DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Apr. 27, 2023) –The Mercy College baseball team will play at Shippensburg University on Saturday, April 29th for a doubleheader starting at 12 p.m.

Who, When and Where

Date/Time: Saturday, April 29th 12 p.m. & 2 p.m.
Records: Mercy (12-28), Shippensburg (22-22)
Location: Shippensburg, Pa.

Last Meeting Against the Raiders

First Meeting

Scouting the Mavericks

·         Mercy is coming off a 12-10 win over Pace on Tuesday. The Mavericks were led by freshmen Zach Ashline and Sean McAdams who combined for seven RBI and two home runs.

·         Ashline and senior Nolan Giblin were named to the ECC Honor Roll on Monday.

·         Ashline and sophomore Jaden Caballero were tabbed to the ECC Honor Roll last Monday.

·         Ashline was named to the ECC Honor Roll on April 10th.  

·         Giblin was named to the ECC Honor Roll on March 27th.

·         Giblin was named ECC Player of the Week on March 13th 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.

·         Head Coach Chris Schoen recorded his 100th career win in the win over D'Youville on April 8th.

·         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.

·         Leading the returners for the Mavericks are 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 also named to the ECC Honor Roll on February 20th and is hitting a team-high .327 with 53 hits to go along with 18 RBI and a team-high 34 runs and 16 stolen bases. Caballero recorded his 100th career hit in the win over D'Youville on April 8th. Sophomore Joseph Gonzalez was also named to the Honor Roll on February 20th and has 24 RBI with 26 runs.

·         Sanders is hitting .272 on the year with 20 RBI, two home runs along with 16 runs scored. Giblin is hitting .309 with a team-high 25 RBI to go along with 22 runs scored.

·         Senior Justin Glennerster has 14 RBI and 13 runs. Graduate student Steven Schoen has 23 runs, four home runs and 20 RBI and senior Janiel Ramirez has 14 RBI. Ashline is hitting .468 with 16 RBI and 15 runs scored and McAdams is hitting .311 with 11 RBI and 24 runs.

·         The pitching staff is led by Rozinski who has made seven starts on the mound with a 1-3 record in 30.2 innings with 22 strikeouts. Graduate student Kevin Seckler has thrown 52 innings in 11 appearances with a team-high 34 strikeouts. Sophomore Nathan Rodriguez is 1-2 on the mound with 22 strikeouts in 26.2 innings and sophomore Scott Scheppy has thrown a team-high 53 innings in nine starts with two wins and a save. Junior Nelson Perez Jr. has made 14 appearances out of the bullpen and has thrown 12.2 innings with one save. Senior Ryan Dieguez has pitched 16 innings out of the bullpen and has a 3.94 ERA. Freshman Diego Wirz pitched three scoreless innings of relief against Bridgeport on March 10th to earn his first collegiate win and tossed 3.2 scoreless innings of relief against Queens on April 22nd to earn his second win. He now has a team-high three wins on the year.

·         Mercy is hitting .276 as a team through 40 games and is pitching to a 7.53 ERA.

Scouting the Raiders

·         Shippensburg is coming off 6-3 and 7-4 wins over Kutztown on Saturday.

·         The Raiders were picked fourth in the PSAC Eastern Division Preseason Poll after going 26-23 last season, qualifying for the PSAC Championship.

·         Shippensburg is one of nine teams currently under consideration for an NCAA Tournament spot in the first Atlantic Region Regional Rankings.

·         The Raiders are led by Austin Baal who has a team-high 39 RBI and 11 home runs with a team-high 36 runs scored. Justin Byler is second on the team with 32 RBI and has a team-high 58 hits and 13 doubles.

·         Mike Heckman is hitting a team-high .340 with 15 RBI and eight stolen bases and Gio Calamia has a team-high 12 stolen bases with 28 RBI and 32 runs scored.

·         The pitching staff is led by Noah Nabholz who is 5-4 with a 5.24 ERA in 67 innings with 57 strikeouts. Eric Bohenek is 5-3 with a 5.32 ERA in 47.1 innings with 37 strikeouts and J.T. Weaver is 4-4 with a 6.87 ERA in 56.1 innings with 60 strikeouts. The bullpen is led by Austen LaBarre who has a team-high seven saves with a 1-1 record and 3.90 ERA in 27.2 innings with 33 strikeouts.

·         Shippensburg has a team .276 batting average and a 6.02 team ERA.

Next Game

Mercy resumes action on Thursday, May 4th when they host Lincoln at 3:30 p.m.