Game 44-46 | May 11-12, 2019 Wagner College Seahawks (15-28; 8-13 NEC) vs. Stony Brook University Seawolves (25-19; 14-7 America East) Staten Island, NY | Richmond County Bank Ballpark
Gameday Info	Saturday, May 11, 2019 | 12:00 PM Game 1 of Doubleheader    Live Stats | 📺: NEC Front Row  : Keith Raad Saturday, May 11, 2019 | Approximately 35 minutes after conclusion of Game 1   Live Stats | 📺: NEC Front Row  : Keith Raad Sunday, May 12, 2019 | 1:00 PM   Live Stats | 📺: NEC Front Row  : Keith Raad
Series History	Stony Brook leads 9-4
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Staten Island, NY –  The Wagner College baseball team will honor its 11 seniors prior to Saturday's doubleheader against Stony Brook. The three-game weekend series will mark the Seahawks' final home weekend of the 2019 season and will begin at noon at the Richmond County Bank Ballpark. 

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Date	Team	Pitcher	W-L	ERA	G-GS	IP	SO	BB
May 11, 2019 (Game 1)	Stony Brook	RHP Greg Marino	4-4	5.81	11-11	66.2	62	12
	Wagner	RHP Eric Ligda	0-5	5.60	11-11	62.2	53	34
May 11, 2019 (Game 2)	Stony Brook	RHP Bret Clarke	7-0	3.53	10-9	51.0	37	26
	Wagner	LHP Neil Abbatiello	1-5	5.23	11-11	62.0	43	28
May 12, 2019	Stony Brook	LHP Jared Milch	1-2	6.95	8-5	22.0	13	8
	Wagner	RHP McCae Allen	4-6	4.53	13-10	51.2	52	35

 

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// The Series: 
» Wagner and Stony Brook have only met 13 times in program history with the Seawolves holding a 9-4 edge in the all-time series. 
» The Green & White, however, have won the last four meetings against the Long Island-based program, sweeping last season's three-game series back on March 10-11. 
» Stony Brook's last victory over Wagner was 13 years ago, when the Seawolves defeated the Seahawks, 22-7, at Stony Brook. 

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2019 NEC Baseball Standings (Through 5/8/19)

SCHOOL	NEC RECORD	PCT	OVERALL	PCT	STREAK
1. Bryant *	15-3	.833	34-15	.694	Won, 1
2. Central Connecticut	11-7	.611	21-19	.525	Lost, 1
3. Fairleigh Dickinson	9-9	.500	15-31-1	.330	Lost, 1
4 .LIU Brooklyn	8-10	.444	18-28	.391	Lost, 5
Sacred Heart	8-10	.444	16-28-1	.367	Tie, 1
6. WAGNER	8-13	.381	15-28	.349	Lost, 7
7. Mount St. Mary's	7-14	.333	14-33	.304	Won, 1

* Clinched NEC Tournament Berth // 2019 Senior Class... 
» Prior to the start of Saturday's doubleheader, the Wagner baseball team will honor its 11 seniors in a pregame ceremony
» The senior student-athletes that will be recognized include: Neil Abbatiello, Dario Anderson, Koby Bishop, Keaton Freire, Will Johnson, Eric Ligda, Douglas Molnar, Anthony Pecora, Freddy Sabdio, Tyler Sanfillippo, and Joe Silvestrone. 


// Last Time Out For Wagner...
» Wagner led 5-1 heading into the bottom of the sixth before the St. John's Red Storm scored twice in the bottom half of the inning, and added three more scores in their half of the seventh, to come-from-behind for the 6-5 win.
» Senior SS Anthony Pecora had three hits to lead the Wagner offense while classmate Will Johnson added two hits. Pecora, junior 1B Tyler Sanfillippo, Johnson and freshman catcher, Johnny Kampes, all drove in an RBI in the contest. 
» Freshman left-hander, John LaPointe, who made his first career start for the Green & White, allowed one run on four hits in four innings of work while walking two and striking out three


// Last Time Against Stony Brook... 
» The Wagner Seahawks completed the three-game sweep of Stony Brook, in posting a 7-3 victory back on March 11, 2018.
» Koby Bishop, who made his first career start in the contest, earned the win, after firing five scoreless frames to go along with four strikeouts. 
» Four Seahawks had multi-hit games in the series finale, led by Will Johnson, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI triple and a run scored. Phil Capra went 2-for-5 with three RBIs. Ben Montenegro and Anthony Godino also had two hits and one RBI apiece. 


// Seahawks Continue Upward On The All-Time Career Lists...
» Senior Anthony Pecora is in sole possession of 17th place on the all-time games played list, as he enters this weekend with 170 career games played.  He is also two triples away from tying Nick Papa '06 for the most in program history with 13. 
» Pecora, along with Sabido and Silvestrone, are moving up the all-time career hits chart, as Sabido ranks 20th with 164 career hits. Pecora is next with 152, which puts him into a tie for 24th place, while Silvestrone enters with 148, good for 27th. 

 

Wagner All-Time Career Home Run List

Rank	Player	Years Played At Wagner	Home Run Total
1	Vin Avella	2007-10	50
2	Chris Dick	2000-04	32
3	Gil Barkman	1997-00	31
4	John Von Ahren	1982-85	30
5	Joe Murphy	1983-85	28
6	Mike Cerminaro	1998-01	26
7	Dean Esposito	1989-92	24
8	Phil Capra	2016-18	22
	John Spinelli	1997-00	22
10	Freddy Sabido	2017-Pres	19

» Senior LHP Neil Abbatiello enters this weekend tied for 13th all-time in appearances (57), while starting in 35 games, which is tied with former Seahawk and two-time American League All-Star, Andrew Bailey, for sixth-place.
» The North Salem, NY needs just nine strikeouts to become the fifth the Seahawk in program history to amass 200 career strikeouts. 
 

Wagner All-Time Career Strikeout List

Rank	Player	Years Played At Wagner	Strikeout Total
1	Joe Testa	2005-08	308
2	Andrew Bailey	2003-06	237
3	Mike McTamney	2002-05	229
4	Don Finley	1950-53	207
5	Neil Abbatiello	2016-Pres	191
6	Austin Goeke	2014-17	189
7	Bruce Wilson	1960-62	182
8	Ryan Van Spronsen	2009-12	174
	Jim Moris	1960-63	174
10	Mike D'Angelis	2003-06	167

// 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 186
» Carone is one of just 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	229	1	.448
Herb Sutter	16	149	128	7	.537
Rich Vitaliano	8	120	208	3	.367

// About Stony Brook...
» Stony Brook enters this weekend with an overall mark of 25-19 and is 14-7 in America East play, which is currently the best record in the league. 
» The Seawolves dropped its most recent series, going 1-2 on the road at Maine back on May 4-5. Stony Brook took game two of the May 4 doubleheader, 5-3. 
» Over the Seawolves last seven games, those contests have been decided by two runs or less with Stony Brook posting a 2-5 record during this stretch. 
» SBU is looking to snap a four-game losing streak to the Seahawks, last earning a 22-7 win back on April 11, 2006. 
» Michael Wilson, Nick Grande and Brandon Alamo rank second, third and fifth in the America East, led by Wilson, who is batting a team-leading .364. 
» Wilson and Grande are one-and-two in the conference in slugging percentage while Grande leads the team in on-base percentage (.459), runs scored (51) and hits (61). 
» On the mound, the Seawolves' arms have posted a collective 5.29 ERA. Bret Clarke is among the top-40 pitchers in the nation in wins, posting a perfect 7-0 record to go along with a 3.53 ERA. Greg Marino is the team's leader with 62 strikeouts against 12 walks for the season. 

// On Deck For Wagner...