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Baseball Concludes Season Series with Wagner at Home on Tuesday

The Peacocks and Seahawks will meet for the second time this season

Game 30
Saint Peter's (2-27) vs. Wagner (11-20)
Date: Tuesday, April 16
Time: 3:00 p.m.

Location: Jaroschak Field, Jersey City, NJ
Live Stats
 
First Pitch
  • Saint Peter's will host Wagner in the second season meeting between the two non-conference teams.
  • First pitch is set for 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16 at Jaroschak Field.
  • Saint Peter's enters the week following a weekend conference series with Fairfield in which the Peacocks were swept by the Stags.
  • The Peacocks have two total wins this season, with both victories coming over hOURglass rivals, Monmouth and Rider.
  • On the season, Peter Ferony and Jared Paladino lead the team in total hits, while Ferony leads the team in RBI, and 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, Paladino and Andrew Connor have each hit one homer on the season.
 
Series with Wagner
  • Saint Peter's and Wagner have met 40 times previously, with the Peacocks trailing the series 13-27 all-time since the two first played in 1981.  
  • The teams had previously met annually from 2004 until 2017 with last seasons scheduled game cancelled due to inclement weather.
  • This season, the two met on March 20, in Staten Island.
  • In this season's first meeting, Wager defeated Saint Peter's 13-3.
  • The Peacocks last defeated the Seahawks in 2013, earning a 12-8 home win.
 
Scouting the Seahawks
  • The Wagner Seahawks are 11-20 on the season.
  • The Seahawks are 6-15 on the road this season.
  • Wagner is a combined 3-1 against the MAAC this season, with one win over Monmouth and Rider in addition to the Peacocks.
  • Their lone MAAC loss is to Monmouth.
  • Wagner has split its last 10 games, going 5-5 with a win last time out against LIU Brooklyn, but the Seahawks dropped the NEC series to the Blackbirds 2-1.
 
On Deck
  • Following three straight MAAC series at home, the Peacocks will hit the road this 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  
New to the Crew  
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.
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Players Mentioned

Joe Albunia

#26 Joe Albunia

RHP
5' 11"
Freshman
Jean Candelaria

#4 Jean Candelaria

RHP
5' 8"
Sophomore
Aditya Chandel

#19 Aditya Chandel

RHP
6' 2"
Freshman
Steve Epstein

#12 Steve Epstein

RHP
6' 2"
Junior
Peter Ferony

#9 Peter Ferony

3B
6' 1"
Junior
Blake Gonzalez

#14 Blake Gonzalez

RHP
6' 0"
Freshman
Willie Krajnik

#32 Willie Krajnik

RHP
6' 3"
Senior
Chris Marquart

#18 Chris Marquart

C/1B
6' 0"
Freshman
Hunter Mason

#21 Hunter Mason

OF/P
6' 3"
Sophomore
Jesse Matos

#24 Jesse Matos

1B
5' 11"
Sophomore
Chris Pimentel

#13 Chris Pimentel

RHP
6' 0"
Freshman
Jared Quintero

#22 Jared Quintero

OF/LHP
5' 10"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Joe Albunia

#26 Joe Albunia

5' 11"
Freshman
RHP
Jean Candelaria

#4 Jean Candelaria

5' 8"
Sophomore
RHP
Aditya Chandel

#19 Aditya Chandel

6' 2"
Freshman
RHP
Steve Epstein

#12 Steve Epstein

6' 2"
Junior
RHP
Peter Ferony

#9 Peter Ferony

6' 1"
Junior
3B
Blake Gonzalez

#14 Blake Gonzalez

6' 0"
Freshman
RHP
Willie Krajnik

#32 Willie Krajnik

6' 3"
Senior
RHP
Chris Marquart

#18 Chris Marquart

6' 0"
Freshman
C/1B
Hunter Mason

#21 Hunter Mason

6' 3"
Sophomore
OF/P
Jesse Matos

#24 Jesse Matos

5' 11"
Sophomore
1B
Chris Pimentel

#13 Chris Pimentel

6' 0"
Freshman
RHP
Jared Quintero

#22 Jared Quintero

5' 10"
Junior
OF/LHP

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