BLACKSBURG, Virginia- The Marist baseball team is set for a midweek game against Virginia Tech. The Red Foxes look to continue their recent success, winning their first series of the 2024 season against Richmond.
 

Last Time Out

• The Red Foxes won their first series of the season against Richmond, winning two of three games.
  • Game one: 5-3, Win
  • Game two: 4-1, Win
  • Game thee: 11-4, Loss
• In the second game of the series, the Red Foxes pitching went eight scoreless innings in the win.
• Steven Mazza earned the win in the second game against the Spiders, recording five scoreless innings.
• Riley Orr earned the win in the first game of the series.
• The Red Foxes scored 13 total runs in the series win against the Spiders.

  

Johnny Baseball

• Johnny Decker had an impressive week for the 3-1 Red Foxes.
• Decker batted a .389 average in four games during the week.
• Decker recorded seven hits and two walks during the 3-1 stretch.
• In the win against Fordham, Decker went 3-5 with two doubles and two runs scored.
• Decker tallied three stolen bases in four games for the Red Foxes.
• Decker's on base percentage during the four games was .450.

  

Scouting The Hokies

• The Hokies enter the midweek game at 11-3 overall and 3-0 in ACC play.
• In their last series, the Hokies swept Notre Dame in a three-game series.
  • Game one: 11-3, Win
  • Game two: 10-5, Win
  • Game three: 11-8, Win
• This will be the fourth all-time meeting between the Red Foxes and Hokies.
  • The last game played was 2013 in which the Red Foxes fell 7-6.
  • The Hokies hold a 3-0 record over the Red Foxes.
• Player to watch: Chris Cannizzaro.
  • Cannizzaro started the season with a .408 batting average and four home runs.

  

Up Next

• The Red Foxes finish the Virginia spring break trip with a three-game series against Radford.
• The first game of the series is slated for March 15 at 4:00 p.m.