EMMITSBURG, Md. (March 21, 2025) – Mount St. Mary's baseball was beaten in game one of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference series by Niagara by a score of 14-13. With this loss, the Mountaineers are now 2-4 in the MAAC and are now 8-12 overall on the year.

After an early Purple Eagles run in the top of the first, the Mount got on the board in the first inning after putting up a four-spot that was built up by a fielding error from the Niagara first basemen, a Mateo Zeppieri double down the left field line that scored Mikey Rodriguez and Alex Mendes as well as a Nolan Book Single that scored Zeppieri. The Mountaineers went onto score five more runs across the next three innings including a Sam Grube double that scored Ty Fredo and a Zeppieri single that scored Grue and Bryce Rudisill. But the Niagara batters outlasted the Mountaineer bullpen late into the game, putting up seven runs in the final four innings of the game, creating a hefty lead. Nick Fleming homered to right field in the bottom of the seventh, followed by Rudisill RBI single in the bottom of the eighth, rounding out the scoring for the Mount from the plate.

Fredo led the way from the plate, going 4-5 with a walk and three stolen bases in the field. Zeppieri, Book, and Fleming all notched multi-hit games, with each batter recording two hits against the Niagara pitching corps, with Zeppieri knocking in four RBIs alone. Maximus McCrary was accredited with the loss on the day, bringing his season record to 1-2.

Team               1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R  H   E
Niagara            1   2   0   1   3   4   0   2   1   14 12  3
Mount St. Mary's   4   1   1   3   0   0   1   1   0   13 13  3
 
UP NEXT

The Mountaineers resume their MAAC series against Niagara tomorrow, March 22, with first pitch scheduled for 12:00 p.m. in Emmitsburg.