Pictured Above: Senior RHP Eric Ligda (Credit: Ross Pirrotta) 
 

Game 37-39 | April 26-28, 2019 Wagner College Seahawks (15-21; 8-7 NEC) vs. Bryant University Bulldogs (28-13; 10-2 NEC) Staten Island, NY | Richmond County Bank Ballpark
Gameday Info	Live Stats (All Three Games) 📺: NEC Front Row (Saturday Doubleheader) : Keith Raad
Series History	Bryant leads 29-13-0
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Staten Island, NY –  Winners of five of its last six games, the Wagner College baseball team welcomes conference leaders, Bryant, to Richmond County Bank Ballpark, this weekend for a pivotal Northeast Conference (NEC) weekend series featuring the defending co-regular season champions from a season ago. 

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Date	Team	Pitcher	W-L	ERA	G-GS	IP	SO	BB
April 27, 2019 (Game 1)	Bryant	LHP Steve Theetge	6-1	1.78	10-10	60.2	63	24
	Wagner	RHP Eric Ligda	0-4	5.98	9-9	49.2	44	28
April 27, 2019 (Game 2)	Bryant	RHP Tyler Mattison	6-1	4.56	10-10	51.1	38	16
	Wagner	LHP Neil Abbatiello	1-4	5.58	9-9	50.0	34	23
April 28, 2019	Bryant	TBA
	Wagner	RHP McCae Allen	4-4	4.87	11-8	40.2	40	27

 

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// The Series: 
» Wagner and Bryant have met 42 times in program history, which includes the NEC postseason, with the Bulldogs leading the head-to-head series, 29-13. 
» The Seahawks have played spoilers in recent years, eliminating the Bulldogs in the last two NEC Championships. 
» Over the last ten meetings, both teams have won five games. 
» Ironically, excluding last season's NEC Championship game in which Wagner won, 6-1, and the April 7, 2017 matchup (a 7-1 win for the Seahawks), ten games were decided by two runs or less. 
 

Date	Location	Outcome
5/13/2018	Smithfield, RI	Wagner 2, Bryant 3
5/12/2018	Smithfield, RI	Wagner 4, Bryant 2
5/11/2018	Smithfield, RI	Wagner 1, Bryant 2
3/25/2018	Brooklyn, NY (MCU Park)	Bryant 2, Wagner 2
3/25/2018	Brooklyn, NY (MCU Park)	Bryant 3, Wagner 1
3/24/2018	Brooklyn, NY (MCU Park)	Bryant 6, Wagner 8
5/27/2017	Norwich, CT (NEC Championship)	Wagner 6, Bryant 5
4/9/2017	Staten Island, NY	Bryant 6, Wagner 5
4/8/2017	Staten Island, NY	Bryant 1, Wagner 0
4/8/2017	Staten Island, NY	Bryant 5, Wagner 4

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2019 NEC Baseball Standings (Through 4/24/19)

SCHOOL	NEC RECORD	PCT	OVERALL	PCT	STREAK
1. Bryant	10-2	.833	28-13	.683	Lost, 1
2. WAGNER	8-7	.533	15-21	.417	Won, 2
3. Sacred Heart	6-6	.500	14-23	.378	Won, 1
4 .LIU Brooklyn	7-8	.467	16-21	.432	Won, 2
5. Central Connecticut	5-7	.417	15-16	.484	Lost, 4
6. Mount St. Mary's	6-9	.400	13-26	.333	Won, 1
Fairleigh Dickinson	6-9	.400	8-28-1	.230	Lost, 3

// Last Time Out For Wagner...
» With the game tied at 1-1 heading into the bottom of the eighth, the Wagner College baseball team scored the go-ahead and added an insurance run while holding off a late Manhattan rally in the ninth to hold on for the 3-2 win on Wednesday evening at the Richmond County Bank Ballpark.
» Sophomore 2B Mike Ruggiero and senior 3B Will Johnson each collected two hits with Ruggiero driving what turned out to be the go-ahead score in the bottom of the eighth. Junior Griffin Schneider and senior Anthony Pecora also drove in a RBI in tonight's victory.
» Junior Nick Zuppe opened tonight's contest, going an inning while striking out one and giving up a hit. The Seahawks used a total of five arms from the bullpen in picking up the victory. Junior Ryan Lauk earned his second win of the season, working a scoreless eighth inning. Classmate Nick Robino picked up his sixth save of the season.
» Nick Cimillo led the way for the visiting Jaspers with two hits. Matt Padre was credited with the lone RBI in the contest for the visitors. Carson Coon was saddled with the loss, giving up two runs on three hits in the bottom of the eighth.

// 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	186	222	1	.456
Herb Sutter	16	149	128	7	.537
Rich Vitaliano	8	120	208	3	.367

// Over The Last Ten Games For Wagner... 
» Wagner is 7-3 over its last ten games. 
» Junior Tyler Sanfillippo is leading the way with a .405 batting, collecting 17 hits over his last ten games. The Wayne, NJ has a team-best four doubles and has driven in a team-leading 14 RBI. He has also posted a team-high .571 slugging percentage and a .479 on-base.
» Junior Freddy Sabido and senior Anthony Pecora have clubbed two home runs apiece during this recent ten-game span.  
» Junior Griffin Schneider has added 13 RBIs over his last ten contests. 
» Junior Nick Robino has notched three saves during this ten-game span.


// About Bryant... 
» Bryant, who shared the 2018 NEC regular season title with the Seahawks a season ago, enters this weekend's contest sporting a 10-2 league record while boasting a 28-13 overall record. 
» The Bulldogs fell to Boston College, 10-5, on Wednesday afternoon in Smithfield, RI. 
» Collectively, the Bulldogs are second in the country in hits (488) and runs scored (372) while placing fourth in the nation in team batting at .320 while also among the top-ten in doubles (92). 
» Ryan Ward ranks among the top-ten in the country as one of toughest batters to strike out while ranking in a the top-20 in hits (64). 
»Steve Theetge and Tyler Mattison each have six wins this season while Chris Wright has nine saves. 


// On Deck For Wagner...