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Wagner College Baseball Information
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Games 25-27
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Wagner College Seahawks (8-16; 5-13 NEC) vs
Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils (15-9; 12-6 NEC)
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Date | Time |
Where To Watch | Live Stats
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Friday, April 30, 2021 | 3:00 PM
Watch Live | Live Stats
Saturday, May 1, 2021 | 1:00 PM
Live Stats
Sunday, May 2, 2021 | 1:00 PM
Live Stats
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| Social Media |
Twitter: @WagnerAthletics; @WagBaseball
Instagram: @wagnerbaseball
#DYJ x #NECBASE |
Lakewood, NJ - Following a seven-game road swing, the Wagner College baseball team is set to play host to the Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils this weekend at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, NJ.
Last Time Out...
- Wagner dropped two of three at Mount St. Mary's last weekend, with the Seahawks taking the middle game of the three-game set, 16-3.
- The 16 runs scored against the Mountaineers are the second-most runs scored by the Green & White this season (17 at Fairleigh Dickinson on March 19).
- Central Connecticut salvaged the final game of its three-game series against Bryant, defeating the Bulldogs, 13-5, in the second game of its April 24 doubleheader.
All-Time Against Central Connecticut...
- Wagner and CCSU have met 96 times in program history, which includes the NEC postseason, with the Blue Devils leading the head-to-head series, 63-33.
- The Seahawks are looking to snap a six-game losing streak to the Blue Devils, after last picking up a 4-2 win on March 30, 2019, in New Britain, CT.
Seahawk Tidbits...
- In the recent three-game series against Mount St. Mary's, Johnny Kampes posted a .600 batting average in two games against the Mountaineers, with two of his three hits going for extra bases.
- Jared Gillen scored six runs while collecting four hits and driving in a team-leading five RBI against Mount St. Mary's.
- Ethan Valdez, who had two doubles in the series, drove in four RBI.
- On the mound, Nick Zuppe struck out a career-high eight batters over six innings.
- Ryan Lauk has recorded at least four strikeouts in all eight of his outings this season.
- Wagner is among the top-50 teams in the nation in stolen bases, ranking 42nd in the country with 49.
- The Seahawks rank second in the conference, trailing only LIU (59).
- The Seahawk arms rank second in the Northeast Conference (NEC) in strikeouts per nine innings, averaging 9.1
- Wagner only trails Bryant (9.8).
- Jared Gillen continues to be a catalyst for the Green & White, leading the team with a .380 batting average.
- Gillen ranks third in the NEC behind Bryant's Liam McGill (.470) and Jake Gustin (.391).
- The Stillwell, KS native has been a threat on the base paths, as he has stolen 14 bases in 16 attempts this season.
- The 14 steals are tied for third-most in the conference (with Cade Biddle of LIU and Myles Nicholson of Mount St. Mary's) and ranks 48th in the nation.
- Over his last five games, Gillen has produced splits of .364/.591/.417 while collecting a team-best eight hits, scoring a team-high six runs, and driving in nine RBI over this span.
- Over the last five games, Ethan Valdez has produced a .385 batting averaged while notching a team-leading .619 on-base percentage.
- On the mound, Ryan Lauk ranks second in the conference with 57 strikeouts, trailing only Bryant's Tyler Mattison (60).
- Kevin Wiseman sits in fifth-place in the league with three saves while also ranking among the top-15 in the league with 31 strikeouts.
- Nick Zuppe leads the Seahawk arms with a 2.88 ERA, good for fifth in the league.
- Zuppe has held opposing batters to a .221 batting average this season, which also ranks fifth.
- Lauk rounds out the top-ten, holding hitters to a .243 batting average.
About The Blue Devils...
- Central Connecticut, the defending league champions, enters play at 15-9 overall and 12-6 in league contests. They are currently second in the standings behind Bryant (17-9-1; 13-2 NEC) and one game ahead of LIU (13-9; 11-7 NEC).
- The Blue Devils snapped a three-game losing streak as they split their April 24 doubleheader with Bryant, falling 4-2 in game one before erupting for a 13-5 victory in the nightcap.
- Jay Devito leads the Blue Devils offense with a .349 batting average, while Dan Covino is next at .318, followed by Dave Matthews at .303.
- Covino is slugging a team-leading .523, good for sixth in the league, while pacing CCSU in runs scored (23), RBI (22), and home runs (four).
- On the mound, Anthony Mozzicato and Andrew Braun have posted a 3.62 and 3.63 ERA, respectively.
- Braun and Brandon Fox are tied for the team lead with four wins while Braun is tied for fourth in the NEC with 50 strikeouts.
On Deck...
- Wagner renews its series with Fairleigh Dickinson as the Seahawks and Knights open a three-game stint on Friday, May 7, and concludes the series on Sunday, May 9.
- All three games will be played at the Naimoli Family Baseball Complex in Teaneck, NJ, with Wagner designated as the home team for the series.
