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The Fairleigh Dickinson baseball team (3-7) returns to the Naimoli Family Baseball Complex to host NJIT and Lehigh starting Friday. The Knights will play a game against their in-state rival on Friday at 3 p.m., before taking on the Mountain Hawks on Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m. Lehigh and NJIT will face each other on Saturday at 11 a.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.

Last Time Out
FDU lost on the road to St. John's, 10-4, on Wednesday. FDU pounded out 12 hits on the day, with junior Riley Moonan (Syracuse, N.Y./Cicero North) and sophomore John Giakas (Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville) both collecting three hits, as the duo combined to go 6-for-9 with two runs and one RBI out of the third and fourth slots in the batting order. Junior Shane Siebler (Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth Area) and sophomore Ryan Brennan (Mooresville, N.C./Mooresville) each added two safeties, two runs and one RBI for the Knights.

NJIT
2014 Season: 3-3
When: Friday, March 14 - 3 p.m.
Where: Hackensack, N.J. (Naimoli Family Baseball Complex)
Series History: NJIT leads 4-1
Last Meeting: April 24, 2012 - NJIT 12 FDU 5
What You Need To Know: The Highlanders have only played six games this season, with four coming in the state of Texas in the month of February and two coming in a pair of victories at Coppin State on March 1-2. They are hitting .263 as a team, with Mike Rampone leading the way with a .375 batting average. Matt Weckrle is hitting .368 with a team-high five runs and a team-best seven RBI. On the bump, the pitching staff has a team ERA of 5.60 while yielding 43 runs, 33 unearned, on 53 hits in 53.0 innings.

Lehigh
2014 Season: 5-5
When: Saturday, March 14 - 2 p.m.; Sunday, March 15 - 11 a.m.
Where: Hackensack, N.J. (Naimoli Family Baseball Complex)
Series History: Lehigh leads 3-2
Last Meeting: Feb. 23, 2014 - FDU 7 Lehigh 5
What You Need To Know: The Mountain Hawks and the Knights faced each other in Davidson, N.C. twice at the Davidson Tournament back on Feb. 22-23. Lehigh won the first game, 4-2, before FDU took the second game, 7-5. The Mountain Hawks come to Teaneck on a three-game winning streak, defeating Maine in Florida and sweeping a two-game set at Coppin State. During the streak, Lehigh has outscored its opponents, 28-9. The Mountain Hawks are hitting a solid .321 as a team, and John Elson leads the way at a .405 clip with six RBI. Joe Abeln adds a .361 batting average and a team-best nine runs, while Connor Faust leads the Mountain Hawks with a team-high nine RBI and adds a .333 batting average. On the mound, Lehigh's pitching staff has an ERA of 5.05 and has allowed 49 runs, 32 earned, in 87.1 innings pitched, with the staff yielding 108 hits.

Up Next
FDU will open up a three-game series with Seton Hall, with two games in East Orange, N.J. and one at the Naimoli Family Baseball Complex, beginning Friday, March 21. First pitch for the opener at Seton Hall is slated for 4 p.m.