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Fairfield, CT – Manhattan (6-17; 3-3 MAAC) returns to the road for three games at reigning MAAC Champion Fairfield (10-13; 2-1 MAAC).
Probable Pitching Match-Ups:
Game 1 - Saturday, April 8 - 12:00 pm
Manhattan: Senior LHP Joe Jacques (0-4; 7.03 ERA; 27 K/12 BB; 32.1 IP)
Fairfield: Sophomore RHP John Signore (2-2; 4.25 ERA; 32 K/11 BB; 36.0 IP)
Game 2 - Saturday, April 8 - 2:30 pm
Manhattan: Junior LHP Tom Cosgrove (1-2; 8.14 ERA; 50 K/17 BB; 30.1 IP)
Fairfield: Junior RHP Gavin Wallace (4-2; 2.15 ERA; 36 K/7 BB; 46.0 IP
Game 3 - Sunday, April 9 - 12:00 pm
Manhattan: Senior RHP Joey Rocchietti (1-2; 3.96 ERA; 32 K/7 BB; 36.1 IP)
Fairfield: Senior RHP Kyle Dube (2-2; 4.45 ERA; 21 K/13 BB; 30.1 IP)
QUICK HITS:
* Junior Brendan Bisset hit his first career home run the last time out at Army West Point after delivering the game-winning hit in the series finale against Siena.
* Sophomore Fabian Pena crushed his second home run of the year the last time out while giving the Jaspers their first multi-home run game of the year.
* Senior Jose Carrera returned to action last weekend and scored the game-winning run against the Saints.
* Rocchietti struck out a career-high 10 over 7.0 innings in the finale against Siena.
* Cosgrove notched his third-straight double-figure strikeout performance against Siena and has now recorded 34-of-54 outs via the K in his last three starts.
* Jacques struck out six, against no walks, over 8.0 innings of two-run ball in the opener.
* Manhattan leads the MAAC and is 58th nationally with 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
THE ROTATION
* Last weekend, the starting trio of Jacques, Cosgrove and Rocchietti posted a 3.00 ERA with 27 strikeouts, against eight walks, over 21.0 innings with each starter going at least six frames.
DYK??
* Manhattan and Fairfield have used the same rotation every weekend.
JOE RO GETTING IN THAT GROOVE
* Over his last three starts, Rocchietti has a 2.70 ERA with 20 strikeouts, against just two walks, and a 2.70 ERA over 20.0 innings as the Jaspers have won each time out.
FROM STATEN ISLAND WITH GAS
* Cosgrove is averaging two strikeouts an inning (34 K/17 IP) over his last three starts and ranks second nationally with 14.8 K's per nine innings.
OFFENSIVELY AGAINST SIENA
* Senior Jason Patnick hit a team-best .625 with three walks.
* Junior Michael Pfenninger had a three-hit performance in game two en route to posting a .444 average.
* Pena's finished a home run shy of the cycle in the series finale and batted .417 for the weekend.
POWERFUL PENA
* Pena crushed his team-leading second home run at Army West Point and also paces the squad in batting (.344), runs (12), doubles (9), slugging (.533) and OBP (.394).
* He has also reached safely in each of his last 11 games and is hitting .386 during that time with 17 hits, including seven of the extra-base variety, 10 runs and a .659 slugging percentage.
FOR STARTERS
* Since entering the leadoff spot at Fordham, Bisset is hitting .309 (17-of-55) with a home run, 10 RBI and a .424 OBP.
LAST YEAR VS. FAIRFIELD
* The teams met four times with each squad winning twice. The Jaspers won the season series before the Stags claimed the teams' meeting in the MAAC Tournament.
* Patnick hit .438 while Pena batted .389 with a double, triple, home run and three RBI.
* Jacques fired 6.2 scoreless innings spanning two appearances while senior RHP Shawn Kanwisher tossed a career-high 6.1 innings of seven-strikeout relief in picking up a win in the teams' first meeting.
* Rocchietti fired a complete game shutout in the series finale against the Stags.
FOR HIS CAREER …
* Rocchietti is 2-2 with two complete games, a shutout and a 2.93 ERA over 30.2 innings in four career starts against Fairfield.
OF NOTE
* The Jaspers have won each of the last two series meetings with Fairfield.
* The teams will be playing in Connecticut for the first time since the 2012 season.
* Head Coach Jim Duffy is 7-7, all-time, against the Stags.
SCOUTING FAIRFIELD
* Jack Gethings paces the squad with a .353 average, 15 RBI and six stolen bases.
* Kevin Radziewicz is batting .321 with four doubles and 12 RBI while throwing out 8-of-17 runners on the bases.
* Mac Crispino had a team-leading six doubles with Troy Scocca adding two home runs.
* Stag pitching has posted an impressive 3.86 ERA.
GOOD TO SEE YOU
Stags Associate Head Coach Mike Cole was an assistant on Manhattan's 2006 MAAC Championship squad.
PENA NAMED TO JOHNNY BENCH AWARD LIST
Pena was named to the official watch list for the 2017 Johnny Bench Award presented by BaseballSavings.com as announced by the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission. On the year, he is hitting .352 (25-of-71) with a team-leading 10 runs, eight doubles, one home run and five RBI.
THAT'S FAST
Carrera tabbed as one of the top-five stolen base threats in the Division I ranks by the NCAA. On the year, he is hitting .308 with eight hits, five runs and a stolen base. For the entire article click HERE.
THE RETURNERS
Manhattan returns 25 letterwinners, including seven starting position players and their entire weekend rotation from a year ago. Click HERE for the entire prospectus.
PENA GARNERS PRESEASON HONORS
On the heels of his landmark rookie campaign, Pena was tabbed as the MAAC Preseason Player of the Year in the annual Coaches Poll as well as by Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, D1 Baseball and Perfect Game.
TOP PROSPECT(S)
Pena also was selected as the No. 1 MAAC Pro Prospect for the 2018 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft by D1Baseball.Com and was slated as the 130th top collegiate prospect for the 2018. Cosgrove was also slated as the top prospect for the 2017 MLB Draft by Baseball America and as the fourth-best by D1Baseball.Com. Additionally, Carrera was picked as the No. 10 pro prospect in the circuit by Baseball America.
NEWCOMERS
The Jaspers welcome nine student-athletes to the fold this year, including five pitchers and four position players.
MAAC PRESEASON POLL
Manhattan was tabbed to finish fourth and return to the MAAC Tournament in the annual preseason Coaches Poll for the second-straight year and fourth time in Duffy's tenure in Riverdale.
2006 TEAM INDUCTED TO HALL OF FAME
The landmark 2006 Jaspers' Baseball team that upset nationally ranked Nebraska en route to a second-place finish at the Lincoln Regional was selected to the Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame this past fall.
UP NEXT
Manhattan travels to Army West Point on Tuesday, April 11 with first pitch slated for 3:30 pm.
