WAPPINGERS FALLS, New York – Marist Baseball moves onto day two of the MAAC Championships, where they will face Merrimack at 7:00 p.m. ET. In a win-or-go-home game, the Red Foxes look to stay alive and advance to day three.
 

MAAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAY ONE

• The Red Foxes opened the MAAC Championships, where they faced Fairfield on Wednesday morning and lost by a final score of 6-3.
  • Luke Monico led the offense with one hit and one RBI, highlighted by a solo homerun.
  • On the mound Andrew Speranza pitched 3.2 innings of relief allowing four hits, one earned run, and struck out four batters.
• In their second game of the day, Marist took on Canisius, where they quickly jumped out to an early lead to win by a final score of 10-8.
  • A fourth-inning grand slam from Luke Monico led the offensive explosion.
  • Tyler Hartley started the game and went 3.0 innings, only allowing five hits, zero earned runs, and struck out one batter.

SCOUTING MERRIMACK

• The Warriors come into the tournament as the #4 seed after finishing the regular season with a 20-10 conference record.
• In round one of the MAAC Championships, they battled #4 Canisius on Wednesday afternoon.
  • Merrimack showed dominance on the mound to shut out Canisius and won 7-0.
• After a win on day one, they moved on to play the #1 seed Rider Broncs on Thursday morning.
  • The Warriors led for most of the game but faltered late, losing 8-2.
• Player to watch: Joey Frammartino.
  • Frammartino led the Warriors' offense, slashing a .317 average and .963 OPS.
  • He racked up 54 RBIs, seven homeruns, and 11 doubles on 59 hits in the regular season.
  • So far he is 2-8 with two RBIs, in the tournament.

MARIST VS MERRIMACK: REGULAR SEASON

• The Red Foxes and Warriors matched up for three games in late April, where Marist lost two out of three over the weekend.
  • Game one: 8-0, loss.
  • Game two: 18-3, win.
  • Game three: 13-7, loss.

FOLLOW ALONG

• First pitch is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET
• Live stats: https://tinyurl.com/5444cddf
• ESPN+: https://tinyurl.com/muapcjbr
• Tickets to the game: https://tinyurl.com/454dnmbu

UP NEXT

• In a do-or-die game, the winner will go on to day three, where they will play at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, against the loser of Niagara vs Fairfield.