NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The Purple Eagles baseball team heads to East Lansing, Mich. for a four-game series with the Michigan State Spartans March 15-18.
Game Info
- Game 1 – Thursday, March 15 – 3:05 p.m. – Live Stats
- Game 2 – Friday, March 16 – 3:05 p.m. – Live Stats
- Game 3 – Saturday, March 17 – 1:05 p.m. – Live Stats
- Game 4 – Sunday, March 18 – 1:05 p.m. – Live Stats
Last Time Out
- Niagara played a four-game series at Marshall March 9-11.
- The Herd won games one (5-4), two (11-1) and four (6-2), and the Purple Eagles earned a 7-4 victory in game three.
Record Breaking
- Pitcher Cody Eckerson broke the Niagara baseball career strikeout record in a 5-4 loss to Marshall on March 9. Eckerson fanned nine batters to bring his career strikeout total to 200, passing Chris Begg's (1999-2001) previous record of 195 career strikeouts.
- Eckerson's nine strikeouts tied his single-game career-high.
On the Field: Niagara Purple Eagles (2-8)
- Greg Cullen leads the Purple Eagles at the plate, batting a team-best .513. He leads NU with 20 hits, two homeruns and 30 total bases.
- Cullen and Trevor McCauley each have a team-high 12 runs scored.
- Owen Dziados leads the Purple Eagles in RBIs with nine.
- Eckerson (0-1) leads the Purple Eagle pitching staff in strikeouts with 23 in 14.0 innings pitched. He has held opponents to a .255 average and has an ERA of 5.14.
On the Field: Michigan State Spartans (4-10)
- Justin Antoncic leads the Spartans at the plate with 17 hits and is batting a team-best .354. He also has a team-high four doubles.
- Marty Bechina leads MSU in RBIs with seven.
- Antoncic and Zach Iverson lead the team in runs scored with eight each.
- Danny Gleaves is 8-for-8 in stolen bases.
- Riley McCauley (0-2) leads the Spartan pitching staff in strikeouts with 27 in 21.0 innings pitched. He has an ERA of 4.71.
Up Next
- The Purple Eagles will play a doubleheader at St. Bonaventure on Tuesday, March 20. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
