT PETER'S:
  • All-time, Wagner holds a 24-15 advantage in the head-to-head series.
  • The Seahawks are 7-3 in the last ten meetings, which includes an 11-6 road victory over the Peacocks last season.
  • The Green & White have played well at home against Saint Peter's, entering Wednesday's contest with a 14-5 all-time home record against the Jersey City based school. 

ON DECK FOR WAGNER:
  • Wagner resumes Northeast Conference (NEC) play as they travel to Smithfield, RI to tangle with the Bryant University Bulldogs, April 15-through-April 17.  
  • The four-game series will mark the final road trip for the month of April. 
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP:
 
Game OneTeamPitcherERAW-LG-GSIPBBSO
April 8, 2016WAGNERDanny Marsh---    ---------------
2015 Stats3.180-01-15.204
Saint Peter'sSteve Epstein20.250-25-28.082
 
LAST TIME OUT: 
  • For the first time since late April of 2014, the Wagner baseball was swept in a four-game series, falling in the series finale at LIU Brooklyn, 4-1, on Sunday afternoon.
  • Wagner senior left-handed starter Matt Morris (Matawan, NJ/St. John Vianney) suffered the loss, falling to 2-3 on the season after lasting 4.1 innings, giving up three earned runs, seven hits while walking one and striking out four batters.  Fellow senior Nick Pavia (Staten Island, NY/St. Joseph By The Sea) came on in relief of Morris, throwing 3.2 innings, allowing four hits, one earned run a walk and four strikeouts.
  • The Seahawks managed five hits in the series finale, as sophomore Kyle Brey (Middletown, NJ/Middletown South) drove in the lone RBI for the Green & White.  Senior CF Trey Nicosia (State College, PA/State College Area) also went 1-for-1 with a double and scored the only run for Wagner. 
  • Junior SS Nick Mascelli (Clifton, NJ/Seton Hall Prep), sophomore Kyle Cala (Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial) and freshman Phil Capra (North Salem, NY/North Salem) all had a hit in the second game of the doubleheader.
  • Luis Arias and Brian Lamboy each had three hits for LIU Brooklyn with Arias responsible for two RBIs.  William Jackson III went 2-for-3 with a run. Blackbirds starter, Anthony Rupp, went the distance, limiting the Seahawks to just a run, five hits, walking two and striking out six batters.  


CALA, CALA:
  • Sophomore Kyle Cala (Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial) enjoyed a career afternoon in the second game of Friday's doubleheader at LIU Brooklyn.
  • Cala, a reserve outfielder, became the second Seahawk this season to hit two home runs in a game, joining junior SS Nick Mascelli (Clifton, NJ/Seton Hall Prep), who accomplished the feat back on the road against Mount St. Mary's on March 24). 
  • Over the last ten games, the second-year Seahawk is batting .381 (8-for-21), with two home runs, a slugging percentage of .762 and a total OPS of 1.197 during this stretch.


TOPS IN THE NORTHEAST CONFERENCE:
  • As a whole, the Seahawks lead the Northeast Conference in batting average (.296) and hits (271).
  • Individually,  junior SS Nick Mascelli leads the conference in batting average (.424), on-base percentage (.461) and toughest to strike out.
  • Freshman Phil Capra (North Salem, NY/North Salem) ranks third in batting average (.361) and in RBIs per game (0.96).
  • Sophomore Sean Mazzio (West Chester, PA/Salesianum School [DE]) paces the NEC with five sacrifice bunts. 


SACRIFICING FOR THE GREATER GOOD:
  • Senior outfielder Trey Nicosia (State College, PA/State College Area) enters Wednesday with 16 career sacrifice hits, which is good for third all-time in Wagner history.
  • The veteran outfielder needs just five more sacrifice hits to tie Chris Smith ('14) for second with 21 and 11 more to tie the all-time leader, Damian Csakai ('10), who finished his career with 27. 


MASCELLI CLIMBING CAREER HITS LIST:
  • Third-year shortstop Nick Mascelli enters Wednesday's contest with 157 career hits, which is tied for 18th all-time in Wagner history with Peter DiStefano ('97).
  • Below is the ranking from No. 10 through 18. Mascelli will need just 31 hits to enter the top-ten on the all-time hits list.
 
PlacePlayerNumber of Hits
10Gil Barkman188
11Tommy Higgins175
12Joseph DiGeronimo173
13Ian Miller171
14Chris Dreschsel166
Joe Francisco166
16Brian Martutartus161
17Jon Lucas158
18Peter DiStefano157
NICK MASCELLI157

 
SEAHAWKS IN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL:
Nick Dini
  • Finished his first season of professional baseball as a member of the Idaho Falls Chukars (Rookie | Pioneer League| Kansas City Royals organization). 
  • The 2015 NEC Player of the Year batted .316 with four home runs, 29 RBIs to go along with 11 doubles, 16 walks and a OPS (On-base + Slugging Percentage) of .847. 
  • The Chukars open their season on June 15. 

Nolan Long
  • The towering 6-10 right hander earned his first win of the season for the Great Lakes Loons, hurling 1.1 innings of scoreless relief, allowing just a hit, walking on and striking out three batters as the Loons defeated the Lansing Lugnuts (Toronto Blue Jays Class A Affiliate), 5-4, back on April 9. 

Ian Miller
  • In three games so far for Double-A Jackson Generals (Seattle Mariners Double-A Affiliate), Miller is batting .273 (3-for-11) with three runs scores, a triple and a RBI. 

Andrew Bailey
  • After missing out a spot in the bullpen with the Philadelphia Phillies out of spring training, Bailey saw action in his first Triple A game of the season for the Lehigh Valley Ironpigs, tossing a scoreless inning of relief, striking out two and walking one against the Syracuse Chiefs (Washington Nationals Triple A Affiliate). 
Sign up for Baseball Brunch, April 24 — Come out to the Student Alumni Association's Baseball Brunch! OnSunday, April 24 at 11 a.m., share a few drinks with friends and enjoy a bite to eat at Staten Island's Pier 76, and then head down the street to the Richmond County Ball Park to cheer the Seahawks on to victory against Mount St. Mary's at 1 p.m. Your $5 online or $10 door ticket includes Pier 76 pizza and bar food as well as access to exclusive drink specials (available for those with a valid 21 & over ID). Click here to register online.
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Players Mentioned

Nick Dini

#11 Nick Dini

C/INF
5' 9"
Senior
R/R
Nolan Long

#32 Nolan Long

RHP
6' 10"
Sophomore
R/R
Kyle Brey

#1 Kyle Brey

INF
5' 11"
Sophomore
L/R
Kyle Cala

#20 Kyle Cala

OF
6' 2"
Sophomore
R/R
Danny Marsh

#13 Danny Marsh

RHP
6' 0"
Junior
R/R
Nick Mascelli

#2 Nick Mascelli

INF
5' 7"
Junior
R/R
Sean Mazzio

#24 Sean Mazzio

INF
5' 11"
Sophomore
R/R
Matt Morris

#15 Matt Morris

LHP
6' 0"
Senior
L/L
Trey Nicosia

#26 Trey Nicosia

OF
5' 10"
Senior
R/R
Nick Pavia

#5 Nick Pavia

RHP
6' 0"
Senior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Nick Dini

#11 Nick Dini

5' 9"
Senior
R/R
C/INF
Nolan Long

#32 Nolan Long

6' 10"
Sophomore
R/R
RHP
Kyle Brey

#1 Kyle Brey

5' 11"
Sophomore
L/R
INF
Kyle Cala

#20 Kyle Cala

6' 2"
Sophomore
R/R
OF
Danny Marsh

#13 Danny Marsh

6' 0"
Junior
R/R
RHP
Nick Mascelli

#2 Nick Mascelli

5' 7"
Junior
R/R
INF
Sean Mazzio

#24 Sean Mazzio

5' 11"
Sophomore
R/R
INF
Matt Morris

#15 Matt Morris

6' 0"
Senior
L/L
LHP
Trey Nicosia

#26 Trey Nicosia

5' 10"
Senior
R/R
OF
Nick Pavia

#5 Nick Pavia

6' 0"
Senior
R/R
RHP

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