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Baseball Kicks Off Homestand Wednesday Against Seton Hall

Trenton, NJ - The Wagner baseball team is set to kick off a five-game homestand, beginning on Wednesday afternoon, as the Seahawk concludes its season series with Big East members, Seton Hall, at Trenton Thunder Ballpark. 

First-pitch is set for 3:30 p.m. 


Last Time Out...
  • AJ Vigliotti capped off a six-run, ninth-inning comeback with a three-run, bases-clearing double in the ninth, as the Seahawks took the series finale from LIU, 10-7, on Saturday afternoon. 
  • Cody Bey and DiMaggio Cazares each had three hits 
  • Dante Faicchio and Bey added two RBIs while Griffin Selby and Quinn Mimnaugh each had an RBI in the win. 
  • Connor Hayden made his fifth start of the year before Eli Shedd came on to throw 5.2 innings of one-hit ball in relief. 
  • Eric Crouse (2-2) pitched two scoreless innings to earn the win, striking out four Sharks. 


All-Time Against Seton Hall...
  • Wednesday's contest marks the 43rd time in program history these two schools will meet, with the Pirates holding a 34-8 edge in the head-to-head series. 
  • Wagner and Seton Hall met back on March 30 in South Orange, NJ, with the Pirates picking up a 7-1 victory. 
  • Vigliotti drove in Wagner's lone run of the contest in the fifth inning. 


Seahawk Tidbits... 
  • Maimu Kobayashi and Dante Faicchio have reached base safely in 21 straight games with Lukas Torres extending his streak to 16 consecutive. 
  • Kobayashi leads the Green & White with a .327 batting average (good for 8th in the NEC) while posting an on-base percentage of .450 (fifth-best in the circuit). 
    • Additionally, Kobayashi has scored a team-leading 31 runs while producing 37 hits. 
  • Faicchio ranks sixth in the NEC in slugging, posting a .577 percentage while tied for the conference lead with 33 RBIs, with FDU's Hunter D'Amato and CCSU's Noah Martinez. 
    • Faicchio has a team-high 11 doubles (tied for second in the league) while ranking second in home runs with 8, just behind Alex Lane of Bryant (9).
  • Ethan Valdez and Mike Ruggiero are tied for second in the conference with four sacrifice bunts.
  • DiMaggio Cazares sits third in the conference with three triples, trailing only Matt Woods of Bryant and Giovanni Ciaccio of LIU, who have four. 
  • In the field, Wagner ranks 51st in the country with 27 double-plays turned, which is good for third in the NEC behind FDU (32), Bryant (28), and tied with Mount at 27. 
  • On the mound, Daniel Merkel has the third-lowest opposing batting average, holding the opposition to a .246 batting average. 
    • He is also among the top ten in ERA and innings pitched. 
  • Frankie Wright is tied for seventh in the conference with 29 strikeouts.
  • Newcomer Jake Toporek sits in fifth in the circuit in saves with three. 
    • With one more save, Toporek would tie former Seahawks Kevin Wiseman, Mike Adams, Anthony Battaglia, and Dan Lanzano with four saves in a single season, good for 13th on the list. 
  • Veteran Seahawk reliever Nick LePre earned his fourth save of the season back on April 10 against Sacred Heart. 
    • He moves into a tie for tenth on the all-time saves list with former Green & White hurlers Nick Pavia, Mike Adams, Dan Lanzano, and Andrew Bailey. 
    • Next on the list is current teammate, John LaPointe, who has five career saves. 
    • The Staten Island, NY native has appeared in 58 career games on Grymes Hill, which is tied for 13th on the all-time appearance list with Mike McTamney.
      • LePre's next appearance will tie him with Mike D'Agnelis (2003-06) before a potential top-ten move with former Seahawks Neil Abbatiello (2016-19) and Paul Mammino (2013-16), who reached 60 appearances in their careers.  


About Seton Hall...
  • The Pirates will take on Saint Peter's before Wednesday's showdown with Wagner in Trenton. 
  • Seton Hall has an 8-26 overall record and a 2-4 Big East mark. 
  • The Hall has dropped their last four games, which included a doubleheader setback to No. 18 UConn, 3-2, in game one and 14-2 in the nightcap. 
  • Will Gale leads the team with a .309 batting average, 16 runs scored, and two triples. 
  • Oscar Murray has a team-high two home runs while Devin Hack has driven in a team-leading 14 RBI. 
  • On the bump, Alex Nicolosi has held opponents to a .208 batting average while Brennan O'Neil has recorded a team-high 35 strikeouts. 


On Deck For Wagner...
  • Wagner resumes NEC play this weekend at Trenton Thunder Ballpark as the Seahawks welcome the FDU Knights, beginning on Friday, April 22.
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Players Mentioned

Cody Bey

#28 Cody Bey

INF
6' 1"
Sophomore
R/R
DiMaggio Cazares

#30 DiMaggio Cazares

OF/RHP
5' 9"
Sophomore
R/R
John LaPointe

#11 John LaPointe

LHP
6' 1"
Junior
L/L
Nick LePre

#35 Nick LePre

RHP
6' 1"
Senior
R/R
Quinn Mimnaugh

#44 Quinn Mimnaugh

INF
5' 10"
Junior
R/R
Mike Ruggiero

#7 Mike Ruggiero

INF
6' 1"
Senior
R/R
Ethan Valdez

#37 Ethan Valdez

INF
5' 7"
Sophomore
S/R
Kevin Wiseman

#4 Kevin Wiseman

RHP
6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
R/R
Lukas Torres

#26 Lukas Torres

OF/1B
5' 10"
Freshman
L/L
Eli Shedd

#43 Eli Shedd

LHP
6' 1"
Freshman
S/L

Players Mentioned

Cody Bey

#28 Cody Bey

6' 1"
Sophomore
R/R
INF
DiMaggio Cazares

#30 DiMaggio Cazares

5' 9"
Sophomore
R/R
OF/RHP
John LaPointe

#11 John LaPointe

6' 1"
Junior
L/L
LHP
Nick LePre

#35 Nick LePre

6' 1"
Senior
R/R
RHP
Quinn Mimnaugh

#44 Quinn Mimnaugh

5' 10"
Junior
R/R
INF
Mike Ruggiero

#7 Mike Ruggiero

6' 1"
Senior
R/R
INF
Ethan Valdez

#37 Ethan Valdez

5' 7"
Sophomore
S/R
INF
Kevin Wiseman

#4 Kevin Wiseman

6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
R/R
RHP
Lukas Torres

#26 Lukas Torres

5' 10"
Freshman
L/L
OF/1B
Eli Shedd

#43 Eli Shedd

6' 1"
Freshman
S/L
LHP

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