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Baseball Hosts Seton Hall and Lehigh This Week

The Peacocks will play Seton Hall on Tuesday and Lehigh on Wednesday

Game 40
Saint Peter's (3-36) vs. Seton Hall (18-22)
Date: Tuesday, April 30
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Location: Jaroschak Field, Jersey City, NJ
Live Stats
 
Game 41
Saint Peter's (3-36) vs. Lehigh (20-24)
Date: Wednesday, May 1
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Jaroschak Field, Jersey City, NJ
Live Stats
 
First Pitch
  • Saint Peter's will conclude its current eight-game non conference stretch with two home games this 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.
  • Over the weekend, Saint Peter's earned its third win of the year in game three of a four-game series against Fairleigh Dickinson, winning 5-1.
  • In the win, 8 out of 9 Peacocks recorded at least one hit with 6 out of the 8 posting a multi-hit game.
  • The Peacocks connected on a season-best 15 hits in the win, the most in a game since 2014.
  • The Peacocks ultimately dropped the weekend series 1-3 to FDU.
  • The Peacocks' first two wins of the season came against 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 with Seton Hall
  • The New Jersey schools have met annually since 2008 and 49 times total since 1969.
  • Saint Peter's holds a 6-43 all-time mark against Seton Hall.
  • The Pirates have won five straight meetings dating back to 2016.
  • Saint Peter's last defeated Seton Hall in 2015, winning 6-4 at home in Jersey City.
 
Scouting the Pirates
  • The Seton Hall Pirates hold a 18-22 overall record.
  • The Pirates have a winning record on the road this season, having a 12-11 away record.
  • Seton Hall is 4-2 versus MAAC opponents this season.
  • The team is 2-0 against Monmouth, 2-1 versus Iona, and 0-1 against Rider.
  • Last time out, the Pirates dropped a Big East series to Butler, losing 2 of the 3 games in the series.
 
Series History with Lehigh
  • Saint Peter's and Lehigh have 11 prior meetings, with the Peacocks trailing 1-10 all-time since the first meeting 1997.
  • The teams met earlier in the season at Lehigh on March 27, with the Mountain Hawks taking the contest 13-5.
  • Last season, Lehigh swept the home-home series by winning both its home and road games against Saint Peter's.
  • The Peacocks' lone win against the Mountain Hawks came during the 2015 season when Saint Peter's earned a 16-9 road win at Lehigh.
 
Scouting the Mountain Hawks
  • The Lehigh Mountain Hawks are 20-24 overall on the season.
  • Lehigh is 2-0 against the MAAC this season, having earned an 8-2 victory over Monmouth in addition to the win over Saint Peter's.
  • The Mountain Hawks come into the game having lost 4 straight contests in Patriot League play.
  • Lehigh dropped two games to Navy 2-0 and 12-2, and two games to Bucknell 6-5 and 6-5.
 
On Deck
  • Saint Peter's will return to MAAC play with a weekend series at Marist.
  • The games in Poughkeepsie, NY will be played on Saturday, May 4 at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m., followed by a noon start on Sunday, May 5.
 
Hitting Spree
  • In a 5-1 win over FDU (April 28), the Peacocks connected on a season-best 15 hits.
  • The 15 hits were the most in a single game by Saint Peter's since April 6, 2014.
  • 8 out of 9 Peacocks recorded at least one hit with 6 out of the 8 posting a multi-hit game.
 
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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