FISHKILL, New York - Marist baseball (15-19, 5-4 MAAC) will take on MAAC foe Manhattan (14-22, 7-2 MAAC) in a three-game series this weekend. Game one is on Friday at 1 p.m. Saturday's doubleheader will have game one start at 1 p.m., with game two starting at approximately 4 p.m.

HOW TO FOLLOW

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LAST TIME OUT

• The Red Foxes won 11-5 at Binghamton on Wednesday afternoon. Randy Taveras paced the offense with three hits and three RBIs.
• Anthony Lazar, Reece Armitage, and Robbie Armatige added two hits apiece.
• Frankie Gregoire scored three runs.
• Justin Pacheco picked up the win on the mound, going three innings while allowing just one hit, one run, and striking out four.
• Ryan Cardona pitched a scoreless inning of relief, while Trevor Backman added 1.1 innings of scoreless relief.

SCOUTING MANHATTAN

• Currently the co-leaders of the MAAC, the Jaspers have won their past seven conferences games. They swept Siena and Iona in their past two series.
• Nick Cimillo leads the team in average (.331), hits (44) and home runs (six).
• T.J. Stuart boasts an ERA of 3.75 over 48.0 innings with 49 strikeouts. John Cain has an ERA of 4.82 over 56.0 innings with 50 strikeouts, and Ryan Takacs rounds out the starting rotation with an ERA of 7.24 over 41.0 innings and 23 strikeouts.

TAVERAS IS TEARING IT UP

Senior Randy Taveras is putting together a nice season. The senior from the Bronx is slashing .310/.394/.398.

"Over the past four years, I feel like I've matured a lot in the sense of slowing down the game, improving my approach and trusting myself on the field," said Taveras. "Slowing down the game is important because you have to let everything flow smoothly when you're making plays. The coaches have helped us a lot with getting into that neutral mental zone and letting your instincts react."

Taveras has 35 hits this season, including five doubles, a triple, and a home run. The Bronx-native has walked 13 times, scored 19 runs, driven in 14, and stolen 10 bases. His 41 career stolen bases place him at fourth all-time in Marist history.

"After this win with Binghamton, we feel good heading into a conference weekend. We go into every game with the mentality that we're going to win. If everyone performs as well as they're able, we'll definitely be able to win the series and move towards the top of the standings."

COACH'S OUTLOOK

"We are looking forward to the weekend. We broke through by winning a mid-week contest this week and have the challenge of arguably the hottest team in the league with Manhattan," stated Head Coach Chris Tracz. "We will have to be focused and energized this weekend to see positive results."
 

NEXT UP

The Red Foxes will head down to West Point for a mid-week, non-conference matchup with Army on Wednesday, April 24. First pitch is set for 3:30 p.m.