MOUNT ST. MARY'S (6-26, 3-13 NEC) at WAGNER (10-23, 5-11 NEC)
Staten Island, N.Y. | Richmond County Bank Ballpark
Game 1 – Friday, April 22, 3 p.m.
Game 2 – Saturday, April 23, 1 p.m.
Game 3 – Saturday, April 23, 3:30 p.m.
Game 4 – Sunday, April 24, 1 p.m.
LIVE STATS
MOUNT UPDATE
Vaughn Parker II and Ryan Owens combined for seven RBIs, and seven Mountaineers registered multi-hit games as Mount St. Mary's University scored a season-high 16 runs and rolled to a 16-6 victory at Coppin St. in the final non-conference game of the season for the Mount on Wednesday night. Parker II led the offensive attack with a 3-for-4 performance as the freshman picked up a career-high four RBIs, while Owens went 2-for-4 with three runs driven in and Tyler Post registered a pair of hits and RBIs. Chad Diehl picked up the win, going four innings with five strikeouts and just one earned run allowed.
QUICK HITS
• Seven Mountaineers tallied multi-hit games against Coppin St. as they pounded out a season-high 19 hits in the contest.
• Post is currently tied for third in the NEC in home runs (4) and ranks seventh in slugging pct. (.476).
• Parker II is 5-for-11 (.455) in his last three games with two doubles and seven RBIs after registering a career-high four runs driven in at Coppin St. on Wednesday.
• Owens has posted multi-hit performances in four of his last six games, going 9-for-24 (.375) during the stretch.
• The Mount registered double-digit runs for the second time this season with 16 against Coppin St. The team's previous season high was 13 in a matchup with Fairleigh Dickinson back in March.
• Diehl, who struck out five batters while collecting his third win of the year on Wednesday, posted his third game with five or more strikeouts this season.
TEAM LEADERS
Batting Average (min 50 AB): Ryan Owens (.316), Zach Hostetter (.258), Vaughn Parker II (.256)
Hits: Owens (36), Patrick Causa (24), Hostetter (23)
Runs: Owens (15), Causa (14), Parker II (12), Tyler Post (12)
RBI: Post (22), Owens (16), Causa (11)
ERA (min 25.0 IP): Chad Diehl (4.73), Michael Kuypers (5.16), Hunter Shuff (6.09)
Strikeouts: Diehl (40), Shuff (27), Kuypers (20)
ABOUT WAGNER
The Seahawks were swept in a four-game series at Bryant over the weekend to fall to sixth place in the NEC with a 5-11 conference mark and 10-23 record overall. Nick Mascelli is the team's top hitter, ranking third in the conference in batting average (.371), fourth in on-base percentage (.414) and fifth in slugging (.483). Phil Capra is tied with Mascelli for the team-lead in home runs (3), and ranks fourth in the NEC with 27 RBIs. Pitchers Mike Adams (6.86 ERA), Nick Pavia (5.81), Austin Goeke (2.76) and Matt Morris (4.13) will get the starts in the series.
Mascelli third in NEC in batting average, fourth on-base, fifth slugging
Capra fourth in RBIs.
ALL-TIME SERIES
Wagner owns a 51-37 advantage in the all-time series with the Mount as the two programs have met 88 times in series history. The Seahawks have won six of the last eight matchups after sweeping the Mount in Emmitsburg earlier this season.
UP NEXT
Following the series at Wagner, the Mountaineers return home and host LIU Brooklyn for four games beginning on Friday, April 29 at 3 p.m.
