NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The Purple Eagles baseball team heads to West Virginia for a four-game series with Marshall March 9-11.
Game Info
- Game 1 – Friday, March 9 - 2:00 p.m. – Live Stats
- Games 2 and 3 – Saturday, March 10 – Doubleheader – 11:00 a.m. – Live Stats
- Game 4 – Sunday, March 11 – 12:00 p.m. – Live Stats
Last Time Out
- The Purple Eagles competed in the Army West Point Classic in Cary, N.C. March 2-4.
- Niagara fell to Boston College, 11-3, and dropped games to Army (9-5) and Bryant (11-7).
On the Field: Niagara Purple Eagles (1-5)
- Greg Cullen leads Niagara at the plate with a team-high 15 hits and a team-best batting average of .577. Cullen also has a team-high two homeruns and nine runs scored.
- Cullen, Owen Dziados and Wyatt Olson each have a team-best seven RBIs.
- On the mound, Cody Eckerson (0-1) leads the Purple Eagles in strikeouts with 14 in 8.0 innings pitched.
Last Meeting with Marshall
- The Purple Eagles and the Herd last met for a three-game series March 9-11, 2017.
- Niagara won the first game of the series, 9-3, before falling to the Herd in the final two games by scores of 5-4 and 9-6.
On the Field: Marshall Herd (7-3)
- Outfielder Shane Hanon leads the Herd in hits with 19. He is batting .413.
- Catcher Reynaldo Pastrano leads the team in RBIs with 14 and catcher/infielder Dakota Robbins has a team-high 13 runs scored.
- Infielder Geordon Blanton is a perfect 6-for-6 in stolen bases.
- Brad O'Connor (1-2) leads the Herd pitching staff with 17 strikeouts in 13.2 innings pitched. He has an ERA of 5.93.
Up Next
- The Purple Eagles play a four-game series at Michigan State March 15-18.
