The Niagara Purple Eagles continue their season with a trip to Newark, N.J. to take on the NJIT Highlanders in a pair of doubleheaders on March 21 and 22. First pitch on both days is scheduled for noon. You can follow all the action with Live Stats.
 
Purple Eagles 101 (2-11)

• Niagara swept the four-game series against the Highlanders last season.
• The Purple Eagles are led on offense by junior Michael Fuhrman and redshirt-senior Thomas Rodrigues.
• Fuhrman leads the team with a .410 batting average to go along with a homerun.
• The Palmyra, Pa. native is also a perfect 6-for-6 in stolen base attempts.
• Rodrigues is second with a .310 average and leads the team with seven RBIs.
• On the mound, freshman Zach Kolodziejski is 1-2 with a 4.95 ERA.
• The Livonia, N.Y. native threw a complete game (9 IP, 5 hits, 2 ER, 5 Ks) on March 13 against Villanova for his first career collegiate victory.

 
On the field: NJIT Highlanders (5-5)

• On the year, the Highlanders are 5-5 with their five wins coming over George Washington, Delaware, UNC Asheville, and twice over Towson.
• NJIT features three players hitting at a better than .300 clip.
• Mike Rampone leads the team with a .375 average with a homerun and a team leading eight RBIs.
• Jesse Uttendorfer is second with a .368 average and is 9-for-10 on stolen base attempts.
• Bryan Haberstroh rounds out the top three with a .349 average and is tied with Rampone for the team lead with 15 hits.
• Over a minimum of 14 innings pitched, Tyler Kapp leads the team on the bump with a 4-0 record and a 1.93 ERA.
• Ian Bentley sports a 3.31 ERA with 15 strikeouts over 16.1 innings pitched.

 
Up Next for Niagara

• Following the trip to the Garden State, Niagara heads to Olean, N.Y. on March 24 for a doubleheader against Little Three rival St. Bonaventure.