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Game 43 | May 7, 2019 Wagner College Seahawks (15-27; 8-13 NEC) @ St. John's Red Storm (25-19; 5-7 Big East) Queens, NY | Jack Kaiser Stadium
Gameday Info	Tuesday, May 7, 2019 | 6:00 PM   Live Stats 📺:  WatchESPN (ESPN3)
Series History	St. John's leads 58-10
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Queens, NY –  The Wagner College baseball team is scheduled to play its final midweek non-conference game of the 2019 season on Tuesday evening as the Seahawks make the short trek to Jack Kaiser Stadium in Queens to square off against the St. John's Red Storm. Tuesday's contest is an ESPN3 telecast and is available on the WatchESPN app. 

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Date	Team	Pitcher	W-L	SV	ERA	G-GS	IP	SO	BB
May 7, 2019	Wagner	LHP John LaPointe	2-0	3	8.22	12-0	23.0	20	15
	St. John's	LHP Nick Mondak	1-1	0	2.00	6-5	18.0	18	11

 

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// The Series: 
» Wagner and St. John's have met 68 times in program history, with the Red Storm holding a 58-10 lead in the head-to-head matchup.
» These two teams met a season ago with St. John's holding off the Seahawks late comeback attempt, 3-1, at Jack Kaiser Stadium.
» The last time Wagner earned a win over the Red Storm was back on April 3, 2013, in which the Seahawks overcame a 10-run deficit (14-4 after five innings) to score 18 runs over the next three frames in completing the come-from-behind victory. (Recap of the April 3, 2013 contest). 
» This season, Wagner is 0-2 against teams from the Big East conference, having faced Seton Hall this season. St. John's is 2-1 against NEC-competitors this season, falling to Fairleigh Dickinson, 5-4, back on May 1 at FDU. 

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

SCHOOL	NEC RECORD	PCT	OVERALL	PCT	STREAK
1. Bryant *	15-3	.833	34-15	.694	Lost, 1
2. Central Connecticut	11-7	.611	21-18	.538	Won, 3
3. Fairleigh Dickinson	9-9	.500	15-30-1	.337	Won, 5
4 .LIU Brooklyn	8-10	.444	18-27	.400	Lost, 4
Sacred Heart	8-10	.444	16-28	.364	Lost, 4
6. WAGNER	8-13	.381	15-27	.357	Lost, 6
7. Mount St. Mary's	7-14	.333	14-32	.304	Won, 1

// Last Time Out For Wagner...
» The Wagner College baseball team dropped the final game of its weekend Northeast Conference (NEC) series to Central Connecticut, 5-0, in game two of Saturday's doubleheader at Richmond County Bank Ballpark.
» Senior Joe Silvestrone along with juniors Freddy Sabido, Tyler Sanfillippo, Griffin Schneider and sophomore Emil Matti each had a hit for the Seahawks in the nightcap of Saturday's twinbill.
» Junior McCae Allen took the loss (4-6), giving up one run on five hits while walking four and striking out seven batters. Classmate Nick Robino tossed the next three innings, giving up two runs on four hits while striking out five out of the bullpen. Nick LePre and Nick Zuppe each went an inning with Zuppe giving up two unearned runs and striking out four batters.
» Dave Matthews and Chris Kanios each had three hits for the visitors, with Matthews delivering three RBIs for the Blue Devils. Patrick Mitchell earned his fifth win of the season after going the distance, allowing just the five hits while walking one and striking out 13 batters.

// Last Time Against St. John's...
» Wagner staged a late inning comeback attempt in the top of the ninth at St. John's but the Red Storm were able to hang on for a 3-1 win back on March 27. 
» Nick Mascelli '18, the all-time Wagner career hits leader, had two of Wagner's seven hits in the contest. Kyle Cala '18 drove in Wagner's only of the contest in the ninth. 
» Pat Gallagher worked four innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits in his fourth start of the 2018 season. 

// Wagner In The NEC... 
» Senior Will Johnson ranks second in the league in on-base percentage (.461) while his .340 batting average is among the top-ten. 
» Fellow classmates Joe Silvestrone and Anthony Pecora are among the league leaders in triples, with Silvestrone tied for the NEC-lead with two other players (Myles Nicholson of Mount/Andrew Smith of LIU Brooklyn) with four triples while Pecora is tied for fourth with Jake Siracusa of Central Connecticut with three triples. 
» Junior Tyler Sanfillippo and Johnson rank third and fourth, respectively, as Sanfillippo has drawn a team-leading 32 walks while Johnson is second at 31. 
» On the mound, junior right-hander McCae Allen is among the top-ten in ERA while seniors Eric Lidga and Neil Abbatiello continue to rank among the top-ten in opposing batting average. 
» Ligda, Allen and Abbatiello are all in the top-ten in strikeouts, led by Ligda, who is third with 53 punchouts this season while Allen is next at 52 and Abbatiello at 43. 
» Junior reliever Nick Robino and freshman John LaPointe, Tuesday's probable starter, are among the league leaders in saves with Robino tied with LIU Brooklyn's Mike Kreiger for second-place with six while LaPointe has three saves this year. 


// 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 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	228	1	.449
Herb Sutter	16	149	128	7	.537
Rich Vitaliano	8	120	208	3	.367

// Seahawks Ascending Upward On The All-Time Career Lists...
» Senior Anthony Pecora moved into sole possession of 17th place all-time on the all-time career games played list as he now stands at 169. Next up on the list for Pecora is former Seahawks, Joe Conforti, who played in 172 career games. 
» He also is two triples away from tying Nick Papa (2003-06) for the most in program history with 13.
» Pecora, along with junior Freddy Sabido and senior Joe Silvestrone are moving up the all-time career hit chart as well.
» Sabido ranks 20th with 163 career hits while Pecora moved into 26th place at 149, one ahead of Silvestrone. 
» Sabido is now just one RBI shy of becoming the 14th member to reach 100 career RBI mark and is one home run shy of becoming the tenth player in Wagner history to hit 20 or more home runs in a career

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

» On the mound, senior southpaw, Neil Abbatiello, is also climbing the career charts.
» The North Salem, NY native moved into a tie with former Seahawk hurler and two-time American League All-Star, Andrew Bailey, for sixth place on the games started list with 35. 
» Abbatiello, who struck out seven Central Connecticut batters in game one of Saturday's doubleheader, moved into the top-five on the all-time career strikeout list, as he stands with 191, surpassing former teammate, Austin Goeke '17 total of 189. 
» Abbatiello will have a chance to become just the fifth Seahawk hurler to amass 200 strikeouts, as next on the list at No. 4 is Don Finley, who totaled 207 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

// Seahawks Finishes April With Eight Wins...
» The Green & White finished the month of April with eight wins, five of which coming in conference play.
» Collectivel»\y, the team batted close to .300 while outscoring its opponents, 109-93 for the month. 
» Five Seahawks batted over .300 for the month, led by junior 1B Tyler Sanfillippo, who batted to the tune of a .426 batting average, collecting a team-leading 26 hits during the month of April. Additionally, Sanfillippo paced the club with eight doubles, 19 RBIs, a .607 slugging percentage and a team-high .539 on-base percentage. 
» Senior Joe Silvestrone led the way for the team with 20 runs scored while swiping three bases in four chances during the month. 
» On the mound, junior McCae Allen earned three wins in his four appearances, posting a 2.13 ERA in 25.1 innings. The Wichita, KS native, who also collected his second NEC Pitcher of the Week honors during the month of April, had a team-high 24 strikeouts. 
» The Seahawk bullpen, who combined to strikeout 43 batters in 16 appearances out of the pen, were led by junior right-hander, Justin Beyer, who went 1-0 with a 1.17 ERA in six appearances in 15.1 innings of relief. Beyer led the way with 14 strikouts and held opponents to just a .182 batting average for the month. 
» Junior Nick Robino, who recently moved into a tie for second on the all-time career saves list with former Seahawk closer, Steven Bloodworth (14), tallied four saves this past month to go along with ten strikeouts and limiting the opposition to a .194 batting average. 


// About St. John's...
» The Red Storm, who enter play with a 25-19 overall record, are 5-5 over their last ten games, most recently splitting its doubleheader against Princeton (Lost 3-1 in Game 1/Won 4-2 in Game 2). 
» St. John's is averaging 5.3 runs over its last ten games, highlighted by a 24-run outburst against Villanova back on April 19 (Won 24-6). 
» SJU is 17-4 this season at Jack Kaiser Stadium and are undefeated in home midweek games this season and 15-1 in non-conference action in Queens. 
» Mike Antico leads the Red Storm with a .342 batting to go along with a .537 slugging percentage and a .450 on-base percentage. 
» In the Big East, Antico ranks third in average, seventh in slugging and fifth in on-base. His 51 hits this season are among the top-ten in the conference and is a threat to steal, swiping 16 bases this season, tied for second in the league (Jerry Huntzinger of Seton Hall). 
» On the mound, Joe LaSorsa and Sean Mooney are ranked second and third, respectively, in ERA with LaSorsa posting a 1.60 ERA while Mooney is at 2.17. 
» LaSorsa is second in the Big East in opposing batting average, allowing the opposition to bat .195 off him. 
» Jeff Belge leads the team with 61 strikeouts while Gavin Hollowell and Joe Kelly each have four saves for the Red Storm. 


// On Deck For Wagner...