DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (May 6, 2025) – The Mercy University baseball team opens play in the ECC Baseball Championship on Thursday, May 8th at 12 p.m. at Sal Maglie Stadium in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
2025 ECC Baseball Championship hosted by D'Youville University at Sal Maglie Stadium – Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Thursday, May 8
Game 1 – 12:00 PM – No. 3 Mercy (28-22, 10-10 ECC) vs. No. 2 Staten Island (18-26, 11-9 ECC)
Game 2 – 3:00 PM – No. 4 Queens (18-26, 9-11 ECC) vs. No. 1 Molloy (29-17, 15-5 ECC)
Friday, May 9
Game 3 – 10:00 AM – Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2
Game 4 – 1:00 PM – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2
Game 5 – 4:00 PM – Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4
Saturday, May 10
Game 6 – 12:00 PM – Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5
Game 7 – If Necessary
Tickets
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$25 – All-Tournament pass for all tournament games.
$10 – Single day tickets for adults.
$5 – Single day tickets for children/seniors/students.
Children under 5 are free of charge
Last Meeting vs. Staten Island
Mercy dropped a 9-4 decision to Staten Island on April 4, 2025.
Last Meeting vs. Molloy
Mercy earned a 5-4 win over Molloy on March 30, 2025.
Last Meeting vs. Queens
Mercy dropped a 13-11 decision to Queens on April 27, 2025.
Scouting the Mavericks
Mercy is coming off a 14-13 win over New Haven on April 30th. The Mavericks were led by sophomore Peyton Jemison who went 5-for-5 with two RBI. Mercy is making their fourth ECC Championship appearance in five seasons. The Mavericks look to win their first ECC Championship and look to advance to the Final for the first time. Mercy also looks to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the first time.
Leading the returners for the Mavericks is sophomore Nevin Scaperotti who was named ECC Rookie of the Year and Second Team All-ECC last season after going 5-3 on the mound with a 4.52 ERA in 67.2 innings pitched while also hitting .382 with 13 RBI, 26 hits and 10 runs. Senior Alfred Hoti also returns after being named Second Team All-ECC last season and NCBWA Preseason All-East Region earlier this week. The catcher hit .241 with 27 hits, 21 runs, six doubles and 28 RBI. Junior Zach Ashline is back after hitting 11 home runs last season, tying the single-season school record and ranking third in the ECC in home runs. Junior John Nisco returns after hitting .315 a year ago with 28 runs, five home runs and 33 RBI and senior Gabe Sanders is back after hitting .309 with 19 RBI in 29 games last season. Junior Sean McAdams is also back after hitting .417 in nine games last season. McAdams hit .324 with 23 RBI, three home runs and 31 runs during his freshman season in 2023. Senior Joseph Gonzalez is back after recording 24 RBI, 38 runs and 13 stolen bases in 2024 and sophomore Peyton Jemison returns after hitting .377 with six RBI in 13 games before suffering a season-ending injury. Jemison was named ECC Rookie of the Week once last season. Sophomore Kyle Engmann returns after hitting .250 with nine RBI and 10 stolen bases in 32 games a year ago. Also, returning are seniors Frankie Asaro and Connor Ruland, sophomore Joey Bodin, junior Kolongi Goins.
Schoen will also lean on freshmen Andre Jenkins, Anthony Altobelli, Matthew Hesselbirg, Jack Antalek and transfers David Bernard Jr., Anthony Dolce and Jaison Mock to help get the Mavericks back to the ECC Tournament.
Jenkins was named Pitcher of the Year and MVP at Chester Academy, hitting over .500 all four years of high school. Altobelli was named All-League twice and was a four-year varsity starter at Kings Park High School. Hesselbirg was a two-time All-County and two-time All-League recipient at Newfield High School and Antalek was named to the Hudson Valley select senior game.
Bernard transfers to the Mavericks from St. Peter's University and Herkimer Community College. The junior had a 21-game hitting streak while at Herkimer. Dolce comes from Westchester Community College where he was named Second Team All-Region. Mock joins the Mavericks from the College of Saint Rose where he appeared in 19 games, hitting .250 with three RBI and four stolen bases.
Leading the returners on the mound is senior Matthew Manzoeillo who went 3-4 last season with a 4.19 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 43 innings pitched. Also returning is graduate student John Gillespie who appeared in 10 games last season making five starts and went 1-3 in 22.2 innings pitched. Junior Ryan Ehret is back after tossing 12.1 innings in 2024 with nine strikeouts and a 1-0 record and senior Jack Sullivan returns after going 3-2 with 15 strikeouts in 25.1 innings. Junior Diego Wirz also returns after tossing 16.1 innings a year ago with 13 strikeouts. Seniors Will Sullo and Gaetano Pennisi and sophomore Jack Esposito also return and will look to make an impact on the mound.
Schoen will also look to freshmen Gordon Votruba, Chase de Castro, Nicholas Stella, Manuel Martinez, Ethan McGarry, Ryan DiNapoli, Omar Giret, Sammy Mendez, Owen Brink and Derek Fernandez and Division I St. Bonaventure transfer Samuel Gil.
De Castro was named All-League as a sophomore and senior at Rutland High School in Vermont, Stella was tabbed All-League at Shoreham-Wading River High School, McGarry was named Suburban Council All Star, DiNapoli was named All-League, All-Section and Comeback Player of the Year at Yorktown High School and Mendez had 120 strikeouts, 14 complete games and a 1.68 ERA at White Plains High School.
The Mavericks have been led by junior Kolongi Goins who is batting .397 with 25 RBI and 42 runs scored. Sophomore Peyton Jemison is hitting an ECC-best .411 with two home runs and 36 RBI to go with 49 runs scored. Jemison has set a single-season school record with his 76 hits and 19 doubles this season. Junior David Bernard Jr. is hitting .274 with four home runs and 33 RBI and junior John Nisco is hitting .344 with a team-high 55 RBI and nine home runs to go along with a team-high 50 runs scored. Nisco recorded his 100th career hit in game two at Staten Island on April 3rd. Nisco has set a single-season school record with his 55 RBI, surpassing the previous record of 50 set by John Mooradian in 2019. Junior Sean McAdams has 25 RBI, two home runs and 12 stolen bases and junior Zach Ashline is hitting .292 with eight home runs and 37 RBI. Ashline recorded his 100th career hit against Kutztown on March 14th. Senior Joseph Gonzalez has a team-high 25 stolen bases to go with 30 RBI and senior Connor Ruland has a home run and 14 RBI. Gonzalez recorded his 100th career hit against Post on February 21st and his 100th career run scored against Lincoln on April 19th. Senior Gabe Sanders is hitting .315 with four home runs and 33 RBI. Sanders recorded his 100th career hit at Molloy on March 29th. The pitching staff has been led by sophomore Nevin Scaperotti who has pitched 53.2 innings with a 1-6 record and 43 strikeouts in 11 appearances. Freshman Andre Jenkins is 5-1 with a team-best 3.84 ERA in 61.0 innings with 39 strikeouts and junior Diego Wirz is 5-2 in 43.1 innings with a 5.82 ERA. Freshman Ryan DiNapoli is 5-1 with a 4.26 ERA and three saves in 25.1 innings and junior Samuel Gil has eight saves in 14.1 innings. Senior Matthew Manzoeillo is 6-3 in 45.2 innings with a 5.52 ERA. Manzoeillo has tied the single-season school record for wins.
Matthew Hesselbirg was named ECC Rookie of the Week on Monday and Jemison was tabbed to the Honor Roll. Jenkins was named ECC Rookie of the Week last week and Jemison, Ashline and Wirz were named to the Honor Roll. Gonzalez, Nisco and Jenkins were named to the ECC Honor Roll on April 21st. Sanders was named ECC Player of the Week on April 14th and Goins, DiNapoli and Votruba were tabbed to the Honor Roll. Manzoeillo, Nisco and Jemison were named to the ECC Honor Roll on April 7th. Goins, Nisco and freshman Ethan McGarry were named to the ECC Honor Roll on March 31st. Goins was named ECC Co-Player of the Week on March 24th and Jemison and Jenkins were tabbed to the Honor Roll. McAdams was named ECC Player of the Week and Jenkins was tabbed Rookie of the Week on March 17th. Gonzalez and Wirz were tabbed to the Honor Roll. Ashline and Jemison were named to the Honor Roll on March 10th. Engmann, Ashline and Manzoeillo were tabbed to the ECC Honor Roll on March 3rd. Goins was named ECC Player of the Week on February 24th and Jemison, Wirz and freshman Gordon Votruba were tabbed to the Honor Roll.
Mercy has set a school record for wins in a season, surpassing the previous record of 26 set in 1990. The Mavericks look to win a game in the ECC Championship for the first time since 2023.
Scouting the Dolphins
Staten Island is coming off a 21-10 loss to D'Youville on Saturday. The Dolphins were picked sixth in the ECC Preseason poll after going 15-28 last season. Staten Island is making their first ECC Championship appearance. The Dolphins have been led by Chris Polemeni who has a team-high 46 RBI and 14 home runs with a team-best .379 average. AJ Vigliotti is hitting .350 with 44 RBI and five home runs and Michael Flashner is hitting .351. Jack Kehoe is hitting .344 with 26 RBI and Ryan Kehoe is 4-2 on the mound with a 5.34 ERA in 55.2 innings with 56 strikeouts. Michael Furst is 3-5 with an 8.93 ERA and Alex Martinez is 3-5 with a 9.00 ERA.
Scouting the Lions
Molloy is coming off 6-0 and 6-2 wins over Adelphi on Saturday. The Lions were picked first in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 42-14 last season, winning the ECC Championship and advancing to the NCAA Tournament Super Regional. Molloy won their fourth straight ECC Regular Season Championship and have appeared in each of the last four finals and six of the last seven, winning it all in 2021, 2022, and 2024. The Lions are led by Patrick Sanchez who is batting a team-high .339 with 32 RBI and 29 runs. Sean Welsh has a team-high 55 RBI and 15 home runs with 60 runs and Nicholas Dagnello has 47 RBI. James Sill is 5-2 with a 1.52 ERA in 59.1 innings with 67 strikeouts and Ryan Hynes is 5-0 with a 3.41 ERA in 60.2 innings and Mike Knapp is 3-3 with a 4.17 ERA in 54.0 innings.
Scouting the Knights
Queens is coming off a 9-3 loss at STAC on Sunday. The Knights were picked third in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 30-19 last season. The Knights are making their sixth straight ECC Championship appearance and look to win their first ECC Championship since 2023. Queens is led by Robert Jacobsen who is hitting a team-high .331 with 27 RBI and five home runs with 32 runs. Matt Filip has a team-high 33 RBI and Penn Sealey has 31 RBI, 37 runs and three home runs. Peter Nenadich III is 3-2 with a 4.76 ERA in 51.0 innings with 49 strikeouts and Nick Kozerski is 2-4 with a 5.82 ERA in 43.1 innings. Nate Rodriguez is 2-1 with a 6.21 ERA and three saves in 33.1 innings.
