DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (May 2, 2022) –The Mercy College baseball team plays at Dominican College on Wednesday, May 4th at 5 p.m.

Who, When and Where

Date/Time: Wednesday, May 4th 5 p.m.
Records: Mercy (20-20-1), Dominican (14-33)
Location: Pomona, N.Y. (Clover Stadium)

Scouting the Mavericks

·        The Mavericks are coming off 9-1 and 3-1 wins over D'Youville on Saturday. Mercy was led by junior Justin Glennerster who had a team-high five RBI in game one.

·        Mercy was picked third in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 18-11 last season, qualifying for the ECC Tournament for the first time since 2010. The Mavericks set a school record with 14 ECC wins and had their first winning record overall since 1990.

·        The Mavericks have secured their second straight ECC Championship berth and currently sit in a tie for second in the ECC standings with Queens who they play this weekend.

·        Mercy has now recorded 20 or more wins in three of the six seasons Chris Schoen has been head coach.

·        Freshman Jaden Caballero was named ECC Rookie of the Week for the second time on Monday and ECC Player of the Week on February 21st and is hitting .363 with 57 hits to go along with three home runs and 24 RBI. He also has 32 runs and a team-high 20 stolen bases and 12 doubles in 41 games.

·        Senior Jonathan Diforio was named ECC Pitcher of the Week on February 21st and has been named to the ECC Honor Roll twice. He is 5-3 on the mound with a 4.88 ERA in 72 innings pitched with 48 strikeouts. Freshman Scott Scheppy has pitched 63 innings and has 33 strikeouts with a team-best 4.29 ERA. He picked up his first collegiate win in the game one win over Lincoln on April 16th.

·        Wootten was named to the ECC Honor Roll last week and Wootten and senior Nikko Liguori were tabbed to the ECC Honor Roll on February 21st. Wootten has 27 RBI and 28 runs scored on the year with a team-high three triples. Liguori has 10 RBI, 15 runs and is batting .295 on the year.

·        Junior Justin Glennerster has a home run and 25 RBI on the year and the reigning ECC Rookie of the Year junior Nolan Giblin is hitting a team-high .385 with a team-high 32 RBI, 35 runs, and six home runs. He also is second on the team with 55 hits and is third on the team with 10 stolen bases. Senior James Mattutat is fifth on the team with 21 RBI and has five home runs.

·        Freshman Alfred Hoti was named ECC Rookie of the Week on March 14th and has nine RBI in 24 games.

·        Junior Anthony Burgio was named ECC Pitcher of the Week on March 21st and was named Second Team All-ECC last season. He has pitched 51 innings this season with a 4.94 ERA, a team-high 49 strikeouts, a 3-4 record and one save. Junior Kevin Seckler was named ECC Pitcher of the Week on Monday and is 4-1 on the bump in 54.2 innings with 29 strikeouts and a 4.61 ERA in 13 appearances. Graduate student Kuzari Jocelyn is 2-1 with three saves and a 2.50 ERA in 18.0 innings with 11 strikeouts.

·        Mercy looks to sweep the season series with Dominican after defeating the Chargers, 5-4, on March 23rd in Dobbs Ferry.

·        The Mavericks are hitting .275 as a team and have a 5.54 team ERA through 41 games.

Scouting the Chargers

·        Dominican is coming off 5-4 and 11-6 losses to Felician on Sunday, extending their losing streak to seven games.

·        The Chargers have qualified for the CACC Championship and will play at Felician in the First Round on Friday and Saturday.

·        The Chargers were picked first in the CACC North Division Coaches' Poll after going 19-15 last season, qualifying for the NCAA Tournament after winning the CACC Championship.

·        Dominican is led by senior Richard Paulino who is batting a team-high .402 with a team-high 54 RBI, 41 runs, 11 home runs, 15 doubles and 70 hits. Graduate student Bobby Garbuio is hitting .284 with seven home runs to go along with 34 RBI and 36 runs.

·        Sophomore Shane Hewlette has four home runs and 28 RBI and redshirt sophomore Ethan Sarmiento is hitting .368 with 25 RBI.

·        The pitching staff is led by graduate student Jaden Diaz-Lambert who is 4-3 with a 4.50 ERA in 42.0 innings with 51 strikeouts. Freshman Anthony Leak has pitched a team-high 49.1 innings with 52 strikeouts and a 6.02 ERA. Sophomore Robert Liriano is 4-3 with two saves in 32.2 innings of work. He has a 4.13 ERA and 39 strikeouts.

·        Dominican is hitting .269 as a team and has a 7.32 team ERA through 47 games.

Next Game

Mercy resumes action on Friday, May 6th when they host Queens at 3 p.m.