MOUNT ST. MARY'S (1-8) vs. COPPIN ST. (1-13)
Wednesday, March 16 | 3 p.m.
Emmitsburg, Md. | E.T. Straw Family Stadium
MOUNT UPDATE
The Mountaineers held Buffalo to just two hits on Sunday, but the Bulls managed to push across a pair of unearned runs to come away with the 2-0 victory. Freshman lefty Pat Daly struck out five in four innings of work, and fellow rookie Hunter Shuff pitched three innings of relief as the duo combined for seven innings with no earned runs. Dalton Clouser, Vaughn Parker and Tyler Post registered a hit apiece for the Mount, with Clouser's double going for the only extra-base knock of the contest.
TEAM LEADERS
Batting Average (min 2 AB/GP): Jordan Lawson (.364), Zach Hostetter (.320), Ryan Owens (.235)
Hits: Hostetter (8), Owens (8), Patrick Causa (5)
Runs: Hostetter (6), Causa (5), Three players (2)
RBI: Causa (3), Hostetter (3), Owens (3), Tyler Post (3)
ERA (min 5.0 IP): Jordan Lawson (1.59), Pat Daly (1.80), Michael Kuypers (2.84)
Strikeouts: Chad Diehl (8), Kuypers (7), Three players (6)
ABOUT COPPIN ST.
The Eagles sit at 1-13 on the year after dropping all three games of the series against NJIT over the weekend. Coppin St. is hitting .207 as a team and owns an 11.73 ERA on the mound. Bryant Miranda (.370), Jamar Criss (.279) and John Kraft (.278) are the team's top hitters, with the trio tied for the team-lead with five RBI apiece.
ALL-TIME SERIES
The Mount owns a 22-4-1 all-time record in the series with Coppin St., including a 15-2-1 mark at home. The Mountaineers have claimed victories in each of the last five meetings, but haven't faced the Eagles since the 2008 season.
UP NEXT
The Mountaineers open NEC play with a four-game series at Fairleigh Dickinson beginning with the opening game on Friday, March 18 at 3 p.m.
