MOUNT ST. MARY'S at COPPIN STATE
Tuesday, March 18^th | 3 PM
Hanover, Md. | Joe Cannon Stadium
 
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EMMITSBURG, Md. (March 18^th, 2024) – Mount St. Mary's baseball challenges Coppin State on their home diamond tomorrow at 3 p.m. in what can be a get right spot before conference play opens this weekend. Danny Salisbury will make his second appearance of the season with a start tomorrow.
 
MOUNT UPDATE
 
The Mountaineers lost their Sunday game versus St. Bonaventure. As a team, the Mount strung together eight runs on 12 hits. Shane Wockley had his first multi-homer game of the season producing two solo shots, one in the fourth, the other in the ninth inning. Josh Braxton hit a three-run homerun, his second of the season, next to his grand-slam in the Richmond series.
 
Tyler Long leads the team in the box with an average of .324, six RBIs, 14 scores, and two homeruns. Ty Fredo bats .308 on the season with three RBIs, three scores, and two homeruns.
 
SCOUTING COPPIN STATE
 
The Eagles are 3-10 on the season, and 3-5 at home. The team is on a five-game losing streak with a sweep by Wagner, a loss by Lehigh and Merrimack. Damon Gaither leads Coppin in the box with a .346 average, 14 RBIs, five homers, and eight scores.
 
Right-handed pitcher Nico Felber leads the team on the hill, yielding an ERA of 5.49, 11 strikeouts, and a 1-2 record through 19 2/3 innings.
 
HISTORY WITH COPPIN STATE
 
The Mountaineers are 33-10-1 since entering the D-1 era, with the series dating back to 1989, the first season the Mount joined the Northeast Conference. The Mount holds a five-game win streak over the Eagles, the last matchup on May 16^th, 2023, in a 13-1 home win.