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Baseball Closes Out 2021 Season At Sacred Heart

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Games 34-36

Wagner College Seahawks (10-23; 7-20 NEC) at
Sacred Heart University Pioneers (20-22; 15-9 NEC)

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Thursday, May 20, 2021 | 3:00 PM |  Veteran's Memorial Park | Bridgeport, CT
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Friday, May 21, 2021 | 1:00 PM | Veteran's Memorial Park | Bridgeport, CT
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Saturday, May 22, 2021 | 1:00 PM | Veteran's Memorial Park | Bridgeport, CT
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Bridgeport, CT -  The Wagner College baseball team concludes the 2021 season with a three-game road series at Sacred Heart, beginning on Thursday afternoon from Veteran's Memorial Park in Bridgeport, CT. Thursday's first-pitch is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. with Friday and Saturday's contests both starting at 1:00 p.m.
 
Last Time Out...
  • Trailing 7-1 heading into the bottom of the ninth, the Wagner College baseball team staged a late rally, plating four runs in the frame while having the tying and potential winning runs on base before falling to Bryant 7-5 in the series finale with the Bulldogs.
  • Mike Ruggiero and Griffin Schneider each had three hits for the Seahawks with Schneider and Caleb Ward driving in two RBI fro the Green and White. Tyler Sanfilippo had two hits and walked twice. 
 
 All-Time Against Sacred Heart...
  • The Seahawks trail in the all-time series 41-39. 
  • The Pioneers are riding a three-game win streak over Wagner after taking the March 26-27 series at FirstEnergy Park. 
 
This Year Against The Pioneers...
  • Jared Gillen led the Seahawks with a team-leading .583 batting average (7 for 12) in the previous three games against Sacred Heart. 
    • The Stillwell, KS native went a perfect 3 of 3 in stolen base opportunities while posting a slugging percentage of .583
  • David Melfi and Ruggiero each batted .455 with two runs scored. 
    • Melif was one of three Seahawks to go yard in the series against the Pioneers (Griffin Schneider and Freddy Sabido the other two) while slugging .727 and posting an on-base percentage of .538. 
  • Justin Beyer made two appearances against SHU, recording four strikeouts in 2.2 innings.
  • Ryan Lauk struck out nine batters in his start back on March 26. 

Seahawk Tidbits...
  • Gillen enters the final week of the 2021 season in second-place in the race for the NEC batting title, as he sits with a .391 average, trailing only Bryant's Liam McGill (.483). 
    • He is third in hits with 52 (trailing McGill and Jake Gustin of Bryant, 56 and 53, respectively) while tied with Gustin in RBI with 31
    • Gillen ranks seventh in both slugging percentage (.511) and on-base percentage (.430). 
    • This season, Gillen has produced ten doubles, tied for fourth in the conference, while teammate Griffin Schneider is next with nine doubles (good for ninth in the NEC). 
  • Freddy Sabido moved into sole possession of 10th place on the Wagner all-time games played list, as he has played in 192 career contests. 
  • Tyler Sanfilippo needs just three hits to become the 63rd Seahawk all-time to record 100 career hits. 
    • Additionally, he moved into a tie for fourth-place on the all-time walks list with 85. He matched the totals set by former Seahawks Sean Mazzio and Damian Csaskai. 
      • In front of Sanfilippo is Nick Mascelli in third-place, who finished with 93 walks. 
      • On the field, Sanfilippo moved into sole possession of fifth-place with 851 putouts, surpassing former teammate, Phil Capra. 
        • Next up for Sanfilippo is Chris Dreschsel, who finished with 895 career putouts. 
  • Mike Ruggiero moved up to 16th all-time on the Wagner all-time career assists list, as he stands with 208. 
  • On the mound, Ryan Lauk and Nick Zuppe are among the top-15 pitchers in the conference in ERA.
    • Lauk is third in the conference, holding the opposition to a .225 batting while Zuppe is seventh at .241. 
    • Lauk trails Bryant's Tyler Mattison for the conference lead in strikeouts by one, 78-77. 
    • The Mullica Hill, NJ native currently sits in seventh place on the Wagner single-season strikeout list. 
      • Should Lauk record at least seven strikeouts in his final start at Sacred Heart, he would move up to second on the list, trailing only Joe Testa, who fanned 98 batters back in 2006. 
      • On the career list, Lauk needs five strikeouts to tie former Seahawk Kyle Morrison, who finished his Wagner tenure with 147 punch outs. 
  • Kevin Wiseman moved into a tie with former Seahawk reliever Ian Karlsson for seventh-place on the all-time saves list, as the Axtell, TX native has six career saves. 
  • Sabido needs 11 hits to move into the fifth-place on the all-time list, behind Nick Mascelli (1st, 252), Nick Dini (2nd, 245), Damian Csakai (3rd, 235), and Vin Avella (4th, 229)
    • Additionally, Sabido needs two triples to become Wagner's all-time leader.
      • Former Seahawk teammate, Anthony Pecora ('19) and Nick Papa ('06) are tied for the program lead with 13 career triples.

About The Pioneers...
  • Sacred Heart enters play with a 20-22 overall record and a 15-9 league mark. 
  • The Pioneers have clinched a spot in the upcoming NEC Tournament, which will be played over Memorial Day weekend. 
  • SHU salvaged the final game of its three-game series at Merrimack, defeating the Warriors, 9-3, on Sunday afternoon. 
    • In that contest, Justin Jordan and Elijah Brown each had two RBI with Brown and Robert Farruggio collecting two hits. 
    • Jake Babuschak went 5.1 innings in picking up his fourth win of the season while Brendan Coffey earned his eighth save of the season, throwing the final 3.2 innings. 
  • Farruggio and Danny Glendon are among the top-15 hitters in the conference at .310 and .306, respectively. 
  • Austin Markmann is second in the league with 36 RBI.
  • On the hill,  Chase Jeter is second in the league with a 3.04 ERA.
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Players Mentioned

Justin Beyer

#20 Justin Beyer

RHP
6' 1"
Fifth Year
R/R
Ryan Lauk

#22 Ryan Lauk

RHP
6' 2"
Fifth Year
R/R
David Melfi

#13 David Melfi

C
5' 11"
Sophomore
R/R
Mike Ruggiero

#7 Mike Ruggiero

INF
6' 1"
Senior
R/R
Freddy Sabido

#33 Freddy Sabido

LHP/OF
6' 7"
Fifth Year
L/L
Tyler Sanfilippo

#8 Tyler Sanfilippo

INF
5' 10"
Fifth Year
R/R
Griffin Schneider

#2 Griffin Schneider

OF
6' 1"
Fifth Year
R/R
Kevin Wiseman

#4 Kevin Wiseman

RHP
6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
R/R
Nick Zuppe

#9 Nick Zuppe

RHP
6' 3"
Fifth Year
R/R
Jared Gillen

#5 Jared Gillen

OF
6' 2"
Fifth Year
R/R

Players Mentioned

Justin Beyer

#20 Justin Beyer

6' 1"
Fifth Year
R/R
RHP
Ryan Lauk

#22 Ryan Lauk

6' 2"
Fifth Year
R/R
RHP
David Melfi

#13 David Melfi

5' 11"
Sophomore
R/R
C
Mike Ruggiero

#7 Mike Ruggiero

6' 1"
Senior
R/R
INF
Freddy Sabido

#33 Freddy Sabido

6' 7"
Fifth Year
L/L
LHP/OF
Tyler Sanfilippo

#8 Tyler Sanfilippo

5' 10"
Fifth Year
R/R
INF
Griffin Schneider

#2 Griffin Schneider

6' 1"
Fifth Year
R/R
OF
Kevin Wiseman

#4 Kevin Wiseman

6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
R/R
RHP
Nick Zuppe

#9 Nick Zuppe

6' 3"
Fifth Year
R/R
RHP
Jared Gillen

#5 Jared Gillen

6' 2"
Fifth Year
R/R
OF

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