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Wagner College Baseball Information
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Games 5-7
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Wagner College Seahawks (2-3; 0-0 NEC) at
Fairleigh Dickinson (1-4; 0-2 NEC)
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| Probable Starters |
Friday, March 19, 2021:
Wagner | RHP Ryan Lauk (0-2; 5.00) vs.
Fairleigh Dickinson | LHP James Donolon (0-0, 2.45)
Saturday, March 20, 2021:
Wagner | RHP Pat Gallagher (0-0; 3.68) vs.
Fairleigh Dickinson | RHP Joey Kosowsky (0-0, 1.50)
Sunday, March 21, 2021
Wagner | RHP Josh Casado (0-1; 7.20) vs.
Fairleigh Dickinson | RHP Aaron Cohn (0-0, 2.25) |
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Where To Watch | Live Stats
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Friday, March 19, 2021
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Saturday, March 20, 2021
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Sunday, March 21, 2021
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| Social Media |
Twitter: @WagnerAthletics; @WagBaseball | Instagram: @wagnerbaseball
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Teaneck, NJ - The Wagner baseball team opens Northeast Conference (NEC) play this weekend with a three-game road series against the Fairleigh Dickinson University Knights at the Naimoli Family Baseball Complex.
Last Time Out For Wagner...
- The Seahawks closed out the non-conference portion of its schedule this past weekend with a three-game set against the University of Maine Black Bears.
- After splitting Saturday's doubleheader (Game 1 - Maine 5, Wagner 1 | Game 2 - Maine 2, Wagner 6), Wagner dropped the rubber matchup, 12-3, on Sunday afternoon.
- Josh Casado allowed two runs on one hit while striking out six over 3.1 innings.
- Jared Gillen went 3 for 4 at the plate with an RBI. Cody Bey added two hits.
- Quinn Mimnaugh got his first collegiate hit and RBI in Sunday's contest, sending a double down the right-field line in the bottom of the ninth.
Seahawks On The Mound...
- Ryan Lauk will be making his third start of the season. In his outing against Maine (3/13), the Mullica Hill, NJ native went 5.1 innings while giving up two runs on six hits and striking out four batters.
- Pat Gallagher didn't allow a run in his 4.1 innings of work in the second game of the doubleheader against Maine (3/13) as he struck out three and walked two.
- Justin Beyer, Dallen Turner, Nick LePre, and Mike Pirrotta all made their season debuts in the series finale on March 14 against Maine.
- Jagger Duquette and Nicholas Hanson made their Seahawk debuts last Sunday. Both recorded a strikeout in their respective outings.
Wagner At The Plate...
- Through March 17, Gillen ranks tenth in the nation in batting average, as he is hitting .500 on the young season. He is also among the top-20 hitters in doubles per game (0.60).
- On the year, Gillen has posted a .500/1.277/.714 with three doubles, four RBI, and two stolen bases.
- Veteran Seahawk Tyler Sanfilippo, leads the club with three home runs and 7 RBI.
Against Fairleigh Dickinson...
- Fairleigh Dickinson leads the all-time series, 79-74-0
- The Seahawks are 9-1 against the Knights in their last ten meetings.
- The Seahawks out-scored the Knights 34-10 in a three-game sweep in their last series in 2019.
About The Knights...
- Fairleigh Dickinson comes into the contest at 1-4 and 0-2 in Northeast Conference (NEC) play after dropping a 6-5 decision against LIU on March 17.
- James Donlon, who will take the mound in game one of the series for FDU, led the way at the plate against the Sharks, going 2 for 4 with a run scored and three RBI.
- Hunter D'Amato drove in a pair on a 1 for 4 day.
- The Knights are led by Rob Ditoma, who is in his second season as head coach after being on the coaching staff at Fordham the previous five seasons.
- Mike Veit and Donlon lead the team with five hits while Veit is batting a team-high .263.
- Donlon has the lone home run of the year for the Knights and paces the ballclub with four RBI.
Seahawk Tidbits...
- Wagner head coach, Jim Carone, needs two wins for 200 in his career.
- He would be just the second Seahawk bench boss to achieve the feat, joining Joe Litterio, who amassed 240 wins in his 12-year tenure on Grymes Hill.
- The Seahawks were picked third in the NEC Preseason Coaches' Poll.
- Wagner returns 34 players from the 2020 squad while welcoming eight newcomers.
- Among the returners, Freddy Sabido is vying to become the 12th Seahawks all-time to reach 200 career hits as he enters the 2021 season with 192 career hits. Additionally, he ranks eighth all-time in program history in both home runs and RBI, with 22 and 118 RBI, respectively
Wagner Alums In Professional Baseball...
- The Seahawk program has seven alums (five players; two coaches) represented across seven different Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations.
- Ben Ruta – San Diego Padres
- Mike Adams – Philadelphia Phillies
- Nolan Long – Los Angeles Dodgers
On Deck...
- Wagner will open a three-game series with Sacred Heart, beginning on Friday, March 26.
