MOUNT ST. MARY'S (9-11, 2-2 NEC) vs. LIU BROOKLYN (15-11-1, 2-2 NEC)
Friday, April 11, 3 pm | Saturday, April 12, 1 pm (DH) | Sunday, April 13, 1 pm
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MOUNT UPDATE: Mount St. Mary's enters the weekend on a three-game win streak after a 3-2 win at Maryland on Wednesday night. The Mount was able to escape bases loaded jams in each of the final three innings to secure the victory. Andrew Clow went 2-for-4 with a two-run single, while Ryan Owens and Andrew Frazier also had two hits in the victory. Nick Riley earned the save, allowing one run in two innings of work. Scott Nickerson pitched five scoreless innings to earn the win. Clow leads the Mount and is second in the Northeast Conference with a .377 average this season. Leadoff hitter Brandon Scott is hitting .250 while leading the team in runs scored (14), RBI (15) and stolen bases (7).
ABOUT LIU BROOKLYN: LIU Brooklyn enters the weekend 15-11-1 overall and 2-2 in the Northeast Conference. The Blackbirds downed Iona, 7-4, on Wednesday after splitting a four-game NEC series with Wagner last weekend. John Ziznewski (.358, 32 RBI) and Pete Leonello (.358, 30 Runs) lead a potent LIU offense. The Blackbirds are hitting .299 as a team and are averaging 6.4 runs per game. On the mound, Matt McCormick (2-1, 2.53 ERA) and Bobby Maxwell (3-2, 2.61 ERA) are the top starters. Closer Dustin Carlson is 1-0 with a 2.65 ERA and five saves in 16 appearances.
THE ALL-TIME SERIES: LIU Brooklyn holds a 50-24 lead in the all-time series with the Mountaineers. The Blackbirds swept the four-game series last season. The Mount is 2-11 over its past 13 meetings with LIU, posting an 0-5 record in one-run games over that stretch. The Mount is 9-9 at home against LIU Brooklyn since 2002, and is 12-19 all-time at home against the Blackbirds.
WORKHORSE: Senior right-hander Nick Riley has been a workhorse out of the Mount bullpen this year, appearing in 13 of the team's 20 games. Riley is 2-0 with a 2.04 ERA and three saves in 17.2 innings on the season. He has appeared in each of the Mount's six games this year, including a two-inning save on Wednesday in the Mount's 3-2 victory over Maryland.
CLOW AMONG LEAGUE LEADERS: Mount St. Mary's catcher Andrew Clow is second in the Northeast Conference with a .377 average this season. Clow leads the Mount with a .420 on-base percentage and is third on the team with 11 RBI.
NEC Top Hitters
1. Josh Ingham (CCSU), .379
2. Andrew Clow (MSM), .377
3. John Ziznewski (LIU), .358
3. Pete Leonello (LIU), .358
5. Bobby Webb (LIU), .347
MULTIPLE HIT GAMES: Andrew Clow leads the Mount with seven multiple-hit games while freshman Andrew Frazier is second on the team with six. The Mount has had a player record three hits in a game eight times this year.
NON-CONFERENCE GAMES: Mount St. Mary's is 7-9 this season in non-conference games after the 3-2 win at Maryland. Last year, the Mount went 5-11 during the non-conference portion of the schedule.
AT STRAW: The Mountaineers are 4-1 at home this season, including a four-game sweep of NYIT in mid-March. The Mount has not had a winning season at home since 2010.
BIG WEEKEND: Mount St. Mary's swept its four-game series with NYIT on March 15-16. It was the Mount's first four-game sweep of a series since April 2009 against Fairleigh Dickinson. It was the Mount's first four-game win streak since March of 2012. The last time the Mount won five in a row was to close out the regular season in 2007.
LAMONT FLIRTS WITH NO-HITTER: Left-hander Karl Lamont flirted with a no-hitter in his last start for the Mountaineers. Lamont tossed 6.2 innings of no-hit ball before Lehigh's Tyler Brong singled up the middle to break up the no-hit bid. The Mountain Hawks then scored four times off Lamont in the eighth to rally for the 5-1 victory. Lamont is 1-2 with a 4.36 ERA in six starts this season for the Mount. He has struck out 27 batters and walked just six in 33.0 innings of work.
UP NEXT: Mount St. Mary's will travel to NEC leader Sacred Heart for a four-game set from April 17-19.
