Teaneck, NJ - The Wagner baseball team resumes its series with Fairleigh Dickinson this weekend. The Seahawks are designated as the home team this weekend as all three games will be played at FDU's Naimoli Family Baseball Complex
Last Time Out...
- The Green & White will look to snap a four-game losing streak after dropping the weekend series to Central Connecticut.
- In the series against the Blue Devils, Griffin Schneider led the Wagner offense, batting a robust .667 (6 for 9), with two doubles and two RBI. The Minnetonka, MN native produced a total OPS of 1.556, highlighted by a .889 slugging percentage.
- Jared Gillen collected five hits en route to posting a .455 batting average over the three-game set.
- Freshman Jake Lutz batted .400 against the Blue Devils.
- On the mound, Justin Beyer worked 6.1 scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and striking out a pair in his lone appearance against CCSU last Saturday. The Blue Devils were a collective .130 against the veteran right-hander.
All-Time Against Fairleigh Dickinson...
- FDU holds a 80-77 edge in the all-time head-to-head series against Wagner.
- The Seahawks, however, are 13-2 in their last 15 meetings against the Knights.
Seahawk Tidbits...
- Wagner is 3-1 this season against the Knights.
- In the four games this year against FDU, Gillen is batting .391 (9 for 23) with nine RBI.
- The Seahawk arms have recorded 42 strikeouts over four games against FDU, with freshman reliever Nicholas Hanson leading the charge with nine strikeouts and holding batters to a .158 batting average in his two relief outings.
- Kevin Wiseman and Mike Pirrotta have each recorded a save in the series thus far.
About The Knights...
- Fairleigh Dickinson will look to snap a six-game losing streak after dropping all three games against the Sacred Heart University Pioneers last weekend.
- James Donlon leads the club with a .327 batting while he and Tom Ruscitti have a team-leading four home runs.
- Mike Veit, who is second on the team with a .308 average, has produced a team-high 21 RBI and paces the Knights with 36 hits on the season.
- On the mound, Joey Kosowsky has four wins on the team while recording a team-best 56 strikeouts.
- Brendan Medoro has recorded four saves in his 13 appearances out of the bullpen.
On Deck...
- The Seahawks return to FirstEnergy Park on Friday, May 14, when Wagner welcomes the Bryant University Bulldogs for the start of a three-game weekend set.
