Game 31
Saint Peter's (2-28, 2-10) vs. Canisius (16-18, 9-3)
Date: Friday, April 19
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Demske Sports Complex, Buffalo, NY
Probable Starter: RHP
Joe Albunia
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Game 32
Saint Peter's (2-28, 2-10) vs. Canisius (16-18, 9-3)
Date: Saturday, April 20
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Location: Demske Sports Complex, Buffalo, NY
Probable Starter: RHP
John Gavura
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Game 33
Saint Peter's (2-28, 2-10) vs. Canisius (16-18, 9-3)
Date: Saturday, April 20
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Demske Sports Complex, Buffalo, NY
Probable Starter: RHP
Ryan Wappaus
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First Pitch
- Following three straight home MAAC series, Saint Peter's will hit the road this weekend for a series at Canisius.
- The Peacocks and Golden Griffins will meet at 3 p.m. on Friday and start a doubleheader at 12 p.m. on Saturday.
- Saint Peter's return to conference play after last weekend's 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 Canisius
- Saint Peter's and Canisius first met in 1992 and the two teams have met 60 times total.
- The Peacocks trail the all-time series 19-41.
- Canisius has defeated Saint Peter's in seven straight games, including four straight series victories.
- The Peacocks last win against the Golden Griffins came in the second series game in 2015 when the Peacocks earned a 6-4 win.
- The Peacocks last series win was during 2013 when the Peacocks took 2 of 3 in the road series.
Scouting the Golden Griffins
- The Canisius Golden Griffins enter the weekend series with a 9-3 MAAC record.
- The nine wins are tied for the conference lead along with Fairfield's nine.
- Over its last 14 games, Canisius has 11 wins.
- At home, Canisius boast a 6-1 home record (5-1 home MAAC record).
- The Golden Griffins have won all four conference series this season, defeating Siena (3-0), Manhattan (2-1), Quinnipiac (2-1), and Marist (2-1).
- In Canisius' last MAAC series, the Golden Griffins earned a series win over Marist, winning games one and three.
On Deck
- Saint Peter's begins an eight-game out of conference stretch.
- The eight games non-conference stanza begins on Tuesday, April 23 at La Salle followed by a home game against Fordham on Wednesday, April 24.
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.
