NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The Niagara baseball team opens conference play with a three-game series at Manhattan March 25-26.
Game Info
- Games 1 and 2 – Saturday, March 25 – Doubleheader starting at 12:00 p.m. – Live Stats
- Game 3 – Sunday, March 26 – 12:00 p.m. – Live Stats
Last Time Out
- Niagara swept a doubleheader with Bowling Green on Sunday, March 19. The Purple Eagles won game one, 3-1, and game two, 3-2.
- Greg Cullen, Peter Battaglia, and Nick Bernick led the team with one RBI each and Tanner Kirwer and Trevor McCauley had a team-high two hits each in game one.
- Matthew Brash (3-0) earned the game one win, striking out two batters and allowing only two hits in 5.0 innings pitched.
- Battaglia, Kirwer and Joel Brophy had one RBI each in game two and Joseph Tevlin had a team-best two hits.
- On the mound, Nate Mascellino (1-1) earned the win. He had two strikeouts in 6.1 innings pitched.
- Matt McCuen, who took the mound late in each game, earned two saves on the day.
On the Field: Niagara Purple Eagles (9-7, 0-0 MAAC))
- Battaglia and Greg Cullen lead the team in RBI with 14 each. Battaglia and Cullen each also have a team-high 20 hits.
- Battaglia leads the Purple Eagles at the plate with a .328 average.
- Kirwer has a team-high 15 runs scored, 11 doubles and 10 stolen bases.
- On the mound, Brash (3-0) leads the Niagara pitching staff with 24.0 innings pitched. He has struck out 20 batters and has an ERA of 2.25.
- Daniel Procopio (2-1) has a team-best 24 strikeouts in 21.0 innings pitched. He is holding opponents to a team-low .162 average.
- McCuen leads the team in saves with three on the season so far.
Niagara in the MAAC
- The Purple Eagles lead the MAAC in doubles (35), are second in stolen bases (23) and are third in RBI (72), slugging percentage (.347), on base percentage (.356), runs scored (87) and triples (four).
- On the mound, Niagara has the second-best ERA (4.53) and have held opponents to the lowest batting average (.225). The NU pitching staff is tied for first in batters struck out looking (34), is second in wins (nine) and is fourth in batters struck out with 105.
- Kirwer leads the MAAC in doubles with 11 and in stolen bases with 10. His 15 runs scored are tied for second-most in the conference.
- Battaglia and Cullen are tied for second-most RBI in the MAAC with 14 and Julian Gallup is second in stolen bases with seven.
- Procopio has held opponents to the third-lowest batting average (.162). He leads the MAAC in batters struck out looking (13), is tied for second in walks allowed (one) and is fifth in total batters struck out (24).
- Brash leads the MAAC in doubles and triples allowed, with zero of each. He is fifth in opposing batting average, holding opponents to a .173.
- McCuen's three saves are tied for first-most and he is tied for third-most games in relief with eight.
On the Field: Manhattan Jaspers (3-12, 0-0 MAAC)
- Outfielder Evan Brown leads the Jaspers with eight RBI and is also batting a team-best .391.
- Catcher Fabian Pena leads the team with 20 hits and seven doubles.
- Jason Patnick, an outfielder, and infielder Michael Pfenninger both have a team-best eight runs scored.
- Joey Rocchietti (1-2) leads Manhattan with 23.1 innings pitched. He has an ERA of 3.86.
- Tom Cosgrove (0-2) and Marc Galvan (1-1) have each pitched a complete game for the Jaspers this season.
Manhattan in the MAAC
- The Jaspers are tied for first-most triples in the MAAC with six, are third in doubles with 25 and have the fifth-best team batting average (.247).
- The Manhattan pitching staff has struck out 113 batters, which ranks second in the MAAC.
- Brown ranks third in batting average (.391) and slugging percentage (.609).
- Pena's seven doubles are the second-most in the MAAC.
- Pitcher Shawn Kanwisher has the most games finished with seven.
Up Next
- The Purple Eagles open their home schedule April 1-2 when they host Saint Peter's for a three game series.
