Queens, NY - The Wagner College baseball team concludes its 18-game road trip to start the season on Wednesday afternoon as the Seahawks make the short trek to Queens to tangle with Big East members, St. John's, at Jack Kaiser Stadium. Wednesday's midweek tilt will be streamed on ESPN3 at 1:00 p.m.
Series Matchup...
- Wednesday marks the 70th all-time meeting with the Red Storm with St. John's holding a 59-10 edge in the series.
Around The Diamond...
- Wagner will look to snap a five-game losing streak to St. John's, with the last win coming back on April 3, 2013, a 22-16 road triumph.
- The Seahawks put up a season-high 19 runs against Fordham, which snapped a nine-game losing streak.
- Over the last five games, the Seahawks are 9 of 10 in stolen base opportunities, with Dante Faicchio and Mike Ruggiero going a combined 5 of 5.
- Faicchio has posted a .500 batting average in his last five contests, collecting a team-leading 10 hits, four of which have gone for doubles, and has a streak of five straight multi-hit contests.
- During this span, he has driven in nine RBIs while slugging a team-leading .850.
- Mateo Matthews has connected on a pair of home runs over the last five games while driving in four RBIs.
Scouting The Red Storm...
- St. John's will host Hofstra prior to squaring off with the Seahawks on Tuesday afternoon.
- Kevin Michaels leads the team with a .414 batting average, a .690 slugging percentage, three home runs and 16 RBIs.
- Collectively, the Red Storm, who are 2-14 on the season, is hitting .270 with 13 home runs and 90 RBIs.
- They are 7 of 10 on stolen bases attempts.
Next Up For Wagner...
- Northeast Conference (NEC) play commences from Lakewood, NJ as the Seahawks will be the home team for the first time this season.
- The Green & White welcomes defending league champions, Central Connecticut, for a three-game set, beginning on Friday, March 25 at 3:00 p.m. from FirstEnergy Park.
- Friday's contest will be streamed live on NEC Front Row.
- Saturday and Sunday's games will not be broadcasted, but fans can follow the action using the Live Stats link.
