EMMITSBURG, Md. -- The Fairleigh Dickinson baseball team is set to take on Mount St. Mary's for a four-game series this weekend at E.T. Straw Family Stadium.
The Knights (8-21, 0-10 NEC) enter the series seeking their first win in NEC play, while the Mountaineers (10-22, 4-9 NEC) took two of four from LIU Brooklyn last weekend in conference action. The four-game slate begins on Friday at 3:00 p.m. and will follow with a doubleheader Saturday before concluding with Sunday's single-game series finale.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Friday, April 20: (FDU)
Trent Valentine - (MSM) Michael Yetter
Saturday, April 21: (FDU)
Evan Raiburn - (MSM) Trey McGough
Saturday, April 21: (FDU)
Corey Zeller - (MSM) Michael Collins
Sunday, April 22: TBD – TBD
LIVE COVERAGE
Live Stats:
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Game 3 |
Game 4
LAST TIME OUT
The Knights dropped a non-conference tilt to Albany 11-2 at the Naimoli Family Baseball Complex on Tuesday afternoon. FDU was led by senior right fielder
Jason Fatzinger's 3-for-4 performance, while sophomore left fielder
Mike Veit went 2-for-5 with an RBI in the loss. Freshman right fielder
Brad Levinson entered the game in the sixth inning and netted the Knights' other RBI in a 1-for-2 effort. Connor Powers and Marc Wagenstein spearheaded a 20-hit attack by the Great Danes (15-15) with a pair of three-hit games.
.300 HITTERS
The Knights currently feature three players batting over .300 on the season. Freshman shortstop
Oliver Tavares and sophomore infielder
Owen VonEsslinger are tops on the team at .333, while senior right fielder
Jason Fatzinger is close behind at .324. Fatzinger's 33 hits on the season leads the Knights.
FLACK'S FINE OUTING
In the Knights' last NEC game on Sunday against Bryant, redshirt senior
Joe Flack reached deep into the tank to provide his team with a 115-pitch complete game performance. Flack, who has also served as the team's closer and has four saves on the season, weathered blustery conditions to keep the high-scoring Bulldogs offense in check across his nine innings of work. The veteran right-hander racked up seven strikeouts, while allowing three earned runs and eight hits.
MEET THE STAFF
Check out this week's FDU Knights Baseball Roundup to meet the team's freshmen pitching staff.
FDU Knights Baseball Roundup
SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS
The Mount dropped a non-conference game last time out, falling 7-2 at Penn State on Wednesday night. Junior, Alex Kriss recorded a multi-hit game for the Mount going 2-for-5 with a run scored in the number two slot. Patrick Causa and Thomas Savastio each picked up a hit and the only two runs batted in for the Mountaineers in the loss. This year's squad is paced by junior third baseman Vaughn Parker II, who is batting .318 on the campaign with four home runs and 25 RBIs. Sophomore southpaw Trey McGough has been the most effective starter for his team, amassing a team-high 44.1 innings on the mound with a 4.87 ERA and 7.31 strikeouts per nine.
NEXT UP
The Knights continue their stretch of nine straight road games with a non-conference tilt at Saint Peter's next Tuesday, April 24 at 3:00 p.m.
