Brookville, NY - After securing its first Northeast Conference (NEC) series sweep against Sacred Heart, the Wagner baseball team looks to continue its winnings ways when they open up a three-game series at LIU, beginning on Thursday afternoon.
2022 NEC Baseball Standings (As of 4/12/2022)
| SCHOOL |
NEC |
PCT |
OVERALL |
PCT |
STREAK |
| FDU |
7-2 |
.778 |
15-17 |
.469 |
W5 |
| LIU |
6-3 |
.667 |
21-11 |
.656 |
W6 |
| WAGNER |
5-4 |
.556 |
8-22 |
.267 |
W3 |
| Central Connecticut |
4-5 |
.444 |
12-11 |
.522 |
W1 |
| Merrimack |
4-5 |
.444 |
9-17-1 |
.352 |
L2 |
| Mount St. Mary's |
4-5 |
.444 |
9-17 |
.346 |
W2 |
| Bryant |
3-6 |
.333 |
12-17 |
.414 |
W1 |
| Sacred Heart |
3-6 |
.333 |
4-27 |
.129 |
L5 |
Last Time Out...
- Wagner completed the three-game sweep of Sacred Heart, besting the Pioneers 6-3 on Sunday afternoon at Trenton Thunder Ballpark.
- The Seahawks earned their first sweep of a NEC opponent since 2019 when Wagner took the series from FDU.
- Quinn Mimnaugh led the way for the Green & White, going 3 for 3 at the plate with two doubles and scoring twice.
- DiMaggio Cazares added two hits and drove in two while Griffin Selby, Dante Faicchio and Mateo Matthews added RBIs for the home team.
- Eric Crouse turned in a masterful outing in relief of starter Connor Hayden, as he picked up his first collegiate win, throwing 4.2 scoreless innings while allowing three hits, a walk and striking out a career-high seven.
- Nick LePre earned the save, his first of the season.
All-Time Against LIU..
- Wagner and LIU have met 132 times in program history with LIU holding a 68-63-1 edge in the all-time matchup.
- The Seahawks went 1-2 a season ago against the Sharks, with the lone win coming in the first game of the April 10 doubleheader, 8-3, as five Seahawks had two hits apiece, led by David Melfi, who drove in three and scored twice. Henry Martinez scored two runs while Mike Ruggiero, Cody Bey and Ethan Valdez had a pair of hits in the win.
- John LaPointe picked up the win, throwing 7.1 scoreless innings in relief as he didn't allow a hit until the fifth inning and once again to start the ninth.
Seahawk Tidbits...
- Maimu Kobayashi leads the team with a .323 batting average, which is ninth in the Northeast Conference.
- The first-year Seahawk ranks second in the conference with 29 runs scored and fifth in on-base percentage at .456
- Kobayashi and Dante Faicchio have reached base safely in 18 straight games while Lukas Torres is next, having reached safely in 13 consecutive games.
- Faicchio leads the conference 29 RBI while tied for second in home runs with 7.
- is third in the league in RBIs with 24 while tied for third with CCSU's Noah Martinez with six home runs.
- The first-year Seahawk is currently tied for 17th on the single-season list with six home runs, joining Freddy Sabido (2018 & 2019), Anthony Pecora (2019), and Nick Mascelli (2018)
- The next home run by Faicchio will elevate him to a tie for 13th on the list, joining former Seahawks Phil Capra (2017), Anthony Godino (2017), Nick Dini (2015), and Vin Avella (2007).
- Mike Ruggiero became the 64th player in Wagner history to collect 100 career hits.
About LIU...
- The Sharks enter play riding a six-game win streak after defeating Manhattan, 9-8, on Tuesday afternoon.
- Michael Edelman and Seth Surrett are both hitting over .300 for the Shark with Edelman leading the team with a .383 batting average.
- The mark ranks first in the NEC this season while his .565 slugging percentage is fifth and .486 is tops in the conference.
- On the mound, Joshua Loeschorn sports a 6-1 overall record with a 3.37 ERA, which is fourth best in the circuit.
- He has held batters to a .201 average, the best in the NEC thus far over 50.2 innings pitched.
- He leads the league in strikeouts with 54 and 15 of those are via looking.
- Josh Gainer has recorded five saves, tied for the most so far while pitching to the tune of a 1.07 ERA.
On Deck For Wagner...
- Following the LIU series, Wagner returns to Trenton Thunder Ballpark for a four-game homestand, beginning with Seton Hall on April 20 before welcoming the FDU Knights for three-games, beginning on April 22.
