HEMPSTEAD, New York- The Marist baseball team returns to New York for a midweek game against the Hofstra Pride, Tuesday afternoon. The Red Foxes return to action after earning their first series win of the 2025 season against NC A&T.
The Red Foxes hold a 2-8 overall record entering the game.
- The Red Foxes took two out of three games against the NC A&T Aggies, earning their first series win of the season.
- Game one: 8-1, loss
- Game two: 13-3, win
- Game three: 12-11, win (F/10)
- The Red Foxes improved to 2-8 overall on the 2025 season with the series win.
- Will Taylor earned the win for the Red Foxes in game two of the series.
- Taylor had a dominant outing, pitching seven innings and striking out five batters.
- Scott Esposito had a breakout weekend for the Red Foxes at catcher.
- Esposito slashed a .444 batting average and a .545 on-base percentage in the series win.
- Esposito recorded a double, two runs batted in, and a walk in nine plate appearances.
- Brady Steinert led the Red Foxes in their series win against NC A&T.
- Steinert slashed an outstanding .545 batting average and a .909 slugging percentage.
- Steinert recorded six hits, four being doubles, and six RBIs in the series win.
- Steinert also slashed a .545 on-base percentage and scored two runs for the Red Foxes.
- The Pride enter the series at 3-7 overall on the 2025 season.
- In their last series, the Pride were swept by #23 Kentucky in a three-game series.
- Game one: 7-5, loss
- Game two: 6-1, loss
- Game three: 9-1, loss
- Common Opponent:
- Hofstra swept MAAC foe Iona in a three-game series.
- Hofstra fell to LIU 12-8 in a midweek game on Feb. 25.
- Player to watch: #37 Dylan Palmer
- Palmer enters the midweek game leading the Pride in batting average with a .353 average.
- Palmer recorded 12 hits for the Pride, tallying a triple and four RBIs.
- The Red Foxes play their first home series of 2025 against MAAC opponent Merrimack.
- The series begins March. 7, at Heritage Financial Park, with first pitch at 3 p.m.
