Game 42
Saint Peter's (4-37, 2-13) vs. Marist (21-21, 9-6)
Date: Friday, May 3
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Honey Field, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY
Live Stats
Game 43
Saint Peter's (4-37, 2-13) vs. Marist (21-21, 9-6)
Date: Saturday, May 4
Time: 12 p.m.
Location: McCann Baseball Field, Poughkeepsie, NY
Live Stats
Game 44
Saint Peter's (4-37, 2-13) vs. Marist (21-21, 9-6)
Date: Saturday, May 4
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: McCann Baseball Field, Poughkeepsie, NY
Live Stats
First Pitch
- Saint Peter's will return to MAAC play with a weekend series at Marist.
- Due to impending inclement weather, the series will now open on Friday, May 3 at Honey Field in Annandale-On-Hudson, NY with a 3 p.m. start time.
- The teams will then head to McCann Baseball Field in Poughkeepsie, NY to conclude the series on Saturday, May 4 at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m.
- Earlier in the week, Saint Peter's picked up its first walk-off win in six years, defeating Lehigh 8-6 in out of league play.
- Hunter Mason ended the game with a two-run blast to left center field in the bottom of the ninth for the win.
- Mason also earned the win on the mound in the game.
- In addition to the pitching win, Mason was the best at the plate as well, going 3-for-5 with two homers, four RBIs, and three runs scored; Saint Peter's first multi home run game of the season.
- The Peacocks have now doubled their win total from a season ago.
- The Peacocks' first two wins of the season came against hOURglass rivals, Monmouth and Rider.
- Last 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.
- On the season, Peter Ferony leads the team in batting average, total hits, RBIs, total bases and triples.
- Hunter Mason is the team leader in doubles, runs scored and home runs.
Series History
- Since the 1996 season, Saint Peter's and Marist have met 63 times previously.
- Saint Peter's trails the all-time series 15-48.
- The Red Foxes have won four straight dating back to 2016.
- 2016 was also the last time Saint Peter's earned a victory and series win over Marist.
Scouting the Red Foxes
- The Marist Red Foxes are 9-6 in MAAC games, currently ranked fifth coming down to the final weeks of the season.
- Overall, the team is an even 21-21.
- At home, the Red Foxes are just 3-4 on the season.
- Marist has won 6 out of 8, which includes series wins over Manhattan and Niagara in conference play.
- The Red Foxes are coming off of a 7-5 win over Holy Cross in non-conference action from the week.
On Deck
- Saint Peter's plays its final non-conference game of the season on Tuesday, May 7 at home versus NJIT.
- The Peacocks then hit the road for a weekend MAAC series at Manhattan on Saturday and Sunday, May 11-12.
2-for-1
- In Saint Peter's 8-6 win over Lehigh (May 1), junior Hunter Mason picked up a 2-for-1 win in the contest.
- Mason earned the pitching decision after throwing 2.0 innings in relief in the eighth and ninth innings, while also hitting the winning walk-off home run in the game.
Walking Off
- Hunter Mason's two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning against Lehigh (May 1) was the first of his career and the first for Saint Peter's in a little over six years.
- The last Peacock walk-off came on April 28, 2013 against Manhattan in a 3-2 win in which Jon Kristoffersen hit a walk-off base hit to end the game.
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
- 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.
