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NIAGARA UNIV. — The Purple Eagles baseball team resumes non-conference play with a three-game series at Lafayette May 6-7.
Game Info
- Games 1 and 2 – Saturday, May 6 – Doubleheader starting at 12:05 p.m. – Live Stats – Live Video
- Game 3 – Sunday, May 7 – 1:05 p.m. – Live Stats – Live Video
Last Time Out
- The Purple Eagles won two games in a three-game series with the Fairfield Stags, the defending MAAC champions, April 28-29.
- Niagara won game one, 6-5, in extra innings and game two, 11-7, before falling to the Stags, 4-1, in the final game of the series.
On the Field: Niagara Purple Eagles (20-18, 10-8 MAAC))
- Sophomore shortstop Greg Cullen leads the Purple Eagles at the plate with 55 hits and a .377 batting average. He also has 28 RBI and 23 runs scored.
- Tanner Kirwer, a junior outfielder, leads the team with 37 runs scored, 19 doubles and 17 stolen bases. Kirwer is second in hits with 50.
- Freshman first baseman Peter Battaglia leads Niagara in RBI with 38. Battaglia and senior catcher Joel Brophy lead the team in homeruns with three each.
- On the mound, redshirt-junior Cody Eckerson (4-2) leads the pitching staff with a 1.76 ERA. He has fanned 38 batters in 41.0 innings pitched.
- Senior Daniel Procopio (6-2) leads the Purple Eagles in strikeouts with 66 and freshman Matthew Brash (5-0) leads NU in innings pitched with 61.0.
On the Field: Lafayette Leopards (7-43, 4-16 Patriot League)
- Junior infielder Steven Cohen leads the Leopards with 56 hits and 34 runs scored. He is batting .333.
- Sophomore catcher John Selsor leads the team in RBI with 33 and in doubles with 17. Quentin Bubb, a junior outfielder, has a team-high 12 stolen bases.
- Senior Trevor Houck (2-7) leads Lafayette on the mound. He has struck out 38 batters in 63.0 innings pitched. He has thrown four complete games and has an ERA of 5.00.
Up Next
- The Purple Eagles host crosstown rival Buffalo for a single game on Tuesday, May 9 at 3:00 p.m. Niagara then plays a single game at Buffalo on Wednesday, May 10 at 3:00 p.m.
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