Game 26-27 Wagner College Seahawks (8-17; 2-5 NEC) vs. St. Bonaventure University Bonnies (14-12; 7-5 A10)
Game Details	April 14, 2017 | Staten Island, NY | Richmond County Bank Ballpark
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Staten Island, NY -  The Wagner College baseball team looks for its third straight victory as they welcome Atlantic 10 members, the St. Bonaventure University Bonnies. The Seahawks and Bonnies are scheduled to play a nine inning, doubleheader on Friday, April 14, beginning at 12:00 p.m. from the Richmond County Bank Ballpark at St. George.

All-Time Series vs. Bonnies: Wagner and St. Bonaventure are meeting for the very first time. The Seahawks, as a whole, are 14-62-1 against members of the Atlantic 10 conference, last playing Fordham University back on March 19, 2016.  Saint Louis University is the lone school from the conference that Wagner has yet to play in its history.

Scouting The Bonnies: St. Bonaventure split a non-conference doubleheader with Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) members, Niagara, on Tuesday afternoon. The Bonnies took game one by a 5-1 count before falling in eight inning, 2-1, to the Purple Eagles. 

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. 

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. 

.500 Over The Last Ten: Over the last ten games, the Seahawks are 5-5. Three Green & White hitters are batting over .300 during this stretch, led by junior infielder Sean Mazzio (West Chester, PA/Salesianum School [DE]), who is batting .325 (13-for-40) with two home runs and two triples to go along with seven RBIs. Mazzio has posted a total OPS (On-base plus Slugging %) of .972, as he is slugging .600 over the last ten contests. Fellow junior Anthony Godino (Thornwood, NY/Pleasantville) is 11-for-35 in his last ten games (.314), while also driving in seven runs and going a perfect 5-for-5 in stolen base chances. Sophomore C/INF Phil Capra (North Salem, NY/North Salem) is 11-for-36 in his last ten games (.306), while also tallying seven RBIs. 

100-Career Hit Club Gains Two New Members: Mazzio 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 Godino 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 Capra, who enters play with 83 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 recorded his first RBI of the 2017 season after 1-for-4 in Lexington's 12-4 victory over Greenville (Class A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox). 
• The 2015 NEC Player of the Year delivered a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Chris DeVito from third. 
• 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 .348 with 2 RBIs and three stolen bases. 
• For the third time in the first six games, Miller has had a mult-hit performance, most recently going 2-for-4 with a RBI and a stolen base in Arkansas' 6-3 defeat in game two of Tuesday's twin bill. 
• 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 .333	Anthony Godino .318	Kyle Cala .293	Sean Mazzio .290	Freddy Sabido .276
Slugging Pct.	Mazzio .495	Capra .484	Sabido .461	Godino .447	Cala .434
On-Base Pct.	Capra .411	Godino .384	Mazzio .343	Cala .343	Sabido .329
Runs	Godino 18	Cala 16	Mazzio 15	Capra 13	Joe Silvestrone 11
Hits	Capra 31	Cala 29	Mazzio 27	Godino 27	Sabido 21
RBIs	Mazzio 18	Cala 15	Capra 15	Godino 11	Sabido 10
Doubles	Godino 7	Capra 6	Silvestrone 5	Three tied at 3
Triples	Godino 2	Anthony Pecora 2	Sabido 2	Mazzio 2	Two tied at 1
Home Runs	Mazzio 4	Cala 3	Capra 2	Sabido 2	Two tied at 1
Walks	Silvestrone 11	Capra 10	Pecora 9	Kyle Brey 8	Three tied at 7
Stolen Bases	Godino 10	Silvestrone 7	Cala 5	Three tied at 2
ERA	Danny Marsh 0.49	Austin Goeke .211	Chris Mormile 3.67
Wins	Marsh 3	Goeke 2	Steven Bowley 1	Ethan Pritchett 1	Mormile 1
Innings Pitched	Goeke 38.1	Marsh 37.0	Mormile 27.0
Strikeouts	Goeke 46	Marsh 29	Mormile 25	Neil Abbatiello 15	Two tied at 13

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