Game 27
Saint Peter's (2-24, 2-7) vs. Fairfield (16-14, 6-3)
Date: Friday, April 12
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Jaroschak Field, Jersey City, NJ
Probable Starter: RHP
Joe Albunia
Live Stats
Game 28
Saint Peter's (2-24, 2-7) vs. Fairfield (16-14, 6-3)
Date: Saturday, April 13
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Location: Jaroschak Field, Jersey City, NJ
Probable Starter: RHP
Ryan Wappaus
Live Stats
Game 29
Saint Peter's (2-24, 2-7) vs. Fairfield (16-14, 6-3)
Date: Saturday, April 13
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Jaroschak Field, Jersey City, NJ
Probable Starter: RHP
John Gavura
Live Stats
First Pitch
- Conference play continues for the Peacocks this weekend with a home MAAC series against Fairfield.
- Due to impending weather, the series will now begin on Friday, April 12 with a single game at 3 p.m.
- The series will conclude on Saturday, April 13 with a double-header starting at noon.
- Saint Peter's enters the weekend series with a 2-7 MAAC record following its second conference win of the season, a 7-6 win over Rider on Sunday.
- The team's first MAAC win of the season, a 3-0 shutout over Monmouth, came on April 1.
- Last time out, the Peacocks dropped a non-conference meeting to NJIT on Wednesday, falling 6-2.
- On the season, Peter Ferony leads the team in total hits and RBI, while Nicholas Sciubba is the team leader in runs scored.
- John Gavura has the team's highest batting average and Hunter Mason leads the squad in total bases.
- Sciubba, Trent Koerner, Jared Quintero, Jared Paladino and Andrew Connor have each hit one homer on the season.
Series History
- Saint Peter's trails the all-time series against Fairfield 35-93 since the first meeting in 1969.
- The Stags have taken 11 straight from the Peacocks dating back to the 2014 season.
- Saint Peter's last win and series victory against Fairfield came in 2013, when the Peacocks won games one and three at Fairfield.
- Prior to the 2014 season, the Peacocks had won 3 out of 4 season series from 2010 to 2013.
Scouting the Stags
- The Fairfield Stags enter the weekend MAAC series 6-3 in conference play and 16-14 overall.
- Fairfield is on a two-game winning streak after defeating Hofstra 9-7 on Wednesday.
- In the Stags' last MAAC series, they defeated Siena 2-1, winning the first and last games of the series.
On Deck
- Saint Peter's returns to non-conference play on Tuesday with a meeting against Wagner at 3 p.m. in Jersey City.
- Following three straight MAAC series at home, the Peacocks will hit the road next weekend for a series at Canisius.
Ending Rivalry Droughts
- For the first time since the 2016 campaign, the Peacocks earned wins against both hOURglass Rivals, Monmouth and Rider in the same season.
- Saint Peter's defeated Monmouth 3-0 (April 1) and Rider 7-6 (April 7) ending five and six game losing streaks respectively to its two New Jersey foes.
Peacocks Blank Monmouth
- The Peacocks shutout rival Monmouth 3-0 on April 1.
- The 3-0 shutout was the program's first shutout win since March 12, 2016 when the Peacocks knocked off Fordham 2-0.
- The home win for Saint Peter's was the first for the program since defeating Monmouth 8-7 on April 10, 2016.
- The Peacocks' defense completed five double plays, the most this season for the team, with the next highest total being two.
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.
