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Wagner College Baseball Information
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Games 9-11
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Wagner College Seahawks (4-4; 2-1 NEC) vs.
Sacred Heart University Pioneers (4-13; 1-2 NEC)
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Date | Time |
Where To Watch | Live Stats
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Friday, March 26, 2021 | 3:00 PM
Live Stats
Saturday, March 27, 2021 | 12:00 PM
Game 1 - Live Stats
Game 2 - Live Stats
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| Social Media |
Twitter: @WagnerAthletics; @WagBaseball | Instagram: @wagnerbaseball
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Lakewood, NJ - After winning two of three in the Northeast Conference (NEC) opener at Fairleigh Dickinson last weekend, the Wagner baseball team opens up a three-game series against Sacred Heart at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, NJ this afternoon.
SCHEDULE ALERT:
- The two teams will kickoff the series as scheduled today at 3:00 p.m. from FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, NJ
- The Seahawks and Pioneers will play a doubleheader on Saturday, March 27 to close out the series with first-pitch scheduled for 12:00 p.m. Saturday's twinbill will both be nine innings contests.
Last Time Out For Wagner...
- The Seahawks closed out its first weekend of conference action by winning the series finale, 6-4, against FDU.
- In the victory, head coach Jim Carone earned his 200th career win
- Wagner outscored Fairleigh Dickinson, 26-14, over the three-game series, highlighted by a 17-3 rout in the series opener last Friday.
- Jared Gillen powered the Seahawks offense, batting .353 (6 for 17) with four runs scored, two doubles and a team-high six RBI.
- Mike Ruggiero scored five runs over the three-game set at FDU to lead Wagner
- Freshman Jake Lutz, who started in two of the three games, batted .571 (4 for 7) with two runs scored and posted a .625 on-base percentage.
- Ryan Lauk, who earned the win in the 17-3 triumph, struck out eight batters and didn't give up a hit until the fifth inning.
Against Sacred Heart...
- Wagner holds a 39-38 edge in the all-time series against the Pioneers.
- The Seahawks have won the last two meetings against SHU, after picking up an 11-7 triumph over the Pios back on May 24, 2019 in the second day of the NEC Championship.
- Wagner is 9-1 in its last ten meetings against Sacred Heart, with the last loss coming on April 6, 2019 in Bridgeport, CT (11-8 in game two).
About The Pioneers...
- Sacred Heart has played 17 games thus far this season and are looking to extend their winning streak to three after picking up a 10-4 home win over Fordham on Wednesday afternoon.
- Against the Rams, three Pioneers had multi-hit performances, led by Danny Glendon, who went 3 for 4 with 2 RBI.
- Austin Markmann collected two hits and drove in a team-high four RBI.
- Markmann, Glendon and Elijah Brown homered in the win.
- Glendon leads the Pioneers with .313 batting while Markmann paces the club with a team-high nine RBI.
- On the rubber, Brendan Coffey has three saves and hasn't given up a run in his six appearances this season.
- Cooper Thompson (0-2, 4.40) leads the SHU arms with 17 strikeouts.
Seahawk Tidbits...
- Veteran Seahawk hitter, Freddy Sabido, needs just four hits to become the 13th player in program history to reach 200 career hits, joining:
| Player |
Career Hits |
| 1. Nick Mascelli (2014-18) |
252 |
| 2. Nick Dini (2012-15) |
245 |
| 3. Damian Csakai (2007-10) |
235 |
| 4. Vin Avelia (2007-10) |
229 |
| 5. Joseph DiGeronimo (2004-07) |
219 |
| 6. Mike Cerminaro (1998-01) |
214 |
| 7. Seth Boyd (2008-11) |
212 |
| 8. Sean Mazzio (2015-18) |
204 |
| 9. Kevin McDonnell (2007-11) |
203 |
| 10. Matt Mastrianni (2004-07) |
202 |
| 11. Nick Papa (2003-06) |
201 |
| Chris Dick (2000-04) |
201 |
* - players in italics represent those players coached by Jim Carone*
Wagner Alums In Professional Baseball...
- The Wagner baseball program has six alums (four players; two coaches) represented across six different Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations.
On Deck...
- The Seahawks will open the month of April with a three-game road trip to Smithfield, RI as Wagner takes on the Bryant University Bulldogs on April 1-3.
