JOHNSON CITY, TN – The Marist baseball team is set to open their season with a three-game series against East Tennessee State in Johnson City, Tennessee this weekend, Feb. 13-15.
 
The Red Foxes are ranked sixth in the MAAC preseason coaches' poll after finishing 26-28 last season in seventh place.
 
Captain Will Taylor was voted to the Preseason All-MAAC Team. He pitched to a 3.36 ERA last season in 77.2 innings with 60 strikeouts.

 

SCOUTING ETSU

SCOUTING ETSU

• The Buccaneers went 41-17 last season finishing first in the Southern Conference and losing in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
  • ETSU beat Western Carolina, and Samford twice to move onto the NCAA Tournament.
  • They would lose to Louisville and Wright State in the first round to bounce them from the tournament, ending their season.

 

EXPECTED STARTERS

• Feb. 13 (3:00 p.m.)
  • Red Foxes: #2 Will Taylor
  • ETSU: #30 Tadan Bell
• Feb. 14 (2:00 p.m.)
  • Red Foxes #21 Tyler Hartley
  • ETSU: #26 Michael Harpster
• Feb. 15 (12:00 p.m.)
  • Red Foxes: #18 Jack Sullivan
  • ESTU: #37 Jack Vest

 

UP NEXT

• The Red Foxes will stay in Tennessee but head to Nashville to face #23 Verderbilt from Feb. 20-22.