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Baseball Heads To Manhattan For Weekend Series

PURPLE EAGLES BASEBALL
GAMES 25-28 Niagara Purple Eagles (15-9, 15-9 MAAC) at Manhattan Jaspers (6-16, 6-16 MAAC)
DATE | TIME Saturday, May 1 & Sunday, May 2 | 12:00 PM (DH)
LOCATION Van Cortlandt Park | Riverdale, New York
BROADCAST YouTube
LIVE STATS Sidearm
TWITTER @NiagaraBASE
INSTAGRAM @Niagarabaseball
 
The Purple Eagles close out their road schedule with a four-game series at Manhattan May 1-2.

 
SCENE SETTER
  • Niagara was originally scheduled to host Iona for a pair of doubleheaders May 1-2, but those games were postponed due to Covid-19 protocol within the Iona program. Makeup dates are to be determined.
  • Niagara split a four-game series with Marist April 23-24. The Purple Eagles won game two, 8-5, and game three, 7-6, while the Red Foxes won game one, 6-3, and game four, 14-3.
 
GAME TIDBITS
  • Cole O'Connor is batting a team-best .361.
  • O'Connor and Max Giordano lead NU in hits with 22 each, while Cole Tucker, Benny Serrano and Dawson Bailey have each added 20 hits.
  • Peter Battaglia leads the team in RBIs with 14 and Michael Gabriele has batted in 12 runs.
  • Serrano is 9-for-10 in stolen bases and Giordano is a perfect 5-for-5 in steals.
  • On the mound, Jacob Bruning (3-1) leads the pitching staff in strikeouts with 25 in 27.2 innings pitched. He has an ERA of 3.25.
  • Chaz DeLuca (2-1) has fanned 24 in 23.1 innings pitched and has tossed the only complete game for the Purple Eagles this season.
  • Zach Cameron (2-1) has the lowest ERA (1.66) and leads the pitching staff in saves with three.
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Players Mentioned

Dawson Bailey

#3 Dawson Bailey

OF
6' 0"
Senior
R/R
Peter Battaglia

#34 Peter Battaglia

1B/OF
6' 2"
Graduate Student
R/R
Jacob Bruning

#14 Jacob Bruning

LHP/OF
6' 2"
Junior
L/L
Zach Cameron

#29 Zach Cameron

RHP/3B
5' 11"
Sophomore
R/R
Chaz DeLuca

#5 Chaz DeLuca

LHP
6' 0"
Senior
L/L
Michael Gabriele

#11 Michael Gabriele

INF
6' 2"
Graduate Student
R/R
Max Giordano

#18 Max Giordano

INF
6' 0"
Junior
R/R
Cole O

#2 Cole O'Connor

3B
5' 11"
Junior
L/R
Benny Serrano

#19 Benny Serrano

OF
5' 9"
Senior
L/R
Cole Tucker

#6 Cole Tucker

INF
6' 1"
Junior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Dawson Bailey

#3 Dawson Bailey

6' 0"
Senior
R/R
OF
Peter Battaglia

#34 Peter Battaglia

6' 2"
Graduate Student
R/R
1B/OF
Jacob Bruning

#14 Jacob Bruning

6' 2"
Junior
L/L
LHP/OF
Zach Cameron

#29 Zach Cameron

5' 11"
Sophomore
R/R
RHP/3B
Chaz DeLuca

#5 Chaz DeLuca

6' 0"
Senior
L/L
LHP
Michael Gabriele

#11 Michael Gabriele

6' 2"
Graduate Student
R/R
INF
Max Giordano

#18 Max Giordano

6' 0"
Junior
R/R
INF
Cole O

#2 Cole O'Connor

5' 11"
Junior
L/R
3B
Benny Serrano

#19 Benny Serrano

5' 9"
Senior
L/R
OF
Cole Tucker

#6 Cole Tucker

6' 1"
Junior
R/R
INF