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Baseball Hosts Eastern for Non-Conference Game This Afternoon

Baseball vs Eastern
Tuesday, April 22nd| 3:30 pm
IU Baseball Stadium | Immaculata, Pa.
 
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THE STORYLINE
  • The Immaculata baseball team hosts Eastern University at the IU Baseball Stadium this afternoon. Immaculata was originally scheduled to play Rowan, but the Profs had to cancel to move one of their conference games.
  • Immaculata (9-21, 0-4 AEC) enters Tuesday's game after defeating Penn College on Thursday 22-11.
  • Eastern (12-22, 5-13 MAC Commonwealth) enters Tuesday's game after dropping both games of their conference doubleheader with Messiah on Saturday.
 
SERIES HISTORY
  • Immaculata and Eastern are meeting for the ninth time in their series that began in 2010.
  • Immaculata is 3-5 all-time vs Eastern.
 
LAST MEETING
  • Immaculata fell to Eastern 11-9 in their last meeting on April 20, 2016, at Eastern
  • Ryan Tecco went 3-4 with two RBIs, and Dom Ficca went 1-2 with two RBIs for the Mighty Macs that day.
 
MIGHTY MAC NOTES
  • Will Kelley leads Immaculata in batting with a .397 (25-63) average with 16 runs scored, and 18 RBIs.
  • Steven Theisen is batting .369 (38-103) with 23 runs scored, eight doubles, two home runs, and a team high 28 RBIs.
  • Matt Passerini is batting .367 (33-90) with a team-high 28 runs scored, four doubles, and 14 RBIs.
  • Ryan Nace bats at 297 (19-64) with 19 runs scored, two home runs, and 22 RBIs.
  • Sal Serici is batting .273 (27-99) with 16 runs scored, a team-high 10 doubles, and 16 RBIs.
  • Robert Woodward and Ryan Struble each have two home runs.
  • Alex LePage is 5-4 with a 3.75 ERA in nine starts. He has two complete games, one shutout, and 63 strikeouts in 50.1 innings pitched.
  • Jordan Silvestri is 2-3 with a 6.05 ERA is eight appearances with five starts. He has two complete games and has 29 strikeouts in 38.2 innings pitched.
 
SCOUTING EASTERN
  • Junior infielder Luke Meehan is batting .410 (55-134) with 22 runs scored, three home runs and 33 RBIs.
  • Sophomore infielder Matthew Gonglik is batting .351 (34-97) with three home runs and 28 RBIs.
  • Junior outfielder Thomas Kozlusky is batting. 313 (36-115) with two home runs, and 13 RBIs.
  • Sophomore pitcher Graham Adams is 3-2 with a 4.25 ERA is eight starts. In 42.1 innings pitched, he has 43 strikeouts.
  • Sophomore pitcher Brennan Moloughney is 3-3 with a 5.21 ERA in nine starts. In 46.2 innings pitched he has 41 strikeouts.
WEEKLY HONORS
  • Matt Passerini was named to the Atlantic East Conference Weekly Honor Roll on Monday afternoon.
  • Passerini went a combined 6-9 (.667) with four runs scored and five RBIs over three games. Passerini went 3-4, with two runs scored and three RBIs in Immaculata's win a Marywood on Monday. He went 3-3 with two runs scored, and two RBIs in their win over Penn College on Thursday.
 
UP NEXT
  • The Immaculata baseball team will be back in action this weekend for an important Atlantic East Conference series with Gwynedd Mercy.
  • Immaculata will host Gwynedd Mercy on Friday, April 25th at 3:00 p.m. at the IU Baseball Stadium, before heading up to Gwynedd Mercy on Saturday for a doubleheader at 12:00 p.m.
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Alex LePage

#35 Alex LePage

RHP
6' 0"
Sophomore
R/R
Matt Passerini

#27 Matt Passerini

OF/INF
5' 11"
Senior
L/R
Sal Serici

#0 Sal Serici

CF
5' 9"
Sophomore
R/R
Ryan Struble

#12 Ryan Struble

INF
6' 0"
Senior
R/R
Steven Theisen

#2 Steven Theisen

INF
5' 11"
Fifth Year
R/R
Robert Woodward

#18 Robert Woodward

C/OF
6' 2"
Junior
R/R
Will Kelley

#14 Will Kelley

OF
5' 9"
Graduate Student
L/R
Jordan Silvestri

#23 Jordan Silvestri

RHP
6' 0"
Senior
R/R
Ryan Nace

#30 Ryan Nace

2B
5' 9"
Freshman
L/R

Players Mentioned

Alex LePage

#35 Alex LePage

6' 0"
Sophomore
R/R
RHP
Matt Passerini

#27 Matt Passerini

5' 11"
Senior
L/R
OF/INF
Sal Serici

#0 Sal Serici

5' 9"
Sophomore
R/R
CF
Ryan Struble

#12 Ryan Struble

6' 0"
Senior
R/R
INF
Steven Theisen

#2 Steven Theisen

5' 11"
Fifth Year
R/R
INF
Robert Woodward

#18 Robert Woodward

6' 2"
Junior
R/R
C/OF
Will Kelley

#14 Will Kelley

5' 9"
Graduate Student
L/R
OF
Jordan Silvestri

#23 Jordan Silvestri

6' 0"
Senior
R/R
RHP
Ryan Nace

#30 Ryan Nace

5' 9"
Freshman
L/R
2B