The Niagara Purple Eagles are set to head to Olean, N.Y. for a doubleheader against Little Three rival St. Bonaventure on Tuesday. First pitch for the first game is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. You can follow along with the action with
Live Stats. Purple Eagles 101 (3-12)- Niagara's three wins this season have come against La Salle, Villanova, and NJIT.
- Last season saw the Purple Eagles take 3-of-4 against the Bonnies.
- The Purple and White are led on offense by junior Michael Fuhrman and redshirt-senior Thomas Rodrigues.
- Fuhrman leads Niagara with a .362 average and is a perfect 6-of-6 on stolen base attempts.
- After sitting out all of last season with an injury, Rodrigues is second with a .326 average and leads the team with seven RBIs.
- Senior Anthony Firenzi leads the Purple Eagles with a pair of homeruns.
- Freshman Tanner Kirwer is tops for Niagara with seven stolen bases.
- Over 26.1 innings pitched, freshman Zach Kolodziejski leads the pitching staff with a 4.44 ERA, to go along with a 2-2 record.
- The Purple Eagles lead the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference with 31 stolen bases.
- As a team, Niagara is second in the MAAC in batting average (.246), slugging percentage (.320), on-base percentage (.351), runs scored (56), hits (97) and RBIs (47), and strikeouts by pitchers (85). They trail in each of those categories to arch-rival Canisius.
On the Field: St. Bonaventure Bonnies (9-2)
- Coming into the doubleheader, the Bonnies sport wins over Maine (2), Lehigh (3), Coppin St. (2), and Mount St. Mary's (2).
- The Bonnies feature three players with a .300 batting average or better.
- Thad Johnson leads the team with a .396 average, followed by Tyler Bell (.350), Cole Peterson (.333), and Danny Urban (.300).
- Johnson also leads the team with 10 RBIs and 19 hits.
- St. Bonaventure features three pitchers with sub-4 ERAs over a minimum of 16.1 innings pitched.
- Drew Teller leads the way with a 0.98 ERA over 18.1 innings, followed by Connor Grey (2.20, 16.1 IP), and Steve Klimek (3.72, 19.1 IP).
Up next for NiagaraFollowing the doubleheader against the Bonnies, Niagara opens up conference play with a three game series against the Saint Peter's Peacocks at Bobo Field on the campus of Niagara. The series begins with a doubleheader on March 28 with a single game on March 29. The first pitch on both days is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.
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