Games 34-36
Saint Peter's (6-27, 3-6 MAAC) vs. Fairfield (19-15, 9-3 MAAC)
Dates: Friday, April 22-Sunday, April 24
Times: Fri: 3:00 p.m, Sat & Sun: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Alumni Baseball Diamond, Fairfield, CT
Network: Stags Sports Network
First Pitch
- The Saint Peter's University baseball team heads to Connecticut to face off with Fairfield this weekend.
- Saint Peter's is coming off a close 3-2 loss to the Seton Hall Pirates this past Tuesday.
Winning Ways
- After falling in Game 1 of the Iona series, the Peacocks came back to win the next two games to win their second series of the season and their first in conference action.
- The Peacocks trailed in all three contests in the sixth inning or later.
- Sophomore pitcher Matthew Dubois and senior pitcher Michael Bonaccorso each picked up wins.
- Graduate infielder Chris Marquart had the bat working for the Peacocks, racking up four RBIs and three hits in the two wins over the Gaels.
Battle
- Saint Peter's has not defeated Fairfield since 2013.
- Fairfield last played Manhattan in MAAC play, whom they swept in three games. The Peacocks went 1-2 against the Jaspers earlier in the season.
- Saint Peter's is on a two game winning streak in MAAC play, defeating Iona last weekend.
Team Leaders
- Sophomore outfielder Collin Jensen has been on fire from the plate. He leads the team in batting average (.292), hits (33), runs scored (16), and total bases (45).
- Marquart leads the team in home runs with three.
- Junior infielder Sam Haney and Jensen have two home runs, while sophomore catcher Cristian Perez and sophomore infielder Parker Gray each have one home run on the season.
- Haney leads the team with 19 RBIs.
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