Pictured Above:  Junior Tyler Sanfillippo (Credit: Robert M. Pimpsner PinstripedProspects.com)

Game 28 April 10, 2019  Wagner College Seahawks (9-18) vs.  Rider University Broncs (12-19) Staten Island, NY | Richmond County Bank Ballpark
Gameday Info	: NEC Front Row 🎙️: Keith Raad (Play-by-Play)   Live Stats:
Series History	Rider leads 15-6
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Staten Island, NY – Following a ten-game road trip, the Wagner College baseball team returns home to the Richmond County Bank Ballpark as they host the Rider University Broncs at 6:00 p.m. this evening.  // The Series...
» These two programs have met 21 times with Rider leading the head-to-head matchup, 16-5.
» Over the last meetings, both teams have picked up five wins while Wagner has won the last two meetings, more recently, a 4-3 road triumph a season ago in Lawrenceville, NJ. 

// Last Time Out For Wagner... 
» Junior 1B Tyler Sanfillippo powered the Wagner offense in support of a strong outing from starter McCae Allen as the Wagner baseball took the series finale at Sacred Heart, 5-4, on Sunday afternoon. 
» Sanfillippo was one of three Wagner players with two hits on the afternoon as he was joined by senior 3B Will Johnson, who went 2-for-4 with a run scored and classmate Griffin Schneider, who went 2-for-5 with two runs scored.
» Allen (2-4) worked a sharp six innings, allowing just one unearned run on five hits, while issuing three walks and striking out a season-best seven in earning his second victory of the season.
» Junior Nick Robino notched his fourth save of the season, tossing the final 1.1 frames.


// Seahawk Tidbits...
» As a whole, Wagner, is among the top-15 in the nation in triples, having recorded 13 on the season thus far, which trails the nation's leader, Arizona, by seven (20). 
» Senior Will Johnson is enjoying a stellar final season thus far, as the Toms River, NJ native is fifth in the circuit in average (.357), third in on-base (.488), sixth in hits (35) and second in walks (23). On a national scale, he is among the top-100 players in the county in on-base percentage. 
» Seniors Joe Silvestrone and Anthony Pecora are among the top-75 players in the country in triples, with Silvestrone ranking among the top-20 with four on the season while Pecora is ranked 55th in the country with three. 
» Junior 1B Tyler Sanfillippo was named the Northeast Conference (NEC) Player of the Week on Tuesday afternoon.
»The Wayne, NJ native raised his batting average by 48 points last week, collecting at least one hit and one RBI in each of the Green & White's four games. The Garden State product reached base safely at least twice in every contest.  
» Over the four-game span, the former Seton Hall Prep product batted .429 (6-for-14) with two doubles, four walks and a league-high seven RBIs. He also spearheaded the Wagner offense in propelling the Seahawks in taking two-of-three from Sacred Heart over the weekend, reaching base a total of eight times and scoring at least one run in all three games.

 
// About Rider... 
» Rider enters this evening's contest with Wagner with a 12-19 overall record. 
» The Broncs rallied to defeat Seton Hall, 11-8, in a rain-shortened, non-conference tilt on Tuesday afternoon. 
» Kyle Johnson went 3-for-5 with three runs scored and an RBI while Mike Ionta went 2-for-4 with three RBIs, two of which coming off a two-run home run in the first inning. 
»Riley Mihalik leads Rider in seven offensive categories: batting average (.316), slugging (.588), on-base (.409), runs (25), hits (36), RBIs (27) and home runs (27).
»On the mound, Pete Soporowski and Andrew Imperatore each have three wins with Soporowski leading the club with 62 strikeouts. 
  // On Deck For Wagner... 
» Wagner resumes conference play this weekend as the Seahawks square off against LIU Brooklyn, beginning on Friday afternoon at Richmond County Bank Ballpark.