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Baseball Resumes NEC Play With Three-Game Set Against Sacred Heart; All Games Played At CCSU Baseball Field

Pictured Above: Junior outfielder Joe Silvestrone
Game 23-25
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Wagner College Seahawks (12-10; 2-1 NEC) @ Sacred Heart University Pioneers (5-12; 1-1 NEC)
March 29-31, 2018
Game Details March 29, 2018 - 3:00 p.m. (Single Game | Nine Innings)
New Britain, CT | CCSU Baseball Field
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March 30, 2018 - 1:00 p.m. (Single Game | Nine Innings)
New Britain, CT | CCSU Baseball Field
Live Stats

March 31, 2018 - 1:00 p.m. (Single Game | Nine Innings)
New Britain, CT | CCSU Baseball Field
Live Stats
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PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS:
Date Team Pitcher ERA W-L G-GS IP BB SO
March 29, 2018 Wagner LHP Koby Bishop 6.00 2-1 8-3 21.0 9 17
Sacred Heart RHP Cooper Thompson 2.40 1-1 5-5 28.1 8 23
March 30, 2018 Wagner RHP Eric Ligda 4.22 3-1 6-6 32.0 16 26
Sacred Heart RHP Brent Teller 6.10 2-2 6-5 31.0 16 33
March 31, 2018 Wagner LHP Neil Abbatiello 3.90 3-0 6-6 32.1 16 32
Sacred Heart LHP James Taubl 5.08 0-4 5-5 28.1 8 23

New Britain, CT - The Wagner baseball team resumes Northeast Conference (NEC) action as the Seahawks gear up for a three-game series against the Sacred Heart University Pioneers.
SCHEDULE ALERT:
  • The three-game series between Wagner and Sacred Heart will be contested in New Britain, CT at CCSU Baseball Field (Directions)
ALL-TIME SERIES:
  • Wagner and Sacred have met 68 times in program history with the all-time series favoring the Pioneers, 37-31. The last time these squads met was in the 2017 Northeast Conference (NEC) Tournament when SHU walked off in the bottom of the 12th inning, winning 4-3.
  • In that contest, Wagner jumped out to an early 2-0 lead before the Pioneers rallied in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game at 2-2.



LAST TIME OUT FOR WAGNER:
  • The Seahawks staged a late inning comeback attempt in the top of the ninth at St. John's but the Red Storm was able to hang on for a 3-1 win on Tuesday afternoon.
  • For Wagner (12-10), the loss marked the first time since March 6-7 that the Green & White have dropped back-to-back contests when the Seahawks lost to ACC member Virginia Tech and Stetson of the Atlantic Sun conference in DeLand, FL. St. John's improves to 12-7 on the season.
  • Senior 2B Nick Mascelli had two of Wagner's seven hits in the contest, extending his hit streak to a season-high seven games. Additionally, the Clifton, NJ native also reached base safely for the 39th consecutive game and 22nd time this season, a streak that dates back to the 2016 season.
  • Senior RF Kyle Cala drove in Wagner's only run of the contest in the ninth.



SCOUTING THE SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY PIONEERS:
  • The Pioneers, who were last season's runner-ups in the NEC Tournament, enter the weekend with a 5-12 overall record and a 1-1 league mark.
  • Sacred Heart earned a split in its NEC opener against Mount St. Mary's, defeating the Mountaineers 11-5 in the nightcap after dropping the opener, 7-6.
  • The Pioneers erupted for six runs in the bottom of the sixth to take a 9-5 lead before adding two more tallies in the bottom of the seventh.
  • Dan Schock is the team's leader in several statistical categories: average (.359), runs (10), hits (23), doubles (5), home runs (5) and tied for the team-lead in RBI with Stephen Thibault.
  • Collectively, the Pioneers are batting .224 while posting a slugging percentage of .318 and a on-base percentage of .316.
  • On the mound, Brent Teller leads the club with two wins while Cooper Thompson has posted a 2.40 ERA in two games started. Jackson Aldam has recorded two saves.



SEAHAWKS CLIMBING THE RECORDBOOK:
  • Junior Phil Capra has 17 career home runs, which is tied for ninth all-time with Mike Taylor (1981-83). Capra also has 105 career RBI, also good for ninth in program history as he is currently tied with Matt Mastrianni (2004-07).
  • Senior Nick Mascelli has been a hit machine so far this season and has ascended to a tie of fourth-place with recent Wagner Hall of Famer, Mike Cerminaro (1998-01), as both men are tied with 214 hits.

UP NEXT FOR WAGNER:
  • The Seahawks are scheduled to play their second Big East opponent of the season as Wagner is slated to take on Seton Hall on April 4.



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Players Mentioned

Neil Abbatiello

#12 Neil Abbatiello

LHP
6' 0"
Junior
L/L
Kyle Cala

#20 Kyle Cala

OF
6' 2"
Senior
R/R
Phil Capra

#27 Phil Capra

C/INF
5' 10"
Junior
S/R
Nick Mascelli

#2 Nick Mascelli

INF
5' 9"
Senior
R/R
Joe Silvestrone

#40 Joe Silvestrone

OF
5' 11"
Junior
R/R
Eric Ligda

#28 Eric Ligda

RHP
6' 5"
Junior
R/R
Koby Bishop

#37 Koby Bishop

LHP
6' 0"
Junior
L/L

Players Mentioned

Neil Abbatiello

#12 Neil Abbatiello

6' 0"
Junior
L/L
LHP
Kyle Cala

#20 Kyle Cala

6' 2"
Senior
R/R
OF
Phil Capra

#27 Phil Capra

5' 10"
Junior
S/R
C/INF
Nick Mascelli

#2 Nick Mascelli

5' 9"
Senior
R/R
INF
Joe Silvestrone

#40 Joe Silvestrone

5' 11"
Junior
R/R
OF
Eric Ligda

#28 Eric Ligda

6' 5"
Junior
R/R
RHP
Koby Bishop

#37 Koby Bishop

6' 0"
Junior
L/L
LHP

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