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Box Score 2 GAMES 37, 38 & 39: Manhattan at Saint Peter's (13-23, 6-6 MAAC)
WHEN: Saturday& Sunday, April 27 & 28, 2013
WHERE: Jaroschak Field | Jersey City, N.J.
Live Stats
Opening Pitch - The Saint Peter's University baseball team returns to Jaroschak Field for a three-game Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference series against the Jaspers of Manhattan College this weekend...since winning the first two league series of the season and starting MAAC action at 4-2, the Peacocks have lost two straight series and come in at an even 6-6 in league play...the front end of Saturday's doubleheader marks the beginning of an 11 game homestand for the Peacocks stretching until May 12th...
Peacocks vs. Manhattan - Tomorrow afternoon marks the 98th ever meeting between the Peacocks and Jaspers...Saint Peter's is 47-51 all time against Manhattan, since the teams' first meeting in 1981...last year, the Jaspers swept the three-game series in Riverdale, N.Y....
Last Time Out - Saint Peter's enters this week after dropping a 5-2 non-conference decision to Villanova on the road (4/24)...in their last MAAC series, the Peacocks lost two of three to the Rider University Broncs in Lawrenceville, N.J...the Peacocks won the front end of Saturday's, April 20th'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, April 21st (4-2)...
About Manhattan – The Jaspers come in at 17-29 overall and 6-9 in MAAC action...Manhattan has won just one of their last five games and were swept by Canisius the weekend of April 20th in their last league series...
Peacocks On The National Stage - Sophomore Nicholas Henriquez is presently 12th in all of Division I in hit by pitches per game (0.41) and 28th in total hit by pitches (14)...Matt Speckmann is 30th and 45th, respectively in the same categories...as a team, the Peacocks are 26th in the nation in hit by pitches...
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 will host Seton Hall University this Tuesday at 3:30pm...
