Live StatsTEANECK, N.J. -- The Fairleigh Dickinson baseball team (13-30, 4-16 NEC) concludes its 2014 season this weekend with four Northeast Conference games at Mount St. Mary's (15-22, 8-12 NEC). Because of rain on Friday, the two sides will now play two doubleheaders beginning on Saturday at 1 p.m. at E.T. Straw Family Stadium. Game one will be a nine-inning contest and game two a seven-inning affair. Sunday's doubleheader, also starting at 1 p.m. will see the opener be a seven-inning game, with the nightcap set to go all nine innings.
Last Time OutThe Knights were swept at home by first-place Bryant in their home finale at the Naimoli Family Baseball Complex last weekend. Freshman
Zach Tondi (Wood-Ridge, N.J./Bergen County Technical) hit .417 (5-for-12) in the series with two runs and two doubles. Junior
Riley Moonan (Syracuse, N.Y./Cicero North) added five hits (.357 average) and a run, while freshman
Matt McCann (West Windsor, N.J./West Windsor-Plainsboro ) and sophomore
John Giakas (Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville) both collected two RBI.
Mount St. Mary's2014 Season: 15-22 (8-12 NEC, 6th place)
When: May 17-18, 2014
Where: Emmitsburg, Md. (E. T. Straw Family Stadium)
Series History: Mount leads 44-31
Last Meeting: April 28, 2013 – FDU 10 Mount 7 (10 innings) (Both teams won two games)
What You Need To Know: The Mount controls their own NEC Tournament destiny, but they need to sweep the Knights in order to clinch a playoff berth. But if FDU sweeps, the Knights will finish in a tie for sixth place with the Mount while ending their season on a positive note. Andrew Clow is the Mount's top offensive threat, as he leads the NEC in hitting with a .383 average. He has hit two home runs, collected 23 RBI, scored 20 runs and reaches base at a .424 clip. Kory Britton is hitting .321 with two home runs and a team-best 24 RBI. As a team, the Mount is hitting .261 and average 4.5 runs per game. On the mound, the Mount struggles, as the staff has a collective 6.58 ERA while allowing 6.9 runs per game in almost 300 innings. The staff has yielded a whopping 406 hits, 127 walks and has fanned 202.