| PURPLE EAGLES BASEBALL |
| GAMES 11-13 |
Niagara Purple Eagles (1-9) at Utah Utes (5-5) |
| DATE | TIME |
Friday, March 8 – 5:00 p.m. ET | Saturday, March 9 – 3:00 p.m. ET | Sunday, March 10 – 3:00 p.m. ET |
| LOCATION |
Smith's Ballpark | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| BROADCAST |
Pac-12 Network |
| LIVE STATS |
Sidearm |
| GAMES 14-15 |
Niagara Purple Eagles (1-9) at Utah Valley Wolverines (2-9) |
| DATE | TIME |
Monday, March 11 – 8:00 p.m. ET | Tuesday, March 12 – 8:00 p.m. ET |
| LOCATION |
UCCU Ballpark | Orem, Utah |
| BROADCAST |
WAC Digital Network |
| LIVE STATS |
StatBroadcast |
| TWITTER |
@NiagaraBASE |
| INSTAGRAM |
@NiagaraBASE |
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The Purple Eagles take a trip to Utah March 8-12. Niagara will play a three-game series with the Utah Utes March 8-10 and a pair of games against the Utah Valley Wolverines March 11-12.
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Last Time Out
- The Purple Eagles played a three-game series with the Bucknell Bison March 1-2. The Bison were victorious in all three games, winning by scores of 14-1, 7-1 and 13-1.
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Scouting the Purple Eagles
- Freshman shortstop Max Giordano leads the Purple Eagles at the plate, batting .281. He leads the team in hits (nine), doubles (two) and runs scored (five).
- Giordano, Joseph Tevlin and Michael Gabriele each have a team-best three RBIs.
- Benny Serrano is a perfect 4-for-4 in stolen bases.
- On the mound, Matthew Brash (0-2) leads the pitching staff in strikeouts with 27 in 16.0 innings pitched. He has the best ERA (3.38) of Niagara's starting pitchers and is holding opponents to a batting average of just .180.
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Scouting the Utes
- The Utes have won four of their last five games and have scored 12 or more runs in three of their last four games.
- Outfielder Erick Migueles leads the Utes at the plate, batting .410. He has a team-high 16 hits.
- Catcher Zack Moeller leads Utah in RBIs with 13.
- Infidler Oliver Dunn has a team-high 15 runs scored.
- Riley Pierce (1-2) leads the pitching staff in strikeouts with eight in 13.0 innings pitched.
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Scouting the Wolverines
- Infielder Michael Beltran leads the Wolverines with 14 hits, seven runs scored and a .389 batting average.
- Infielder Kade Poulsen has recorded a team-high six RBIs.
- Paxton Schultz (0-1) leads the team in strikeouts with 22 in 22.0 innings pitched. He has an ERA of 4.09.
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Up Next
- Following their trip to Utah, the Purple Eagles play a three-game series against Cincinnati March 15-17.
