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Game 36 | April 24, 2019 | 6:00 PM Wagner College Seahawks (14-21; 8-7 NEC) vs. Manhattan College Jaspers (15-25; 8-4 MAAC) Staten Island, NY | Richmond County Bank Ballpark
Gameday Info	📺: NEC Front Row 🎤: Keith Raad   Live Stats:
Series History	Manhattan leads 16-13-1
Wagner Links	Roster | Schedule I Stats | News | Notes
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Staten Island, NY –  Winners of three of its last four games, the Wagner College baseball team returns home to the friendly confines of Richmond County Bank Ballpark as the Seahawks start a seven-game homestand, beginning with tonight's contest against Manhattan College. First-pitch is slated for 6:00 p.m. and will be streamed live on NEC Front Row. 

Date	Team	Pitcher	W-L	ERA	G-GS	IP	SO	BB
April 24, 2019	Wagner	TBA
	Manhattan	TBA

 

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// The Series: 
» Wagner and Manhattan will be meeting for the 31st time with the Jaspers leading the head-to-head series, 16-13-1. 
» Wednesday's contest is just the first time in four years that these two New York-based programs will be facing one another, as Wagner took that contest, 9-3, back on April 29, 2015, on Staten Island. 

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2019 NEC Baseball Standings (Through 4/20/19)

SCHOOL	NEC RECORD	PCT	OVERALL	PCT	STREAK
1. Bryant	10-2	.833	28-12	.700	Won, 4
2. WAGNER	8-7	.533	14-21	.400	Won, 1
3. Sacred Heart	6-6	.500	13-32	.371	Won, 1
4 .LIU Brooklyn	7-8	..467	15-21	.417	Won, 1
5. Central Connecticut	5-7	.417	15-15	.500	Lost, 3
6. Mount St. Mary's	6-9	.400	12-26	.316	Lost, 1
Fairleigh Dickinson	6-9	.400	8-26-1	.243	Lost, 1

// Last Time Out For Wagner...
» Junior right-hander McCae Allen limited Mount St. Mary's to just one run while freshman 2B Shamus Connolly and senior 3B Will Johnson combined to drive in five RBIs as Wagner took two-of-three from the Mount in posting an 8-2 victory on Saturday afternoon. 
» With the win, Wagner moved into sole possession of second-place in the Northeast Conference (NEC) standings at 14-21 overall and 8-7 in league play while the Mountaineers fell to 12-26 and 6-9 in league action. 
» Allen fired off a season-high seven innings, allowing just one earned run while scattering four hits in picking up his team-leading fourth victory of the season. The Wichita, KS native matched a career-high with seven strikeouts while yielding just one walk. 
» Connolly was one of three Seahawks with two hits, as the first-year Seahawk drove in a career-best three RBIs in Saturday's victory. Senior Anthony Pecora and sophomore Emil Matti also collected two hits in the contest. 


// Last Time Against Manhattan... 
» In the April 29, 2015 contest between the Seahawks and Jaspers, Wagner erupted for six runs in the bottom fo the third that cemented a 9-3 triumph for the Green & White. 
» Current Seahawk Director of Operations, Nick Pavia, earned the win in the game, which was his fourth of the season. 

// Allen Collects Second NEC Pitcher Of The Week Award... 
» McCae Allen was named NEC Pitcher of the Week, the league office announced on Tuesday afternoon. 
» For the junior righty, this marks the second time this season that he has earned weekly honors from the conference, as he was tabbed Pitcher of the Week for the first in his career back on March 19. 
» The Wichita, KS native took the ball in the series finale against Mount and fired seven innings to earn an 8-2 victory that moved Wagner into sole possession of second place in the NEC standings. 

// Pecora & Sanfillippo Recognized On #NECPrimePerformer List:
» In addition to Allen earning Pitcher of the Week honors, teammates Anthony Pecora and Tyler Sanfillippo were recognized by the league on the #NECPrimePerformer List 
»  Over the four-game span, Pecora led the team with a .526 batting average, while collecting a team-leading ten hits in 19 at-bats while scoring seven runs. 
» The Mamaroneck, NY native had two doubles, two home runs and drove in four while posting a total OPS of 1.556, highlighted by a team-best .947 slugging percentage. 
» Sanfillippo was a key cog in Wagner's 3-1 week, in which he batted .450 (9-for-20) with four runs scored and driving in a team-high nine RBIs, four of which coming in the April 19 contest against Mount St. Mary's, in which Sanfillippo went 3-for-3. 


// Head Coach Jim Carone Continue To Climb Up The Career Wins Ladder..
» Wagner head coach Jim Carone, a two-time Northeast Conference (NEC) Coach of the Year, continued his upward trend on the all-time career wins list. 
» Carone has now moved north of 180 career victories, standing at 185
» Carone 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. 

ALL-TIME CAREER COACHING RECORD

Coach	Years	Wins	Losses	Ties	Pct
Joe Litterio	12	240	372	2	.393
JIM CARONE	8	185	222	1	.455
Herb Sutter	16	149	128	7	.537
Rich Vitaliano	8	120	208	3	.367

// Over The Last Ten Games For Wagner... 
» Wagner is 6-4 over its last ten games. 
» Sanfillippo is leading the way with a .432 batting, collecting 19 hits over his last ten games. The Wayne, NJ has a team-best five doubles and has driven in a team-leading 16 RBI. He has also posted a team-high .614 slugging percentage and a .490 on-base 
» Junior Freddy Sabido and Pecora have clubbed two home runs apiece, with Sabido posting a .362 batting average and Pecora has swung the bat to a .342 clip over this span. 
» Allen, the newly-minted NEC Pitcher of the Week, is a perfect 3-0 in his last three outings, posting a 1.47 ERA. He has also notched a team-high 19 strikeouts. 
» Junior Nick Robino has come on for two saves during this ten-game span.  


// About Manhattan... 
» Manhattan enters this evening's contest with a 15-25 overall record and are looking to snap a three-game losing streak. 
» The Jaspers dropped a 4-1 decision against Hofstra on Tuesday evening, 4-1, at Dutchess Stadium. 
» Dominic Palma led the way for the Jaspers with two hits while Keury Abreu drew two walks in the contest. 
» Nick Cimillo leads Manhattan in six statistical categories: average (.347), slugging pct. (.510), on-base pct. (.412), runs scored (26), hits (51), and home runs (6). 
» John Cain leads the hurlers with five wins and 56 strikeouts while Teddy Sabato has two saves on the season for Manhattan. 


// On Deck For Wagner...