POUGHKEEPSIE, New York - The Marist baseball team will begin their 2022 campaign on Friday afternoon, as the Red Foxes travel to Norfolk, Virginia for a three game series against the Norfolk State Spartans. The team will play one game on Friday beginning at 3 p.m., Saturday at 1 p.m., and Sunday at noon.
 

Follow Along

• Live stats will be provided for all three games via nsuspartans.com. They can be found HERE.
• Each game will be live streamed, which can be found HERE.
• Follow the team all season @Marist_BSB on Twitter and @marist_bsb on Instagram for live updates and score tracking during games.

Last Season

• The Red Foxes finished with a record of 18-11 overall, and 17-9 in the MAAC.
• Junior shortstop Dylan Hoy led Marist with a batting average of .410, which was second overall in the conference.
• Marist led the conference in team batting average (.313), featuring eight hitters above .300. 
• Brian Hart and Robbie Armitage both homered five times, and Niko Amory added four homeruns. 
• The pitching staff finished third in the MAAC in earned run average (4.05), while holding opponent hitters to a batting average of .251.

Preseason Predictions

• Marist was picked to finish fourth in the conference in the MAAC Preseason Poll.
• Brian Hart (OF) and Dylan Hoy (IF) were named to the Preseason All-MAAC team. 
• Hart was the lone Red Fox named to the PerfectGame.org's MAAC Preseason All-Conference team.

Scouting Norfolk State

• The Spartans finished with an overall record of 25-28, and 18-10 in the MEAC (first place).
• The team went on to win the MEAC tournament, granting them a bid to the NCAA Greenville Regional where the team suffered losses to East Carolina and Maryland. 
• Norfolk State was picked to finish first in the MEAC Preseason Poll.
• Pitcher James Deloatch was voted the MEAC Preseason Pitcher of the Year, and was joined by two other Spartans on the Preseason All-MEAC team.

Up Next

• Following their weekend series against Norfolk State, the Red Foxes will head to Greenville, South Carolina.
• In Greenville, Marist will face off against Notre Dame on Friday, Wofford on Saturday, and Notre Dame again on Sunday. Times for the games are 4 p.m., 11 a.m., and noon, respectively.