DeLand, FL  – The Wagner baseball team continues its trip of the Sunshine State as the Seahawks square off against the Virginia Tech Hokies, of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) at Melching Field at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson University. 
 

• Wagner and Virginia Tech are meeting for the first time in program history.
• All-time, the Seahawks are 5-11 against ACC members, last taking on the University of Virginia Cavaliers, back on March 8-9 of 2016, a year after the Cavaliers won the College World Series. 
• The Hokies are 9-7 against the current members of the Northeast Conference (NEC), last taking on Bryant in 2011.

LAST TIME OUT FOR WAGNER: 

• The Wagner baseball was shutout out by the No. 23 ranked UCF Knights, 12-0, in the series finale on Sunday in Orlando, FL.
• Junior DH Phil Capra was the lone Seahawk with two hits on the afternoon while sophomore 1B Freddy Sabido had the only extra base hit for the visitors, a first-inning double. Freshmen Brandon Hall and Ben Montenegro each recorded their first collegiate hits in the contest.

ABOUT THE VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES:

WELCOME TO THE 200-HIT CLUB, NICK MASCELLI:

• In the middle game of a three-game series at No. 23 ranked UCF, senior infielder Nick Mascelli etched his name into the Wagner record books, becoming just the tenth Seahawk all-time to reach the 200-hit plateau.
• The Clifton, NJ native, who went 1-for-3 on Saturday, added a hit in the series finale, to now be in a tie for eighth all-time on the Seahawk career hits, joining Nick Papa and Chris Dick, who finished their careers with 201 hits. 
• 2015 NEC Player of the Year and current Kansas City Royal prospect, Nick Dini, is the all-time hits leader at 245.

 

Nick Mascelli logged at least one hit in each of @WagnerAthletics' four games against prime competition.

The middle infielder homered and doubled in Friday's series opener at No. 23 UCF. #NECPrimePerformer pic.twitter.com/fl0EgP7oyt

— Northeast Conference (@necbaseball) March 5, 2018

NEXT UP FOR WAGNER:

• The Green and White conclude their six-day, five-game road to Florida as they take on Stetson on March 7. 

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