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Baseball Opens 2018 Campaign At North Carolina Central This Weekend

Pictured Above: Senior infielder Nick Mascelli 
 
Game 1-3
Wagner College Seahawks (0-0) @ North Carolina Central University Eagles (0-0)
February 16-18, 2018
Game Details February 16, 2018 - 6:00 p.m.
February 17, 2018 - 1:00 p.m.
February 18, 2018 - 1:00 p.m.
Durham Athletic Park
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PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP - (2017 STATS)
 
Date Team Pitcher ERA W-L G-GS IP BB SO
February 16, 2018  Wagner LHP Neil Abbatiello 7.53 1-5 16-4 43.0 34 41
North Carolina Central  RHP Devin Sweet 3.33 4-3 12-12 67.2 31 61
February 17, 2018 Wagner RHP Eric Ligda --- --- --- --- --- ---
North Carolina Central RHP Jonathan Figueroa 5.37 4-5 12-11 62.0 29 60
February 18, 2018 Wagner RHP Kevin Wiseman --- --- --- --- --- ---
North Carolina Central RHP Jake McCort 5.45 2-2 28-0 36.1 14 33


Durham, NC  – The Wagner baseball team opens the 2018 season with a three-game series at North Carolina Central University on Friday, Feb. 16 at 6:00 p.m. The series continues on Saturday and Sunday with both games slated for a 1:00 p.m. first pitch.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT 2018 THE SEAHAWKS:
  • Wagner was selected fourth in this year's Northeast Conference (NEC) Preseason Poll, as voted on by the conference's head coaches. To read the press release, click here. 
  • Seniors Nick Mascelli, Danny Marsh, Anthony Godino and Sean Mazzio will serve as team captains for the 2018 season. 
  • Head Coach Jim Carone enters his seventh season with the program and is the fourth Seahawk skipper to win 100 career games. 
  • Wagner returns a total of 17 upperclassmen, highlighted by a quintet of All-Northeast Conference (NEC) selections in Godino, Marsh, Mascelli, junior catcher Phil Capra and sophomore designated hitter, Freddy Sabido.
  • In all, the Green & White are bringing back a total of 20 letterwinners, having only lost two players while returning all nine position players, which includes Mascelli, who missed the 2017 season due to injury.
  • Wagner finished fifth in the NEC in team batting, combining to hit .272 while the pitching staff ranked third overall in team ERA at 4.93 and the fielders placed fourth in the circuit, posting a team-total of .961 fielding percentage.
  • Capra led the team in six statistical categories, which included batting average (.351), on-base percentage (.453), hits (65), RBIs (42) walks (31) and total bases (100).
  • Sabido was the team's home run leader in his first season on Grymes Hill, belting nine round trippers.
  • Wagner is scheduled to play its first 19 games on the road to start 2018.


ABOUT THE NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY EAGLES:
  • North Carolina Central posted a record of 22-28 last season and finished with a 12-11 mark in the conference.
  • The Eagles went 16-15 at home last year.
  • The Eagles were voted to finish fourth in the Southern Division of the MEAC and had five players named to the Preseason All-MEAC team: Corey Joyce was tabbed to the First Team while Devin Sweet, Justice Sampson, Dominic Cuevas and Carter Williams were all named to the Second Team.
  • Joyce was named First Team All-MEAC as well as MEAC Rookie of the Year while garnering Freshman All-American status by Collegiate Baseball. He started in 46 games and finished among the top-ten in the hitting (.344), third in slugging (.514) and fourth in RBI with 43.
  • Sweet led the pitching staff with 61 strikeouts to finish the year with a 4-3 record and a 3.33 ERA. He held batters to just a .243 batting average.
  • Wagner is the only NEC school the Eagles have scheduled for the 2018 campaign.
 

NEXT UP FOR WAGNER:
  • The Seahawks, who will play a total of 19 games away from Staten Island to start the 2018 season, will travel to Baltimore, MD for a three-game set as they square off against the Coppin State University Eagles on February 24-25. The Feb. 24 game is scheduled to be played as a doubleheader with the first game slated for a 11:00 a.m. start. 

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Players Mentioned

Neil Abbatiello

#12 Neil Abbatiello

LHP
6' 0"
Junior
L/L
Phil Capra

#27 Phil Capra

C/INF
5' 10"
Junior
S/R
Anthony Godino

#44 Anthony Godino

OF
6' 0"
Senior
R/R
Danny Marsh

#13 Danny Marsh

RHP
6' 0"
Senior
R/R
Nick Mascelli

#2 Nick Mascelli

INF
5' 9"
Senior
R/R
Sean Mazzio

#24 Sean Mazzio

INF
5' 11"
Senior
R/R
Freddy Sabido

#33 Freddy Sabido

LHP/OF
6' 7"
Sophomore
L/L
Kevin Wiseman

#4 Kevin Wiseman

RHP
6' 1"
Freshman
R/R
Eric Ligda

#28 Eric Ligda

RHP
6' 5"
Junior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Neil Abbatiello

#12 Neil Abbatiello

6' 0"
Junior
L/L
LHP
Phil Capra

#27 Phil Capra

5' 10"
Junior
S/R
C/INF
Anthony Godino

#44 Anthony Godino

6' 0"
Senior
R/R
OF
Danny Marsh

#13 Danny Marsh

6' 0"
Senior
R/R
RHP
Nick Mascelli

#2 Nick Mascelli

5' 9"
Senior
R/R
INF
Sean Mazzio

#24 Sean Mazzio

5' 11"
Senior
R/R
INF
Freddy Sabido

#33 Freddy Sabido

6' 7"
Sophomore
L/L
LHP/OF
Kevin Wiseman

#4 Kevin Wiseman

6' 1"
Freshman
R/R
RHP
Eric Ligda

#28 Eric Ligda

6' 5"
Junior
R/R
RHP

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