JERSEY CITY, New Jersey - The Marist baseball team is set to resume conference play with a series against the Saint Peter's Peacocks beginning on Friday, April 11.
The Red Foxes enter the series at 14-17 overall and 6-5 in MAAC play.
- The Red Foxes dropped a road contest to Army 8-7 on Wednesday, April 9.
- Marist put up a combined six runs in the seventh and eighth inning in the loss.
- Chris Diaz recorded the most hits for the Red Foxes on the night, going 3-for-4 at the plate.
- Zach Donahue collected the most RBIs for Marist with three, going 2-for-5 on the night.
- AJ Brotz delivered a 2-for-4 performance with two RBIs himself in the loss.
- Ethan Marzo threw two scoreless innings, marking six consecutive appearances without allowing a run for the sophomore.
- AJ Brotz continues to stay in a groove at the plate, going 7-for-20 over his last five games.
- The junior increased his total hits to 37 after the loss against Army which leads the Red Foxes.
- Brotz currently sits third on the team in batting average at .296 for the season.
- He has swiped six bags on seven attempts this season, good for third on the team.
- The Peacocks enter Friday with a 7-21 record overall and a 3-9 MAAC record.
- Saint Peter's enters on a seven-game losing streak, most recently losing to Lafayette 22-11.
- The Peacocks were swept in their last series against Niagara.
- Game one: 12-0, loss
- Game two: 4-3, loss
- Game three: 14-4, loss
- The Red Foxes are 59-17 all-time against Saint Peter's.
- Marist took two out of three in a road series last season against the Peacocks.
- Player to watch: Ashby Vining.
- Vining leads the team in average [.406], OPS [1.102], SLG [.660] total bases [70] and RBIs [39].
- The senior also knocked the most homeruns on the team with eight.
- Vining's .406 batting average is good for first among all MAAC players.
- Marist will remain on the road for their next series against Mount St Mary's which starts on Thursday, April 17.
- The start time for Thursday's game is still TBD.
