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Wagner College Baseball Information
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Game 21
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Wagner College Seahawks (6-14; 4-11 NEC) at
Fairleigh Dickinson University Knights (5-15; 4-11 NEC)
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Date | Time |
Where To Watch | Live Stats
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Tuesday, April 20, 2021 | 3:00 PM
Watch Live | Live Stats
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Twitter: @WagnerAthletics; @WagBaseball | Instagram: @wagnerbaseball
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Teaneck, NJ - The Wagner College baseball team continues its road trip with a midweek stop in Teaneck, NJ as the Seahawks square off against the Fairleigh Dickinson University Knights on Tuesday afternoon from the Naimoli Family Baseball Complex. First-pitch is set for 3:00 p.m.
Last Time Out For Wagner...
- Wagner held leads in each game of Sunday's doubleheader at Merrimack but came up short as the Warriors defeated the Seahawks, 2-1 and 3-2, to conclude the three-game set on Sunday.
- In game one, Caleb Ward connected on a solo home run that put the Seahawks on the board first.
- Cody Bey had two hits while Ward and Gillen added a hit a piece.
- In the nightcap, the two teams traded zeroes before the Seahawks scored first in the top of the fifth.
- Johnny Kampes scored the first run before Gillen ripped a RBI single to left field that scored Ethan Valdez.
- Merrimack cut the lead in half on a Bryant Skurbe solo home run.
- The Warriors scored the tying and winning runs in the bottom of the ninth as Joey Porricelli sent a two-run single down the left field line, lifting Merrimack to victory.
All-Time Against Fairleigh Dickinson...
- Fairleigh Dickinson holds the edge, 80-76, in the head-to-head series against the Seahawks.
- Wagner took two of three from Fairleigh Dickinson back in March, as the Green & White outscored the Knights, 26-14.
- Wagner is 7-3 in its last ten meetings against FDU in Teaneck, NJ.
Seahawk Tidbits...
- In the three-game series against Merrimack, Cody Bey went 6 for 13 with a run scored and drove in two RBI.
- The Long Beach, CA native posted a team-leading .769 slugging percentage and a .462 on-base percentage.
- Mike Pirrotta, in his first start of the season, didn't allow a run in his three innings of work in game two against Merrimack, allowing just one hit and striking out a batter.
- Kevin Wiseman fanned six batters over 3.1 innings of work in the first game of Sunday's twin-bill, as Merrimack posted a .182 batting average against the right-hander.
- The Seahawks rank 10th in the nation in stolen bases per game, swiping 2.10 bases per contest.
- Wagner, as a whole, rank 47th in the country in stolen bases, stealing 42 bases this season.
- Jared Gillen leads Wagner with a .389 batting average, which is third among all conference hitters.
- The Stillwell, KS native is tied for fourth in the NEC with 31 hits and ranks among the top-15 in on-base percentage (.422), slugging (.469) and RBI (17).
- On the mound, Josh Casado and Ryan Lauk rank first and fourth, respectively, holding opposing batters to a .172 and .216 batting average.
- Lauk currently leads the conference with 49 strikeouts.
- Kevin Wiseman ranks third in the circuit with three saves.
About The Knights...
- Fairleigh Dickinson enters Tuesday's midweek contest with Wagner with a 5-15 overall record and a 4-11 league mark.
- The Knights took two of three from Mount St. Mary's, securing the series win by a 8-6 count on Sunday afternoon.
- Mike Veit leads the club with a .305 batting average while Hunter D'Amato is next at .301.
- D'Amato has a team-leading 25 hits.
- Tom Ruscitti has belted a team-high four home runs and has a team-best 17 RBI.
On Deck...
- Wagner concludes its seven-game road trip with a three-game set at Mount St. Mary's, beginning on Friday, April 23 and running through Sunday, April 25.
