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Baseball and Fairleigh Dickinson Set for a Home-Home Weekend Series

The Peacocks and Knights will meet in Teaneck on Saturday and Jersey City on Sunday

Games 36/37
Saint Peter's (2-33) vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (8-29-1)
Date: Saturday, April 27
Time: 12/3 p.m.
Location: Naimoli Family Baseball Complex, Teaneck, NJ
Probable Starter: Game 1 - RHP Joe Albunia, Game 2 - RHP Ryan Wappaus
Live Stats
 
Games 38/39
Saint Peter's (2-33) vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (8-29-1)
Date: Saturday, April 27
Time: 12/3 p.m. (DH)
Location: Jaroschak Field, Jersey City, NJ
Probable Starter: Game 1 - RHP John Gavura, Game 2 - RHP Jean Candelaria
Live Stats
 
First Pitch
  • Saint Peter's will continue the eight-game out of conference stretch with a home-home weekend series against Fairleigh Dickinson.
  • The Peacocks and Knights will meet in a doubleheader on Saturday, April 27 beginning at 12 p.m. in Teaneck.
  • The two teams will meet in a twin bill again on Sunday, April 28 in Jersey City at noon.
  • The Peacocks have two total wins this season, with both victories coming over hOURglass rivals, Monmouth and Rider.
  • On the season, Peter Ferony leads the team in batting average, total hits, RBIs, total bases and triples.
  • Hunter Mason leads the squad in runs scored.
  • Ferony, Nicholas Sciubba, Trent Koerner, Jared Quintero, Jared Paladino and Andrew Connor have each hit one homer on the season.
 
Series History
  • Saint Peter's trails Fairleigh Dickinson 26-51 in the all-time series.
  • This will be the team's third straight season meeting in home-home series.  
  • The Knights have won four straight over the past two seasons, defeating the Peacocks twice in both 2017 and 2018.
  • Saint Peter's last defeated Fairleigh Dickinson in 2015, winning 13-7 in Teaneck.
 
Scouting the Knights
  • The FDU Knights enter the series 8-29-1 overall.
  • The Knights have lost 4 out of their 5 last games.
  • Out of the eight wins for FDU, six have come at home while just one has come on the road.
  • Against the MAAC, FDU is 0-1 having lost to Iona 5-3 on March 26.
  • Last time out, the Knights fell to Albany 8-2 on Wednesday.
 
On Deck
  • Saint Peter's will conclude the eight-game out of conference stretch with a two home games next week.
  • On Tuesday, April 30 the Peacocks will host Seton Hall at 3:30 p.m.
  • On Wednesday, May 1 the team will welcome Lehigh at 3 p.m.
 
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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