NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — The Seahawks are hitting the road to take on the 2025 NEC champion in CCSU, beginning Thursday, April 2.
Wagner enters the weekend at 9-16 this season and 7-5 in NEC play, while CCSU is 7-11 in 2026 with a 5-7 record in NEC play.
Last Week Out
Wagner is coming off a 1-3 week, dropping its first pair of games at New Haven in two 9-8 losses on Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28. The Seahawks were able to take game three to avoid the series sweep, finishing with a 14-5 win that was the team's highest scoring game of 2026. A Tuesday midweek loss at St. John's, 11-2, was Wagner's final game coming into the weekend.
CCSU was also on the road, taking on Stonehill for its NEC series. The Skyhawks took the opener 4-3, then the Blue Devils were able to snag an 11-10 win in a 12-inning slugfest for game two, but Stonehill came back on Sunday and took a 20-5 win to take the series. CCSU took a 12-8 win over Sacred Heart in its March 31 midweek game, riding that win into the weekend.
The 2025 Series
The Seahawks took their series over CCSU in 2025, winning the first half of a Friday doubleheader in a massive 15-1, run-rule win. The Blue Devils closed the day with a 7-3 victory, then Wagner came back Saturday and won a gritty 8-6 game to take the series.
Three weeks later, the teams met back up in the NEC Tournament. Wagner, as the No. 2 seed, had to take on No. 3 CCSU and ultimately took an 8-3 loss that sent the Seahawks into the bottom half of the bracket. Wagner finished 1-2 in the tournament, losing to No. 1 LIU in the semifinal. CCSU went on to beat the Sharks in the championship to take the NEC automatic bid to the NCAA's Auburn Regional.
Heavy Hitters
Junior Antonio Ducatelli leads the Blue Devils, batting .343 across 18 games played. Eight of his 24 hits gave gone for extra bases and he has worked eight walks. Senior Gianno Merlonghi, junior Chris Barkasy and senior Frankie Ferrentino are also batting above .300 — Merlonghi is at .342, Barkasy at .304 with Ferrentino batting an even .300 in 14 games.
Senior Louis Jordan and Ducatelli are tied, with 19 RBIs apiece. Jordan has 10 extra base hits on the season with seven doubles and three home runs. Sophomore Matt Graziose ties Jordan with three homers of his own.
For Wagner, graduate Lukas Torres continues to hit well, batting .435 after collecting his 200th career hit on the road at St. John's. He boasts a team-leading 29 walks. Junior Dylan Immel leads the team with 11 doubles and currently has 19 RBIs, third most of the Wagner hitters.
Junior Joseph Mennella, leading the Seahawks with six home runs, also leads the team with 25 RBIs.
On the Mound
Senior Kyle Salvati has been the workhorse for CCSU, logging 23.2 innings of work in five starts. He holds a 4.18 ERA with 12 runs — 11 earned — and 13 walks. Currently with an 0-1 record, Salvati has 25 strikeouts and a 1.56 WHIP.
Just behind Salvati, junior Richie Kerstetter and sophomore Jacob Hines have almost identical lines — Kerstetter has a 5.85 ERA in 20.0 innings pitched, while Hines holds a 5.91 ERA in 21.1 innings. Kerstetter has allowed 14 runs and walked 20 while striking out 19. Hines has given up 17 runs and 16 walks with 18 strikeouts.
Sophomore William Grayson went 5.2 innings in his last two outings, going one scoreless inning on March 25 in a 3-0 shutout at Fordham, then threw 4.2 innings where he allowed just one run on March 28 at New Haven.
Junior Tyler Vargas threw 3.0 scoreless innings in the March 29 win over New Haven, stacking scoreless outings after he also threw one shutout inning in the win at Fordham.
