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HACKENSACK, N.J. -- The Fairleigh Dickinson baseball team (6-7) looks to build on its three-game winning streak this weekend when it plays a three-game series with nationally-ranked Seton Hall (12-4) starting Friday at Owen T. Carroll Field in South Orange, N.J. at 4:15 p.m. The two schools will take the series to the Naimoli Family Baseball Complex on Saturday for a 1 p.m. contest, before returning to South Orange on Sunday for the series finale at 1 p.m.

Last Time Out
The Knights are coming off a 3-0 performance at home last weekend with an 11-8 victory over NJIT and a pair of victories over Lehigh (12-4, 9-1). Redshirt sophomore Patrick McClure (Fayetteville, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius ), who was named the Northeast Conference Co-Player of the Week on Monday, paced FDU on offense after hitting .417 (5-for-12) with one home run, eight RBI and seven runs. Sophomore Joel Roman (East Hartford, Conn./East Hartford) led the squad with a .455 batting average (5-for-11, 5 RBI, 2 runs), while fellow classmate John Giakas (Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville) hit .400 with four runs. Junior Shane Siebler (Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth Area) added four runs and four stolen bases while hitting .364, and junior Riley Moonan (Syracuse, N.Y./Cicero North) contributed one home run, five RBI and three runs en route to hitting .333. As a team, the Knights hit .346, pounded out 37 hits and scored 32 runs.

On the mound, FDU pitched to a 4.00 ERA but limited its opponents to a .179 batting average. Junior starters Brendan Butler (W. Sayville, N.Y./Sayville) and John Chalupa (Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury) each recorded victories against Lehigh, after sophomore Ryan McGrath (Lansingburgh, N.Y./Lansingburgh) notched a win in relief over NJIT, with junior Eric Snyder (Slatington, Pa./Northern Lehigh) recording his third save of the season. Butler allowed three earned runs on three hits in 6.0 innings of work and struck out five, while Chalupa only yielded one earned run on only one hit to go along with six strikeouts in 7.1 innings.

Seton Hall
2014 Season: 12-4
When: Friday, March 21 - Sunday, March 23
Where: South Orange, N.J. (Owen T. Carroll Field); Teaneck, N.J. (Naimoli Family Baseball Complex)
Series History: Seton Hall leads 56-19
Last Meeting: April 6, 2011 - Seton Hall 13 FDU 0
What You Need To Know: The Pirates, who come in ranked No. 22 in the Collegiate Baseball Poll and have received votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Poll, are coming off a 9-8 loss to Saint Peter's at home on Wednesday, snapping five-game win streak. Seton Hall has a victory over Oklahoma on the road and swept a three-game road series at nationally-ranked Arizona in the young season, while constructing a 9-3 road record. D.J Ruhlman leads the Pirates in hitting with a .419 average to go along with two home runs, 11 RBI, 14 runs and a team-best seven stolen bases. Sal Annnunziata adds a .387 average, team highs of 17 RBI and nine doubles and 15 runs. As a team, Seton Hall is hitting .326 with 127 runs (7.9 runs per game). On the mound, Josh Prevost leads the way with a perfect 5-0 record, which includes two complete games, one shutout and a 1.85 ERA in 39.0 innings pitched. The Pirates have a team ERA of 3.95 and have allowed 136 hits in 139.0 innings on the bump.

Up Next
The Knights will host former NEC and in-state rival Monmouth on Wednesday, March 26 at the Naimoli Family Baseball Complex, with first pitch scheduled for 3 p.m.