EMMITSBURG, Md. (March 23, 2026) – Mount St. Mary's baseball faces off against Bucknell in Emmitsburg on Tuesday, March 24 at 3:00 p.m. at E.T. Straw Family Stadium. The Mountaineers are looking to bounce back against the Bison on Tuesday after falling to Rider in a three-game sweep this past weekend.
 
MOUNT UPDATE
 
After striking out the lead off batter in game three against Rider, Owen Crowe produced a groundout to first base followed by a walk to put a runner on to start the first inning. After an error from Alex Mendes at third base, the Mountaineers recorded a 5-3-1 putout at home plate as Crowe put the tag on to save a run and get the Mount out of the inning. Following Crowe's first inning on the mound, Evan Meier led off the bottom of the first with a 1-2 HR to left field to put the Mountaineers up 1-0 early.
 
But the momentum swung in favor of the Broncs in the bottom of the second as the visitors tied the game. After the Mount was retired in order during the bottom part of the innings, Rider went onto score four runs in the top of the third, followed by a five-run top of the fourth. In the bottom of the fourth however, Mendes avenged his error from the first inning, sending out a home run to left field to cut the deficit to eight.
 
Later in the bottom of the seventh inning, Nate Wiles reached base on a single followed by a double to the gap from Bryce Rudsill, scoring the shortstop and putting the third Mount run on the board. The final Mount runs came across in the bottom of the ninth after Sam Metyer sent out a two-run home run to left center to cut the deficit once again to five runs and rounding out the late Mountaineer scoring efforts.
 
Meier and Rudisill both went 2-4 in game three against the Broncs, both recording an RBI and working a walk. Mendes went 1-5 on the day with an RBI followed by Meyer, who went 1-4 with two RBIs against Rider.
 
STATISTICAL LEADERS
 
Through the first 21 games of the season, Maximus McCrary leads the bullpen with an ERA 4.76 amongst qualified pitchers while posting a WHIP of 1.15, also leading amongst qualified pitchers. Serigne Sarre leads the qualified pitchers in strikeouts, posting 39 K's through 30.1 innings on the mound. DeRossi has also emerged as a qualified starter, starting in six games while striking out 30 opponents. JB Manarchuck leads non-qualified bullpen arms in ERA, posting a 1.24 line while striking out 12. Three other non-qualified pitchers have recorded double-digit strikeouts throughout the season thus far, with Josh Halcisak posting 20 strikeouts while Jakob Foster and Owen Crowe have recorded 15 and 14 strikeouts respectively.
 
At the plate, Ty Fredo leads the club in all averages, posting a slash line of .389/.486/.722 through 15 starts on the year, recording 20 RBIs and 39 total bases. Rudisill backs him up, batting .350 with six doubles, six home runs, and a team leading 24 RBIs, notching 54 total bases, leading the program this season.
 
SCOUTING THE BISON
 
Through the first two months of the 2026 season, Bucknell has accrued a record of 9-11 with a 5-1 record in the Patriot League. After being swept by Charleston Southern and losing two out of three to Radford, the Bison recorded a series win against Merrimack while taking a game against Saint Jospeh's. In the Patriot League, Bucknell swept Lafayette while taking two of three games against Navy.
 
ALL-TIME RECORD
 
Dating back to 1990, the Mountaineers have recorded a record of 8-22 against the Bison, with their last win against the Lewisburg club coming on March 16, 2022, with the Mount defeating Bucknell 4-3 in ten innings in Emmitsburg.