Photo Credit: Gerry Nelson Wall '81
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Games 21-23
March 29-31, 2019
Wagner College Seahawks (6-14; 2-1 NEC) @
Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (8-8: 1-2 NEC)
New Britain, CT | CCSU Baseball Field
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March 29, 2019 | 3:00 PM
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March 30, 2019 | 1:00 PM
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March 31, 2019 | 1:00 PM
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Central Connecticut leads 56-32-0 |
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New Britain, CT – Northeast Conference (NEC) play resumes for the Wagner baseball team as the Seahawks continue its 10-game road swing in New Britain, CT, as they will square off against the Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils this weekend in a three-game set.
// The Series...
» Wagner and Central Connecticut have met 88 times in program history with the Blue Devils holding a 56-32 edge in the head-to-head series.
» Last season, these two teams split its four-game series in New Britain, with the Seahawks sweeping the April 14 doubleheader, 5-2, and 6-4.
» Over the last five seasons, CCSU has held a slim 14-10 advantage in the matchup.
» These two teams alternated season sweeps of each other in 2014 (CCSU 4-0) and 2015 (WAGNER 4-0).
// Current Seahawks Against CCSU...
» At the plate against CCSU, junior
Freddy Sabido has played in a nine contests while batting .333 (12-for-36) with four runs scored and has driven in eight RBIS in slugging .417 and reaching base at a .368 clip.
» Joining Sabido, senior outfielder
Joe Silvestrone has played in a 11 games against the Blue Devils, batting to the tune of .324 in nine starts as he has recorded three steals and driven in three runs.
» Last season, senior
Anthony Pecora batted .308 against CCSU, and in his four-year career has delivered 12 hits against the Blue Devils.
» On the mound, senior southpaw
Neil Abbatiello has logged 18.1 innings against Central Connecticut while recording 16 strikeouts.
» Sophomore right-hander,
Nick LePre, made one appearance against CCSU and recorded a strikeout and picked up his second career save in the process.
» Junior
Nick Robino has appeared in three games, posting an 0-1 record with 2.70 ERA and a save while striking out eight Blue Devil batters, highlighted by a four strikeout outing back on April 15, 2018 at the CCSU Baseball Field.
// About Central Connecticut...
» Central Connecticut enters this weekend with a 8-8 overall record after dropping its last two contests, mostly a 5-2 decision at Fairfield on Tuesday afternoon.
» The Blue Devils were held to five hits while Jack Nolan and James Dolaghan were each credited with an RBI.
» In Northeast Conference (NEC) action, the Blue Devils are 1-2 in league play after opening league play at Bryant back on March 23-24. After dropping the opener, 12-3, CCSU earned a 6-5 triumph in game one of Sunday's doubleheader before dropping the nightcap, 14-4.
» Three Blue Devils are batting over .300 in Jay Devito, Dylan Sanchez and Chandler Debrosse. Dave Matthews lead the squad with 14 runs and seven doubles while Buddy Dewaine, Jack Nolan, and Chris Kanios have each driven in a team-leading nine RBIs.
» On the mound, Mike Appel, Tom Curtin, and Patrick Mitchell have each posted two wins with Appel pitching to a 0.66 ERA in four appearances. Jared Gallagher has notched two saves thus far while Brandon Fox has recorded a team-high 16 strikeouts.
// Longball Tracker (Inside-The-Park Home Runs Across NCAA)...
» Back on March 20, at home against Saint Peter's' University, freshman infielder
Shamus Connolly recorded his first collegiate hit, which turned out to be a two-run, inside-the-park home run.
» Connolly's inside-the-park round tripper was the sixth such occurrence to date this season
Inside-The-Park Home Runs In Division I Baseball This Season
| Player |
School |
Opponent (Date) |
| Tucker Maxwell |
Georgia |
UMass Lowell (2/24/19) |
| Justice Bigbie |
Western Carolina |
@ UNC Asheville (3/6/19) |
| Drew Lowe |
Oral Roberts |
Dallas Baptist (3/8/19) |
| Justice Bigbie |
Western Carolina |
Elon (3/16/19) |
| Caleb Walls |
Maryland |
@ Elon (3/19/19) |
| Shamus Connolly |
WAGNER |
Saint Peter's (3/20/19) |
| Gavin Johns |
Tennessee Tech |
Eastern Illinois (3/23/19) |
| Bryce Teodosio |
Clemson |
@ Boston College (3/23/19) |
// Head Coach Jim Carone Continues To Ascend All-Time Wins List...
» On March 17, Wagner blanked Mount St. Mary's, 4-0, in taking two-of-three during the opening weekend of league play.
» The win marked the 175th career coaching victory for two-time NEC Coach of the Year,
Jim Carone, as he is just one of two Wagner bench bosses to ever accumulate 175 or more wins, joining former Seahawk head coach, Joe Litterio, who amassed a program-record 240 career wins in 12 seasons on Grymes Hill.
» Most recently, Carone's squad earned a 13-4 victory over Monmouth back on March 23 to give him career win No. 177.
Wagner All-Time Career Coaching Record
| Coach |
Years |
Wins |
Losses |
Ties |
Winning Percentage |
| Joe Litterio |
12 |
240 |
372 |
2 |
.393 |
| JIM CARONE |
8 |
177 |
215 |
1 |
.452 |
| Herb Sutter |
16 |
149 |
128 |
7 |
.537 |
| Rich Vitaliano |
8 |
120 |
208 |
3 |
.367 |
// Beyer Tabbed To #NECPrimePerformer List...
» Junior right-hander
Justin Beyer was included on the weekly #NECPrimePerformer List for the week of March 26.
» In his lone start of the week against Saint Peter's, Beyer spun a gem, as he scattered three hits, while allowing three unearned runs and fanned five Peacocks over six innings of work in picking up his first victory of the season.
» Beyer limited Saint Peter's to just three singles for a collective .143 batting in his outing.
// Seahawk Cycle...
» Against Saint Peter's on back on March 20 at home, the Seahawk infield, collectively, hit for the cycle.
» Seniors
Will Johnson had a double and a home run, while classmate
Anthony Pecora and sophomore
Mike Ruggiero each provided singles while sophomore catcher
Brandon Hall belted a triple and freshman
Shamus Connolly rounded out with inside-the-park home run early in the contest.
» Individually, senior CF
Joe Silvestrone, who had a three-hit day, came within a home run of completing the cycle, as he tripled in the third, doubled in the fourth and singled in the fifth.
// Seahawks Sweep NEC Weekly Honors For The Third Time In Program History...
» Back on March 19, the Wagner baseball team swept all three weekly Northeast Conference (NEC) honors as senior shortstop
Anthony Pecora (Player of the Week), junior right hander,
McCae Allen (Pitcher of the Week), and freshman left-handed pitcher
John LaPointe (Co-Rookie of the Week) were all recognized by the league it was announced on Tuesday afternoon.
» With Tuesday's announcement, this marks the third time in program history that Wagner has had players home honors in all three weekly categories. Back on May 22, 2017, former Seahawk outfielder,
Anthony Godino (Player of the Week), current left-hander
Neil Abbatiello (Pitcher), and junior Freddy Sabdio (Rookie) each garnered weekly honors from the league.
// Seahawks In Spring Training...
» With the 2019 Major League Baseball underway, four Seahawks had the chance to compete for their respective organizations during Spring Training
» Ben Ruta (New York Yankees): Ruta played in seven games for the New York Yankees, recording his five games for the Yankees during his first spring training with the big club... He made his spring debut on March 2 against the Pittsburgh Pirates... He was credited with his first stolen base against Baltimore on March 17... Against the Toronto Blue Jays on March 23 in the bottom of the ninth, the New Jersey native led off the frame with a double to center...
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Nick Dini (Kansas City Royals): Dini, the 2015 NEC Player of the Year, has appeared in nine games this spring and batted and has batted .364 (4-for-11) with three runs scored, a double and two RBIs... On March 2, against Seattle, Dini went 1-for-2 and drove in those two RBIs in Kansas City's 8-0 victory.
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Ian Miller (Seattle Mariners): Miller logged ten games for the Mariners this spring, scoring five runs, adding three hits while connecting on a home run and driving in three RBIs.
» Nolan Long (Los Angeles Dodgers): Long made his spring debut on March 20 against the Chicago Cubs. The towering 6-10 right-hander came on in the bottom of the ninth in a 4-4 game and proceeded to strikeout the first two batters he faced (Johnny Field and Donnie Dewees) before allowing a walk to Zack Short. Short stole second but Long closed out the game, getting Vimael Machin to ground out to first as the game ended in a tie... For the spring, Long logged 1.2 innings, with a walk and two strikeouts.
// On Deck For Wagner...
» Following this weekend's three-game stint in New Britain, CT, the Seahawks will make the short trip to Rutgers University on Wednesday, April 3 for a 3:00 p.m.
» NEC play resumes for Wagner on April 5-7 as the team will travel to Sacred Heart.
