Game 25 Wagner College Seahawks (7-17; 2-5 NEC) @ Rider University Broncs (13-15; 5-4 MAAC)
Game Details	April 12, 2017 | Lawrenceville, NJ | Sonny Pittaro Field
Game Coverage	Live Stats Twitter: @WagnerGameday  Twitter: @WagBaseball Twitter Hashtag: #CHAOSonthehill
Wagner Links	Roster | Schedule | News
Rider Links	Roster | Schedule | News

PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS:
 

Date	Team	Pitcher	W-L	ERA	G-GS	IP	BB	SO
April 12, 2017	Wagner	RHP Rico Viani	0-3	18.00	7-0	7.0	12	3
	Rider	RHP Anthony Arneth	1-0	5.62	7-0	8.0	6	2

Lawrenceville, NJ - The Wagner College baseball concludes its short two-game road tour of the Garden State as they head to Lawrenceville, NJ to tangle with their second Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) opponent in as many days, the Rider University Broncs.

All-Time Series vs. Broncs: Wednesday's contest marks just the 20th all-time meeting between the schools, with Rider holding a 15-4 edge in the head-to-head series. The last time the two squads met, Wagner scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning in posting a 3-2 come-from-behind win over Rider in the Green & White's home opener at MCU Park in Coney Island. The Seahawks were down 2-0 in the last half of the seventh inning. With two-outs, the Seahawks were able to load the bases for former Seahawk Vaughn Champion, who deliver a game-tying two-run single. Current Seahawk coach, Dan Wasilick, broke the deadlock with an infield single in scoring the eventual game-winning run. 

Marsh NCAA ERA Leader: Senior co-captain Danny Marsh (Monroe Township, NJ/Monroe Township) is the NCAA Division I ERA leader, as the right-hander has posted a 0.49 ERA over his first six outings (3-1, 1 CG, 37.0 IP). Wagner's all-time ERA single-season leader is former Seahawk standout and 1996 Wagner Hall of Famer Don Finley ('53), who finished the 1953 campaign with a 1.03 ERA. 

Mazzio Goes Yard.....Again: For the second straight contest, junior infielder Sean Mazzio (West Chester, PA/Salesianum School [DE]) has recorded a home run. In the Northeast Conference (NEC) series finale against defending league champions, Bryant, Mazzio sent a solo shot over the left field wall in the bottom of the seventh that gave Wagner a 5-3 lead on the Bulldogs. On Tuesday afternoon at near-by Saint Peter's, the West Chester, PA smashed his team-leading fourth home run of the season when he capped of Wagner's six-run second inning with a two-run shot. 

Goeke Climbing The Seahawk K List: Austin Goeke is rapidly moving up the Wagner career strikeout list. Through seven starts this year, Goeke has 46 strikeouts, giving him 152 for his career. The Bordentown, NJ native needs just two punchouts to tie former Seahawk Mark Nugent ('98) for 11th on Wagner all-time strikeout list as Nugent finished with 154 career K's. Joe Testa ('08) is the all-time leader with 308. 

100-Career Hit Club Gains Two New Members: Junior infielder Sean Mazzio (West Chester, PA/Salesianum School [DE]) became the 56th Seahawk to record at least 100 career hits when he accomplished the feat on March 29 at No. 4 St. John's, in which he went 3-for-4 on the afternoon. The 57th member of the 100-hit club came a week later as junior outfielder Anthony Godino (Thornwood, NY/Pleasantville) went 2-for-3 at Seton Hall, with his first hit coming on a single to left in the second inning. The next member to potentially reach the milestone this season is sophomore C/INF, Phil Capra (North Salem, NY/North Salem), who enters the SPU game with 79 career hits.

SEAHAWKS IN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL...
Andrew Bailey (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, American League):

• Bailey improved to 2-0 this year after taking the victory in the Angels' wild 10-9 win over the Seattle Mariners (Read Staten Island Advance's Jim Waggoner's recap of the contest)
• The former Seahawk earned his first win of the season on April 4 when he came in for Bud Norris and retired the Oakland A's in order in the bottom of the eighth. 
• In 12 games last season, Bailey went 0-0 with a 2.38 ERA while recording six saves, to bring his career total to 95.
• In 11.1 innings for LAA, Bailey struck out eight batters and walked just two while giving up just three earned runs. 

Nick Dini (Lexington Legends | Class A | South Atlantic League | Parent Club: Kansas City Royals):

• Dini played in his first game of the 2017 season for the Legends, as he was the starting catcher in Lexington's 6-4 defeat to the Charleston RiverDogs, the Class A affiliate of the New York Yankees.
• The 2015 NEC Player of the Year went 1-for-3 with a run scored and a walk. 
• Last season, Dini posted a .316 batting average with 4 home runs in his first season, Dini saw time with four clubs within the Kansas City Royals organization in his second professional season, finishing out the year where he started back at the Idaho Falls Chukars.
• For 2016, Dini batted a combined .319 with nine RBIs and three stolen bases. 

Nolan Long (Great Falls Loons | Class A | Midwest League | Parent Club: Los Angeles Dodgers): 

• Long has made two appearances for the Loons in 2017, throwing just 2.1 innings but has three strikeouts. In the April 9 contest against Lansing (Class A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays), Long went 1.1 innings, giving up two hits, an earned run and struck out two batters. 
• The towering 6-10 right-hander finished his second professional season splitting time between the Great Lakes Loons and the Ogden Raptors as he compiled a 6-11 record, with a 5.65 ERA in 27 games.
• As a member of the Loons, Long made 13 starts en route to a 4-8 record as he threw 64.1 innings, striking out 62 batters while walking 35, a 1.77:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. 
• The former two-sport athlete on Grymes Hill, had eight games of at least five strikeouts, which included a season-best nine punchouts against the Dayton Dragons (Cincinnati Reds Class A affiliate) back on July 11. 

Ian Miller (Arkansas Travelers | Double A | Texas League | Parent Club: Seattle Mariners):

• The former 2013 NEC First Teamer is off to a fast start with the Travelers this season as Miller is batting .333 with a RBI and two stolen bases. 
• Miller finished his fourth professional season with the Jackson Generals of the Southern League.
• In 114 games, Miller batted .269 with 28 RBIs, eight doubles, seven triples and 45 walks. 
• Miller finished second in the league with 49 stolen bases and was caught just five times while posting an on-base percentage of .331.

Ben Ruta (Staten Island Yankees | Class A Short Season | New York-Penn League | Parent Club: New York Yankees): 

• In his first professional season, Ruta began the 2016 season with the Pulaski Yankees of the Appalachian League.
• In 13 games, Ruta batted .283 with a home run and eight RBIs while slugging .413.
• He was promoted to the Staten Island Yankees on July 14, becoming the first Seahawk to play for Staten Island, whose home games are played at Richmond County Bank Ballpark where the Green & White play their home games. 
• In his first game back in St. George, Ruta went 1-for-4 with a RBI.
• On August 4 against the Williamsport Crosscutters, Ruta belted his first home run as a member of the SI Yankees while driving in two runs and going 2-for-4 in the contest, a 5-3 victory for the Yankees. 

2017  Wagner Baseball Team Leaders

Category
Batting Average	Phil Capra .318	Anthony Godino .288	Freddy Sabido .282	Sean Mazzio .281	Kyle Cala .277
Slugging Pct.	Mazzio .472	Capra .466	Godino .465	Cala .415	Godino .413
On-Base Pct.	Capra .402	Godino .362	Sabido .338	Cala .330	Mazzio .330
Runs	Cala 16	Godino 14	Mazzio 13	Capra 13	Three tied at 8
Hits	Capra 28	Cala 26	Mazzio 25	Godino 23	Sabido 20
RBIs	Mazzio 17	Cala 13	Capra 13	Sabido 10	Godino 9
Doubles	Godino 6	Silvestrone 5	Capra 5	Three tied at 3
Triples	Anthony Pecora 2	Godino 2	Sabido 2	Three tied at 1
Home Runs	Mazzio 4	Cala 3	Sabido 2	Capra 2	Two tied at 1
Walks	Capra 10	Pecora 9	Joe Silvestrone 9	Three tied at 7
Stolen Bases	Godino 9	Silvestrone 5	Cala 4	Three tied at 2
ERA	Danny Marsh 0.49	Austin Goeke .211	Chris Mormile 3.67
Wins	Marsh 3	Goeke 2	Mormile 1	Ethan Pritchett 1
Innings Pitched	Goeke 38.1	Marsh 37.0	Mormile 27.0
Strikeouts	Goeke 46	Marsh 29	Mormile 25	Neil Abbatiello 14	Two tied at 13

Follow us: #CHAOSonthehill
Wagner Athletics       
Wagner Baseball:  
Wagner Gameday: