POUGHKEEPSIE, New York- The Marist baseball team is set for its penultimate home series against Rider, beginning April 25. The Red Foxes sit fourth in the MAAC with a 9-7 record and Rider holds second in the MAAC with a 15-5 record.

The Red Foxes enter the series at 16-19 overall and 6-5 at home.
 

Last Time Out

• The Red Foxes took two of three games against Mount St. Mary's, winning their third MAAC series of the season.
  • Game one: 5-4, loss
  • Game two: 7-4, win
  • Game three: 8-3, win
• The Red Foxes totaled 16 runs in the series win against the Mount.
• As a team, the Red Foxes registered 21 walks in the series win.
• The Red Foxes pitching displayed a dominant performance, totaling a 3.72 earned run average in the series.

 

Red Hot Rivera

• Noel Rivera had another dominant week in the Red Foxes series win against Mount St. Mary's.
• Rivera slashed a .500 batting average in 14 plate appearances in the series, recording a double, triple, and home run.
• Rivera collected four RBIs in the series and scored five runs for the Red Foxes.
• Rivera finished the series with a .929 slugging and a .588 on-base percentage.

 

Scouting Rider

• The Broncs enter the series at 25-11 overall and second in the MAAC at 15-5.
• In their last MAAC series, the Broncs swept Sacred Heart in a three-game series.
  • Game one: 5-3, win
  • Game two: 12-11, win
  • Game three: 10-2, win
• In their midweek match on April 23, the Broncs fell to Penn 20-16.
• Player to watch: Joe Tiroly.
  • Tiroly has started in all 36 games for the Broncs, slashing a .398 batting average.
  • Tiroly has tallied 15 home runs, 11 doubles, and two triples in 36 games.
  • Tiroly tallied 57 RBIs through the first 36 games of the season for the Broncs.

 

Up Next

• The Red Foxes play their final home series against Fairfield.
• The first game of the series is slated for May 2 with first pitch at 3:00 p.m.