DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Apr. 5, 2023) –The Mercy College baseball team will play at D'Youville University on Thursday, April 6th, Friday, April 7th and Saturday, April 8th.

Who, When and Where

Date/Time: Thursday, April 6th 5 p.m.
Records: Mercy (5-22, 1-7 ECC), D'Youville (10-13, 3-5 ECC)
Location: Buffalo, N.Y. (Medaille Sports Complex)

Date/Time: Friday, April 7th 12 & 3 p.m.
Records: Mercy (5-22, 1-7 ECC), D'Youville (10-13, 3-5 ECC)
Location: Buffalo, N.Y. (Medaille Sports Complex)

Date/Time: Saturday, April 8th 11 a.m.
Records: Mercy (5-22, 1-7 ECC), D'Youville (10-13, 3-5 ECC)
Location: Buffalo, N.Y. (Medaille Sports Complex)

Last Meeting Against the Saints

Mercy earned 9-1 and 3-1 wins over D'Youville on April 30, 2022.

Scouting the Mavericks

·         Mercy is coming off a 5-1 loss to St. Thomas Aquinas on Monday. The Mavericks were led by senior Nolan Giblin who recorded an RBI.

·         Giblin was named to the ECC Honor Roll last week.

·         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.

·         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 6-0 all-time against D'Youville.

·         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 .283 with a team-high-tying 30 hits to go along with 12 RBI and a team-high 18 runs. Sophomore Joseph Gonzalez was also named to the Honor Roll on February 20th and has a team-high 14 RBI with 17 runs.

·         Sanders is hitting .267 on the year with 13 RBI, a team-high-tying one home run along with 11 runs scored. Giblin is hitting a team-high .309 with 13 RBI and 10 runs scored.

·         Senior Justin Glennerster has six RBI and six runs. Graduate student Steven Schoen has 15 runs and senior Janiel Ramirez has eight RBI.

·         The pitching staff is led by Rozinski who has made six starts on the mound with a team-best 5.70 ERA in 30.0 innings with 22 strikeouts. Graduate student Kevin Seckler has thrown a team-high 33 innings in eight appearances with a team-high-tying 22 strikeouts. Sophomore Nathan Rodriguez is 1-2 on the mound with 14 strikeouts in 19.2 innings and sophomore Scott Scheppy has thrown 32.1 innings in six starts. Junior Nelson Perez Jr. has made 11 appearances out of the bullpen and has a 4.22 ERA in 10.2 innings with one save. Senior Ryan Dieguez has pitched 10.1 innings out of the bullpen and has a 4.35 ERA. Freshman Diego Wirz pitched three scoreless innings of relief against Bridgeport on March 10th to earn his first collegiate win.

·         Mercy is hitting .244 as a team through the first 27 games of the season and is pitching to an 8.29 ERA.

Scouting the Saints

·         D'Youville is coming off a 4-3 loss to Lincoln on Monday.

·         The Saints were picked fifth in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 14-22 last season.

·         D'Youville is led by two-time ECC Player of the Week Billy Morris who is hitting an ECC-best .429 with 18 RBI, three home runs and a team-high 24 runs scored. Ethan Hammond is hitting .390 with 15 RBI, 22 runs scored and two home runs and Jeremy Glinski has a team-high 20 RBI with 11 runs.

·         One-time ECC Rookie of the Week Blaise Kolbert has 13 RBI and two home runs and Alec Boucher has 10 RBI.

·         The pitching staff is led by Rob Stephens who is 1-1 with a 4.01 ERA in 24.2 innings with 24 strikeouts. Chris Auclair is 3-2 with a 4.41 ERA in a team-high 32.2 innings with 36 strikeouts and Morris is 2-4 on the mound with 22 strikeouts in 28.2 innings.

·         Samuel Worthen has a team-high three saves and is 1-1 on the mound with a 5.63 ERA in 16 innings.

·         D'Youville has a .273 team batting average and 6.75 team ERA.

Next Game

Mercy resumes action on Friday, April 14th when they play at Staten Island at 3 p.m.