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Games 30-32
Monmouth (13-20, 3-6 MAAC) at Niagara (12-17, 4-5 MAAC)
Saturday, April 21 (DH) – 12:00 p.m., Sunday, April 22 – 12:00 p.m.
Bobo Field – Niagara University, N.Y.
NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The Purple Eagles resume MAAC play this weekend, hosting Monmouth for a three-game series April 21-22 at Bobo Field.
Last Time Out
- The Purple Eagles defeated St. Bonaventure, 11-9, on April 18.
- Wyatt Olson led NU with a career-high four RBIs.
- Olson and Trevor McCauley each had a team-high three hits.
- Brett Cook (1-0) earned the victory on the mound and Alex MacKinnon earned the save.
On the Field: Niagara Purple Eagles
- Greg Cullen continues to lead the nation with a .467 batting average. He is third in the nation in hits per game with 1.85. Cullen leads the MAAC in slugging percentage (.673), on-base percentage (.525) and hits (50).
- Owen Dziados leads the Purple Eagles in RBIs with 27, which is tied for the seventh-most in the conference.
- McCauley leads NU and the MAAC in runs scored with 29.
- Peter Battaglia is third in the MAAC in batting average (.362) and slugging percentage (.590) and his team-high five homeruns are tied for seventh-most in the conference.
- On the mound, Cody Eckerson (1-3) leads the Purple Eagle pitching staff with 46 strikeouts in 37.0 innings pitched. He has the fifth-most strikeouts in the MAAC.
On the Field: Monmouth Hawks
- Kyle Norman leads the Hawks with 38 hits and a .304 batting average. He leads the team in runs scored with 28, which is tied for the fifth-most in the MAAC.
- Shaine Hughes has a team-high 30 RBIs, which is the sixth-most in the conference.
- Pete Papcun leads Monmouth in homeruns with five.
- Dan Klepchick (2-1) leads the Hawk pitching staff with 37 strikeouts in 47.0 innings pitched.
Up Next
- The Purple Eagles head to Ohio for a single game at Youngstown State on Tuesday, April 24 at 1:00 p.m.
