POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – Marist Baseball (18-20, 7-5 MAAC) will take on Niagara (9-25, 4-8 MAAC) in a three game series this weekend. Saturday's doubleheader will begin at 12 p.m. and the series finale on Sunday will also start at 12 p.m.
 

HOW TO FOLLOW

• Twitter - @Marist_BSB
• Live stats will be available courtesy of goredfoxes.com

LAST TIME OUT

• The Red Foxes beat Army 11-5 Wednesday afternoon. Niko Amory was 3-for-3 with a home run, a double, three runs scored, three RBIs, a walk and a hit by pitch.
• Reece Armitage was 3-for-5 with two doubles, a walk, a run scored and three RBIs.
• Justin Pacheco made his first start, going four innings while giving up one run on four hits with four strikeouts.
• Zane Kmietek picked up the win out of the bullpen, tossing two innings with one run on two hits and three punch outs.

REECE: FINDING RHYHTM

Reece Armitage has played multiple positions for the Red Foxes this season, and is currently on a hot streak with hits in his last seven games, as well as RBIs in six of his last seven.

"This season a big thing for us is finding consistency, especially on defense," remarked Armitage. "The past couple weeks we have been really bearing down with our pitching and defense which has allowed us to find some more consistency."

Marist has won five of their last seven games, including wins over top-MAAC teams such as Canisius and Manhattan. Armitage has been instrumental in many of those victories, averaging 2.7 RBIs and a double over the past three games.

"We are a very tight group that is starting to come together and connect, which allows us to be confident going into the weekend," said Armitage. "We're having a lot of fun and I'm excited to attack the back half of our schedule with these guys. If we are able to play hard defense, make pitches, and compete, it'll be a very fun weekend for us."
 

SCOUTING NIAGARA

• Peter Battaglia is leading the offense in home runs (7), doubles (7), and RBIs (24)
• Matthew Brash is their ace on the mound, and has held batters to a .183 average while recording 91 strikeouts through 60.1 innings.
• Last weekend, Niagara lost two of three to Iona and now sits at 4-8 in conference.

COACH'S OUTLOOK

"This is going to be a tough weekend against a talented team. Our focus is playing a full weekend, competing for every pitch and playing for each other," stated Head Coach Chris Tracz. "This weekend will go a long way in continuing the identity of this group."
 

NEXT UP

Following this weekend, Marist will travel to Worcester, Massachusetts to face Holy Cross on Wednesday, May 1.