DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Mar. 23, 2023) –The Mercy College baseball team hosts Molloy University in their ECC opener on Friday, March 24th at 3 p.m. before playing at Molloy on Saturday, March 25th at 12 & 3 p.m. The series concludes on Sunday, March 26th at 12 p.m. at Mercy.

Who, When and Where

Date/Time: Friday, March 24th 3 p.m.
Records: Mercy (4-15, 0-0 ECC), Molloy (12-8, 0-0 ECC)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.

Date/Time: Saturday, March 25th 12 & 3 p.m.
Records: Mercy (4-15, 0-0 ECC), Molloy (12-8, 0-0 ECC)
Location: Uniondale, N.Y.

Date/Time: Sunday, March 26th 12 p.m.
Records: Mercy (4-15, 0-0 ECC), Molloy (12-8, 0-0 ECC)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.

Last Meeting Against the Lions

Molloy earned a 6-1 win over Mercy in the ECC Championship on May 13, 2022.

Scouting the Mavericks

·         The Mavericks are coming off 3-1 and 13-0 losses to regionally-ranked Pace on Saturday. Mercy was led by senior Nolan Giblin who recorded an RBI in game one.

·         Giblin was named ECC Player of the Week last Monday and junior Ryan Rozinski was tabbed to the Honor Roll.  

·         Rozinski was tabbed to the ECC Honor Roll on March 6th.

·         Junior Gabe Sanders was named to the ECC Honor Roll on February 27th.

·         Mercy was picked fourth in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 21-25-1 last season, qualifying for the ECC Tournament for the second straight season. The Mavericks played in the ECC Championship last season for the first time since 2010.

·         Last season, the Mavericks tied a school record for most ECC wins with 14 and Mercy earned their third 20-win season in six seasons under Head Coach Chris Schoen.

·         The Mavericks upset #13/18 UNC Pembroke on February 21st by a score of 15-11. The Braves are the highest ranked team Mercy has beaten in seven seasons under Schoen.

·         Mercy is 16-42 in their last 58 meetings against Molloy.

·         Leading the returners for the Mavericks are sophomore Jaden Caballero who was named First Team All-ECC last season and graduate student Kevin Seckler, Giblin and sophomore Nathan Rodriguez who were tabbed Second Team All-ECC last season.

·         Leading the Mavericks at the plate so far this season is Caballero who was named to the ECC Honor Roll on February 20th and is hitting .278 with a team-high 20 hits to go along with 10 RBI and a team-high 13 runs. Sophomore Joseph Gonzalez was also named to the Honor Roll on February 20th and has 10 RBI with 11 runs.

·         Sanders is hitting .270 on the year with a team-high-tying 10 RBI, a team-high-tying one home run along with 10 runs scored. Giblin is hitting a team-high .281 with nine RBI and six runs scored.

·         Senior Justin Glennerster has five RBI and six runs. Graduate student Steven Schoen has 10 runs and senior Janiel Ramirez has five RBI.

·         The pitching staff is led by Rozinski who has made four starts on the mound with a team-best 4.29 ERA in 21.0 innings with 17 strikeouts. Graduate student Kevin Seckler has thrown a team-high 27 innings in six appearances with a team-high 21 strikeouts. Sophomore Nathan Rodriguez is 1-2 on the mound with 14 strikeouts in 17.0 innings and sophomore Scott Scheppy has thrown 21.0 innings in four starts with a 5.57 ERA. Junior Nelson Perez Jr. has made eight appearances out of the bullpen and has a 3.12 ERA in 8.2 innings with one save. Senior Ryan Dieguez has pitched 8.1 innings out of the bullpen and has a 4.32 ERA. Freshman Diego Wirz pitched three scoreless innings of relief against Bridgeport on March 10th to earn his first collegiate win.

·         Mercy is hitting .233 as a team through the first 19 games of the season and is pitching to a 7.22 ERA.

Scouting the Lions

·         Molloy is coming off an 11-5 loss to No. 24 New Haven on Wednesday.

·         The Lions were picked first in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 40-15 last season, winning their most games in program history.

·         Molloy repeated as ECC Champions last season and fell one game short of advancing to the NCAA Division II World Series for the second year in a row.

·         The Lions are ranked fifth in the NCBWA East Region Top 10 poll.

·         Molloy is led a the plate by two-time ECC Rookie of the Week JJ DeVito who is hitting a team-high .360 with a team-high eight stolen bases and 23 runs to go along with six doubles and 14 RBI. Garrett Scavelli is hitting .333 with a team-high-tying 18 RBI and a team-high eight doubles.

·         Jake McCarthy also has a team-high-tying 18 RBI and Aidan Larkin is hitting .325 with 15 RBI and six doubles.

·         The pitching staff is led by ECC Preseason Pitcher of the Year and one-time ECC Pitcher of the Week this season Charlie Cucchiara who is 3-1 with a 2.20 ERA in 32.2 innings with 31 strikeouts. One-time ECC Pitcher of the Week Brian Morrisey has a team-best 2.03 ERA in 31 innings with a 2-2 record and 18 strikeouts. One-time ECC Pitcher of the Week Mike Andreoli has a 1.69 ERA in 16 innings with 20 strikeouts and a 3-0 record.

·         Molloy has a .292 team batting average and a 4.85 team ERA through 20 games.

Next Game

Mercy resumes action on Friday, March 31st when they host St. Thomas Aquinas at 3 p.m.