Box Score GAME 36: Saint Peter's (13-22) at Villanova (10-28)
WHEN: Wednesday, April 24, 2013
WHERE: Villanova Ballpark | Plymouth Meeting, Pa.
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Opening Pitch - The Saint Peter's University baseball team will play their last road non-conference contest against the Villanova Wildcats tomorrow afternoon in Plymouth Meeting, Pa...the Peacocks have two final non-league games remaining in their 2013 schedule against Seton Hall and Monmouth both which will take place at Jaroschak Field next week...
Peacocks vs. Wildcats - Tomorrow afternoon marks the 9th ever meeting between the Peacocks and Wildcats...Saint Peter's is 2-6 all time against Villanova, since the teams' first meeting in 2004...the Peacocks last met Villanova in 2011 and lost 8-4 on the road...
Last Time Out - Saint Peter's enters this week after losing two of three Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference contests to the Rider University Broncs last weekend....the Peacocks won the front end of Saturday's doubleheader by a score of 4-2 and lost the nightcap 3-0...Saint Peter's would also lose the rubber game on Sunday (4-2)...
About Villanova – The Wildcats come in at 10-28 overall and just 2-10 in Big East conference action...Villanove recently snapped a seven-game losing streak, defeating Cincinatti, 12-4, on the road (4/21)...
Peacocks On The National Stage - Sophomore Nicholas Henriquez is presently 15th in all of Division I in hit by pitches per game (0.41) and 21st in total hit by pitches (14)...Matt Speckmann is 29th and 42nd, respectively in the same categories...as a team, the Peacocks are 22nd in the nation in hit by pitches...
Mancini On A Tear - Senior outfielder Matt Mancini enters this weekend's series having recorded multi-hit games in his six of his last eight contests...the fourth-year player is batting a torrid .448 in the month of April and has increased his batting average more than forty points since the Peacocks' last game in March...he now leads the squad in batting average on the year (.336) and is also second on the team in runs with 21...
It Feels So Good To Be Back - After playing their first 22 games of the year on the road, the Peacocks held their first home game of the season on April 3rd against Long Island-Brooklyn...Saint Peter's will play 15 of their last 21 contests at Jaroschak Field...
Better Than The 8-Ball - The Peacocks scored nine runs in the top of ninth against Fairfield University on April 7th, resulting in a come-from-behind 11-7 victory, to win the three-game MAAC series, 2-1...the last time Saint Peter's scored nine runs in a single inning was during the 2008 season, when they scored nine in the bottom of the third against Hofstra to come away with a 14-3 win on March 12th...
Peacocks Pluck Blackbirds - On Wednesday, April 3rd, the Peacocks defeated LIU-Brooklyn in their home opener, 18-8...Saint Peter's 18 runs are the most the squad has scored since the 2008 season; when they scored 20 in a five-run win over Fairleigh Dickinson on April 16th...the Peacocks scored at least one run in every inning with the exception of two...
It Runs In The Family - Freshman John Leiter, nephew of former MLB All-Star and World Series Champion Al Leiter and of former MLB right-handed pitcher Mark Leiter, has impressed in his first season in the Peacocks' uniform…against UMES (3/02) he picked up his first career win and against NJIT (3/16) he notched his first career save…
Saint Peter's vs. the NEC – The Peacocks were scheduled to face off against an NEC member institution a total of seven times this season- marking the most games the squad has played against non-MAAC schools…Saint Peter's was originally scheduled to play seven total contests against Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) schools, but due to inclement weather two (vs. Coppin State) were cancelled…overall, the Peacocks are 59-112 (.342) against current NEC member institutions…Saint Peter's has a losing record against every NEC school…they have the most wins vs. FDU, who they are 17-30 against, but have the best winning percentage against LIU-Brooklyn (13-15) who they defeated 18-8 on April 3rd…
Not NEC For Long - This season marks the last year Monmouth University will partcipate in the Northeast Conference...the South Jersey school has accepted an invitation to join the MAAC and will begin its membership next season..
Coming To Bat – The Peacocks are scheduled to host Manhattan College this weekend for a three-game MAAC series at Jaroschak Field...Saturday's doubleheader is slated for 12pm while first pitch for Sunday's single game will also begin at noon...
