Games 45-46 Wagner College Seahawks (14-30; 8-16 NEC) vs. Sacred Heart University Pioneers (27-19; 17-6 NEC)
Game Details	Game 1 | May 12, 2016 | 2:00 PM | Staten Island, NY | Richmond County Bank Ballpark Game 2 | May 12, 2016 | 4:00 PM | Staten Island, NY | Richmond County Bank Ballpark
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• This weekend's Northeast Conference (NEC) series between the Wagner baseball team and Sacred Heart has had a schedule change due to inclement weather in Friday's forecast.
• The two teams will now play a doubleheader, consisting of one nine-inning game, followed by one seven-inning game, on Thursday, May 12 with game one set for 2:00 p.m. The rest of the series schedule is TBD due to potential inclement weather. 

• Wagner concluded the non-conference portion of its 2016 schedule with a 4-2 win Mother's Day road win over the Marist Red Foxes.
• Senior RF Ben Ruta (West Windsor, NJ/West-Windsor Plainsboro South) was instrumental in the victory, going 1-for-3 with 2 RBIs while junior SS Nick Mascelli (Clifton, NJ/Seton Hall Prep) extended his hitting streak to nine games, going 1-for-4 with an RBI.  Sophomore LF Kyle Cala (Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial) was the lone Seahawk with two hits and also drove in a run.
• Senior LHP Matt Morris (Matawan, NJ/St. John Vianney) threw six innings, allowing six hits and two earned runs while striking out three in earning the win (3-4).  Classmate Nathan Hunt (Kirtland, OH/Hawken School) pitched three scoreless innings of two-hit ball, striking out three batters, for his third save of the season.  
• Joey Aiola led the Red Foxes at the plate with a 3-for-3 showing while Andrew Rouse and Frank Gregoire drove in Marist's only runs of the contest.   Mike Coss took the loss, dropping him to 0-5 on the season after he threw seven innings, allowing six hits and three runs (two earned) while walking one and striking out five.  
• Marist got the scoring going in the bottom of the first as Rouse doubled to left center, scoring Graham McIntire from second. After a bunt single from Tyler Kirkpatrick, Gregoire sent a sacrifice fly to center, plating Rouse. 
• Wagner cut the deficit in half in the top of the third inning. After Mascelli was hit by a pitch, Ruta grounded out to second, scoring Cala from third as the visitors trailed 2-1.  
• The Seahawks knotted the score at 2-2 in the fifth. With two outs and a runner on third base, Ruta hit a shot to first and beat out the throw, allowing sophomore 3B Sean Mazzio (West Chester, PA/Salesianum School) to cross the plate.  
• After a scoreless sixth, Wagner took the lead at 3-2 in the seventh as Mascelli singled back up the middle, scoring Cala from third base. The Green & White tacked on an insurance run in the top of the eighth on a sacrifice fly from Cala, scoring freshman 1B Anthony Harrold (Woodbury, NJ/Gloucester Catholic).  

• Wagner and Sacred Heart have met 60 times in their history with the Pioneers holding a 35-25 edge in the head-to-head series.  
• Last season, Wagner was 2-3 against the eventual NEC champions, splitting the regular season matchups before falling on Day One of the 2015 NEC Tournament.  

• This weekend's series against Wagner marks the final road conference series for the defending 2015 league champions.
• For the third consecutive game a big inning, this time a four-run third, provided more than enough run support for the pitching staff, as John Sostarich's six scoreless frames highlighted Sacred Heart's ninth shutout of the season and clinched the Pioneers eighth straight Northeast Conference Tournament appearance with an 8-0 blanking of Mount St. Mary's on Sunday afternoon at New Britain Stadium.
• Victor Sorrento leads the Pioneers with a .322 batting average (56-for-174) and a team-best 38 RBIs.
• Dan Schock has launced a team-leading six homeruns and driven in 24 RBIs.
• On the hill, Sacred Heart's hurlers are pitching to a 3.82 ERA.
• Both James Taubl and James Cooksey lead the squad with five wins while Cooksey has recorded three saves on the season.  

• Senior outfielders Ben Ruta (West Windsor, NJ/West-Windsor Plainsboro South) and Trey Nicosia (State College, PA/State College Area) along with junior SS Nick Mascelli (Clifton, NJ/Seton Hall Prep) are rapidly ascending on Wagner's all-time hits list.  
• Through 5/8/16, Mascelli stands with 183 career hits, five short of tying Gil Barkman ('00) for 10th all-time. Ruta enters the weekend with 155 hits, goood for 19th all-time and needs just five hits to surpass both Pete DiStefano ('97; 157) and Jon Lucas ('11; 158).
• Meanwhile, Nicosia ranks 43rd all-time with 118 hits.

• In Sunday's 4-2 series finale at Marist, senior LHP Matt Morris (Matawan, NJ/St. John Vianney) made his 45th career start for the Seahawks, which set the new all-time career mark for games started, breaking the tie with former Wagner hurler Joe Testa ('08). 
• In picking up his third win of the season (3-4), Morris now stands in 12th all-time with 12 career victories. 
• His 224.2 career innings pitched (plus at least two more starts this regular season), puts him in in sole possession of ninth place, passing former Seahawk hurler, Andrew Bailey ('06), who finished his collegiate career with 219.1 innings tossed.  

• Senior outfielder Trey Nicosia (State College, PA/State College Area) is on pace to tie the single-season Wagner record for sacrifice hits, a mark he set back last season with 11, passing current assistant coach Dan Wasilick. 

• Junior SS Nick Mascelli (Clifton, NJ/Seton Hall Prep) currently sports a nine-game hitting streak, the longest on the team. 
• During this stretch, the veteran shortstop, is batting .513 (20-for-39) with nine runs scored, three doubles, a triple while posting a total OPS of 1.189. 

• In six games for the Phillies, Bailey is 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA in 7.1 innings pitched in relief. 
• The former Seahawk great has walked two batters, struck out seven while giving up two earned runs. 
• On April 30, Bailey picked up the win against the Cleveland Indians, tossing a scorless seventh inning. 
• He was recalled by the Philadelphia Phillies (MLB) on April 20. 

• Finished his first season of professional baseball in 2015 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 and 29 RBIs to go along with 11 doubles, 16 walks and a OPS (On-base + Slugging Percentage) of .847. 
• The Chukars open their 2016 season on June 15.

• The towering 6-10 righty is 1-3, with 6.27 ERA for the Great Lakes Loons. 
• On the year, Long has struck out 17 batters in 18.2 innings.
• As a starter, he has tossed 15.2 innings while striking out 12 and holding batters to a .211 batting average. 

• Miller has recorded a hit in 20 of 25 games for the Jackson Generals (Double-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners).
• On the season, Miller is batting .284 with a OPS of .727 while going 11-for-11 in stolen base chances and scoring 19 runs on the season.

ON DECK FOR WAGNER...

• Wagner closes out the 2016 regular season on the road as they take on the Central Connecticut Blue Devils in New Britain, CT.
• The series is scheduled for May 19 through May 21.