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Box Score 2 GAME 24-26: Saint Peter's (8-15, 2-1 MAAC) at Fairfield (8-15, 2-4 MAAC)
WHEN: Saturday, April 6th & Sunday, April 7th
WHERE: Alumni Diamond | Fairfield, Conn.
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Opening Pitch - The Saint Peter's University baseball team will resume their 2013 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) slate this weekend with a three-game series against Fairfield University...the Peacocks have already played in three MAAC contests thus far (2-1); matching up against Canisius on the road on March 23rd and 24th...
Last Time Out- Saint Peter's comes into this weekend's series following an 18-8 rout of LIU-Brooklyn in their home opener on Wednesday...three Peacocks recorded multi-hit games, while over seven drove in at least two runs...Saint Peter's 18 runs were the most the squad has scored since the 2008 season; when they scored 20 in a five-run win over Fairleigh Dickinson on April 16th...Pat Farrell, James Smith and Robert Moore each finished with two hits in the win. Saint Peter's recorded their second most hits on the year; finishing with 15 total...
Peacocks vs. Stags - Overall, the Peacocks and Stags have matched up a total of 114 times, with the Stags holding an 81-33 advantage in these contests...last year, Saint Peter's bested Fairfield in a best of three game series, taking two games by scores of 2-1 and 5-1 after dropping the first game of the series, 6-5...
About Fairfield – Fairfield enters this weekend's series at 8-15 overall, and 2-4 in MAAC action...most recently, the Stags dropped a non-conference contest against NJIT, 10-6...in conference play, Fairfield has already faced Siena and Rider, both of whom they lost two out of three against...the Stags are led by Jack Giannini who is batting .353 with 13 runs scored and 12 RBIs...
Peacocks Start Off MAAC Play On Strong Note - The Peacocks opened up MAAC play with a 2-1 record after playing a three-game series against the Canisius College Golden Griffins this past weekend…the series win marked the first time Saint Peter's has bested Canisius in a three-game series since 2006…the series win also marked the sixth time in the last seven years that Saint Peter's has opened MAAC play with a series victory…
Peacocks On The National Stage - Two Peacocks currently rank nationally in their respective categories...Senior Mathew Yuhas is currently 22nd in all of Division I in complete games (2), while sophomore Nick Henriquez is presently 42nd in hit by pitches (10)...
Count On Jackson - Senior right handed pitcher Ethan Jackson has been a reliable arm in the Peacocks's bullpen this season...in 10.1 innings pitched, the righty has struck out five, allowed just one run to cross home plate, and boasts a .087 earned run average...additionally he has recorded two saves on the year against Cornell (03/01 ; W, 2-1) and Canisius (03/23 ; W, 7-5)...
We Want Moore – Freshman Robert Moore was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Rookie of the Week on Monday, March 25th after helping lead the Peacocks to a 2-1 series win over conference foe Canisius College…Moore finished 4-for-9 from the plate in the series, while scoring four of the Peacocks' nine total runs…all four of his hits were doubles, to allow him to record an .889 slugging percentage against the Griffs…in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader, Moore went 3-for-4 with a walk and scored two runs to mark the second multi-hit game of his young career…Moore was also named the New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association Division I Rookie of the Week for his efforts against Canisius...
Yeehaw To Yuhas On The Mound - Senior right-handed pitcher Mathew Yuhas led the Peacocks to a sweep of MAAC foe Canisius by pitching a seven inning, complete game shutout in the nightcap of Saturday's doubleheader…Yuhas scattered three hits, one walk and struck out six on 119 pitches to improve to 3-1 on the year, and allow the Peacocks to capture their first series win over the Golden Griffins since the 2006 season...Yuhas would out-duel Canisius' starter Devon Stewart in the 2-0 victory, en route to the third shutout of his career- making him first all-time in the Peacock record books…the complete game was the second of the season for Yuhas, and the sixth of his career in 18 starts for the Peacocks…
It Runs In The Family - Freshman John Leiter, nephew of former MLB All-Star and World Series Champion Al Leiter and of former MLB right-handed pitcher Mark Leiter, has impressed in his first season in the Peacocks' uniform…Leiter has made three appearances in relief on the year, and has started in four… against UMES (3/02) he picked up his first career win and against NJIT (3/16) he notched his first career save…
Making Their Way Into The Record Books - Power hitter Chris Grimes has etched his name into the Peacock record books, sitting in the top ten in multiple categories...the fifth year senior is sixth all-time in doubles (35), seventh in home runs (12) and eighth in RBIs (88)...he is also first in fielding percentage (.993) and putouts (790)...James Smith currently sits at second all-time in lowest stolen base against percentage (.549), while Matt Mancini is fifth in career ERA (3.99)...
Saint Peter's vs. the NEC – The Peacocks were scheduled to face off against an NEC member institution a total of seven times this season- marking the most games the squad has played against non-MAAC schools…Saint Peter's was slated to battle Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) on March 6th, but the game was postponed and will be rescheduled for a date TBA…Saint Peter's was originally scheduled to play seven total contests against Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) schools, but due to inclement weather two (vs. Coppin State) were cancelled…overall, the Peacocks are 59-112 (.342) against current NEC member institutions…Saint Peter's has a losing record against every NEC school…they have the most wins vs. FDU, who they are 17-30 against, but have the best winning percentage against LIU-Brooklyn (13-15) who they defeated 18-8 last Wednesday…
Not NEC For Long - This season marks the last year Monmouth University will partcipate in the Northeast Conference...the South Jersey school has accepted an invitation to join the MAAC and will begin its membership next season..
Coming To Bat – The Peacocks will take the field again on Wednesday, April 10th, for a non-conference road game against Temple Univeristy scheduled for 3pm...
