Baseball Takes On New Mexico

PURPLE EAGLES BASEBALL
GAMES 4-7	Niagara Purple Eagles (0-3) at New Mexico Lobos (2-2)
DATE \| TIME	Friday, February 22 – 6:00 pm \| Saturday, February 23 (DH) – 2:00 pm \| Sunday, February 24 – 2:00 pm
LOCATION	Santa Ana Star Field \| Albuquerque, New Mexico
BROADCAST	Mountain West Network
LIVE STATS	Sidearm
TWITTER	@NiagaraBASE
INSTAGRAM	@NiagaraBASE

After opening up their 2019 season last weekend, the Purple Eagles are back on the road this weekend for a four-game series at New Mexico Feb. 22-24. This is Niagara's first all-time meeting with the Lobos.

Last Time Out

Niagara opened its 2019 season last weekend with a three-game series at North Carolina A&T from Feb. 15-17. The Aggies edged the Purple Eagles in all three contests.
North Carolina A&T thwarted Niagara in a doubleheader on Feb. 15, winning 4-3 in the opening contest and 6-2 in the second matchup. The Aggies concluded the series with a 6-0 shutout win on Sunday, Feb. 17.

Scouting the Purple Eagles

In his first start of the season, Matthew Brash had a phenomenal outing on the mound. He tossed a career-high 11 strikeouts and allowed just four hits and one run in 7.0 innings pitched.
Newcomer Max Giordano led the team in hits with four, while Dawson Bailey scored two runs for Niagara.
Darian Blanks swiped two bases against the Aggies on three attempts.

Scouting the Lobos

The Lobos started their 2019 campaign last weekend, with three of their four contests against nationally ranked opponents.
New Mexico started the season on Feb. 15 with a 6-5 loss to No. 8 Oregon State before earning a dominant 11-1 win against No. 24 Minnesota on Feb. 16. On the backhand of their weekend slate, the team defeated Gonzaga, 6-4, on Feb. 17 before being blanked by Oregon State, 5-0.
Infielder Connor Mang delivered a team-high seven hits last weekend, while outfielder Jared Mang led the team in RBIs with seven.
Nathanial Garley (1-0) was dominant against Minnesota, allowing just three hits, one earned run and three walks and fanning six batters in 7.0 innings pitched.

Up Next

Niagara heads to Lewisburg, Pa. for a three-game series against Bucknell from March 1-3.

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Players Mentioned

#3 Dawson Bailey: OF; 5' 10"; Sophomore; R/R

#23 Darian Blanks: OF; 5' 7"; Redshirt Senior; R/R

#6 Matthew Brash: RHP; 6' 1"; Junior; R/R

#18 Max Giordano: SS/RHP; 6' 0"; Freshman; R/R

Players Mentioned

#3 Dawson Bailey
: 5' 10"; Sophomore; R/R
: OF

#23 Darian Blanks
: 5' 7"; Redshirt Senior; R/R
: OF

#6 Matthew Brash
: 6' 1"; Junior; R/R
: RHP

#18 Max Giordano
: 6' 0"; Freshman; R/R
: SS/RHP