EMMITSBURG, Md. (April 9, 2026) – After a long, two-week road stint, Mount St. Mary's baseball returns to E.T. Straw Family Stadium this weekend, April 10-12 for a three-game Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference series against Saint Peter's.
MOUNT UPDATE
Against Bucknell on Wednesday, two runs came across the plate in the first inning as
Ty Fredo singled to center field, driving in
Alex Mendes while
David Stokely reached first base on a fielding error, scoring Fredo to extend the early lead. Mendes came to the plate later in the second inning, doubling to center field to drive in
Sam Meyer.
With the bases loaded in the top of the third inning,
Mike Toth was hit by a pitch, driving in
Ty Fredo for the Mount's fourth run of the day. Later in the third inning,
Carson Clark singled to send both Stokely and
Evan Meier home to score followed by a
Ryan McKay single that drove Toth in to score, capping off a four run Mountaineer third.
Even more runs came in during the Mountaineer fourth, as Toth singled up the middle to score both Meier and Fredo. Clark singled later in the inning to drive in Toth while Mendes capped off the run out pour, as a single from the first baseman scored both McKay and Clark to extend the lead to 12-0.
Bucknell batted two runs across the plate in the sixth and seventh inning, but
Christian Bauman two-run home run to right field in the top of the seventh cut off any real chance of a Bison comeback before the run rule came into effect.
Both Mendes and Clark went 2-3 on the day with three RBI while Bauman and Toth both batted two runs in. Fred went 1-3 on the day, scoring three runs against Bucknell while working a walk. And
Ryan McKay went 1-3, working a walk while scoring a run and batting in a RBI.
Riley Williams logged two innings on the mound, notching a strikeout while
Jakob Foster earned his fourth win of the year, throwing 3.0 innings of scoreless baseball.
Nate Berzonski and
Josh Halcisak notched an inning of relief each while Berzonski led the staff with two strikeouts on Wednesday.
SCOUTING THE PEACOCKS
Saint Peter's has accumulated an overall record of 3-26with a MAAC record of 0-12 during the 2026 season. The three lone wins for the Peacocks have come in the form of a 4-2 win against NJIT on March 7, a 12-3 win against Lehigh on March 11, and a 19-12 win against Monmouth on March 31.
RJ Azarieh leads the Peacocks amongst qualified batters with a .314 batting average while recording 45 total bases, notching two home runs and nine RBIs. Alex Manent leads Saint Peter's with six pumps on the year while knocking in 14 RBIs. James Ellis leads the Peacock starters in ERA, notching a line of 4.79, recording a team leading 20 strikeouts while Linden Reaburn leads the bullpen the bullpen with a 3.09 ERA.
ALL-TIME RECORD
Mount St. Mary's owns a 8-3 record over Saint Peter's with their last meeting on March 11, 2025 ending in a 15-4 win in favor of the Mountaineers. The Mountaineers also own a 3-1 record at home, sweeping the Peacocks during the conference series in 2023.
