Games 10-12
Saint Peter's (0-9) vs. Central Connecticut (3-5)
Date: Saturday, March 16
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: CCSU Baseball Field, New Britain, CT
Probable Starter: RHP
Blake Gonzalez
Live Stats
Saint Peter's (0-9) vs. Central Connecticut (3-5)
Date: Saturday, March 16
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Location: CCSU Baseball Field, New Britain, CT
Probable Starter: RHP
Ryan Wappaus
Live Stats
Saint Peter's (0-9) vs. Central Connecticut (3-5)
Date: Sunday, March 17
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: CCSU Baseball Field, New Britain, CT
Probable Starter: RHP
Joe Albunia
Live Stats
First Pitch
- Saint Peter's will travel to Connecticut this weekend for a three-game series with Central Connecticut State on Saturday and Sunday.
- The teams will meet at 1 and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday.
- Saint Peter's enters the weekend 0-9 on the season.
- On Tuesday, the Peacocks fell to La Salle 14-4 on the road.
- Jared Paladino led the Peacocks in the game, going 2 for 5 with two RBIs.
- On the season, Hunter Mason leads the Peacocks in hits and runs scored.
- Peter Ferony ranks second in hits behind Mason and leads the team with eight RBIs.
Series History
- Saint Peter's and CCSU have only met twice previously back in 1992.
- In 1992, the teams played a doubleheader with CCSU earning the series sweep.
Scouting the Blue Devils
- The CCSU Blue Devils are 3-5 on the year.
- The teams' three wins came in a series sweep against St. Bonaventure last weekend, where the Blue Devils earned wins of 9-5, 4-3 (12 innings), and 17-3.
- At home, CCSU is just 0-1, falling in the season-opener to UMass 2-1.
On Deck
- Saint Peter's will open its home slate on Tuesday, March 19.
- The Peacocks will welcome Albany to Caven Point Field with first pitch set for 3 p.m.
Welcome Back
- The Peacocks return 14 members from last season's squad that closed out the final two season series with two wins.
- Returning to the flock this season are Joe Albunia, Jean Candelaria, Aditya Chandel, Steve Epstein, Peter Ferony, Blake Gonzalez, Chris Marquart, Hunter Mason, Jesse Matos, Chris Pimentel, Jared Quintero, Anthony Ramos, Alex Slawinski, and Brian Turton.
New to the Crew
- Saint Peter's welcomes 15 new players to this year's squad.
- The additions include nine transfers and six freshmen.
- Joining the Peacocks are transfers Stephen Carbonara, Andrew Connor, Edwin Feliciano, John Gavura, Nicholas Gennarelli, Trent Koerner, Dawy Lebron, Ledwin Nunez, and Nicholas Sciubba, while the incoming freshman class features Julian Diaz, Luis Garcia, Bryan Guzman, David Mullen, Jared Paladino, and Ryan Wappaus.
MAAC Preseason Polls
- Canisius and Monmouth were named the preseason favorites in the coaches' poll, followed by Marist, Quinnipiac, Manhattan, Fairfield, Siena, Niagara, Rider, Iona, and the Peacocks.
About the Coach
- Danny Ramirez enters his third season as the baseball head coach at Saint Peter's in 2018-19.
- In year number two, Ramirez led the Peacocks to a win over MAAC playoff qualifier Siena and a 7-1 blowout win over Iona for the program's largest margin of victory in over three years and largest MAAC margin of victory in four years.
- His ace, Willie Krajnik, became the first player under Ramirez to earn all-league honors, being selected to the All-MAAC Second team.
- Over his two seasons as the skipper, Ramirez has guided 15 student-athletes to MAAC All-Academic honors.
