NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The Purple Eagles baseball team heads to Norfolk State for a three-game series with the Spartans Feb. 25-26.
Game Info
Last Time Out
- The Purple Eagles met with Baylor on Feb. 17-18 in a three-game series for the teams' first all-time meeting. The Bears swept the series, winning by scores of 7-3, 6-3 and 21-6.
- Tanner Kirwer had a team-high five hits, two doubles, four RBIs and one homerun. He also had two runs.
- Nick Bernick, Joel Brophy and Julian Gallup also each had two runs.
On the Field: Niagara Purple Eagles (0-3)
- Bernick leads the Purple Eagles at the plate, batting a perfect. 1.000. He also has a team-best 1.500 slugging percentage. Bernick also has two runs, 2 hits and one double.
- Kirwer leads the team in hits with five, in doubles with two and in homeruns with one. He also has a team-high four RBIs and two stolen bases.
- Freshman Peter Battaglia is second on the team in hits with four and in RBIs with two.
- On the mound, Cody Eckerson (0-1) has struck out three batters in 2.0 innings pitched.
- Alex MacKinnon has a team-high 4.1 innings pitched.
On the Field: Norfolk State Spartans (3-1)
- Outfielder Denathan Dukes and infielder Roger Hall have a team-high five runs and catcher Ismael Herrera leads the Spartans with seven hits.
- Adam Collins, an infielder, leads Norfolk State in RBIs with six. He also has six hits, two doubles and three runs.
- On the mound, Chase Anderson (1-0) and Alex Mauricio (1-0) have allowed zero runs. Anderson had struck out eight batters in 7.2 innings pitched and Mauricio has struck out nine in 6.0 innings pitched.
Up Next
- The Purple Eagles will compete in the University of Virginia Tournament in Charlottesville, Va. March 3-5. Niagara will face LaSalle on March 3 and 5 and Virginia on March 3 and 4.
