HOLLY SPRINGS, NC – Marist baseball is on the road again, this time traveling to North Carolina to face off against Purdue in a four game weekend series with a doubleheader on Saturday. The Red Foxes come into this one with an 0-6 record, looking to turn things around.
 

LAST TIME OUT

• The Red Foxes were in Nashville, TN to face Vanderbilt but would go 0-3 in the weekend series.
  • Game one: 16-5, loss
  • Game two: 12-1, loss
  • Game three: 8-1, loss
• Marist would total 12 runs on 15 hits in the series.
• TJ Baer, Connor Lawrence, and Kyle Pollack all hit one homerun a piece in the series.
• Steven Mazza, in game three, pitched 4.0 innings only allowing three hits and two runs in the outing.

 

SCOUTING PURDUE

• Purdue comes into the weekend with an overall record of 4-3 to start the season.
• Most recently, at the Round Rock Classic, they would go 2-1 on the weekend.
  • Game one vs Southern Miss: 5-4, loss
  • Game two vs Baylor: 6-5, win
  • Game three vs Oregon State: 5-2, win
• Player to watch: CJ Richmond
  • Richmond has played in all seven of Purdue's games, with a .462 average thus far.
  • Richmond leads the team with two home runs so far this season.
  • Richmond has tallied six RBIs for Purdue to start the season.

 

UP NEXT

• The Red Foxes return home Wednesday, March 4^th, for their home opener against Hofstra University.
• This game will be played at Heritage Financial Park with first pitch set for 3:00 PM