VILLANOVA, Pa.-Fresh off an 11-4 home opener win over Lafayette, the Wildcats will face the NJIT Highlanders this weekend for a three-game series at Villanova Ballpark. Friday will be a doubleheader with the first game starting at noon and game two starting approximately at 2:00 p.m. The series will conclude Sunday with a 2:00 first pitch. The games will be streamed on FloSports.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Friday March 11 (Game 1)
NJIT: Ryan Fischer
Villanova: Cole Patten
Friday, March 11 (Game 2)
NJIT: Aidan Kidd
Villanova: Brandon Siegenthaler
Sunday, March 13
NJIT: Grant Vurpillat
Villanova: Tyler Arella
If you hear any noise, it's just me and the boys boppin: After dry spell of four total runs in their weekend series at Georgia State, the Wildcats flipped a switch Tuesday and scored 11 runs on 14 hits against the Lafayette Leopards.
Hassert's heating up: After he went 2-for-5 with a pair of runs batted in Tuesday,
Cameron Hassert has now gone 5-for-8 with five runs plated in his last two games. The shortstop has improved his batting average to .256, leads the team in doubles (3) and is second in runs batted in (8).
Mathes to the rescue:
Cameron Mathes has been impressive in his first four appearances of the season. The graduate student has allowed just one earned run in five and 2/3 innings pitched with six strikeouts and a 1.59 ERA.
Scouting the Highlanders
- NJIT enters the weekend with a 3-7 record.
- David Marcano (.342), Julio Marcano (.316) and Nick Hussey (.303) all carry a batting average over .300 for NJIT.
- The Marcano twins have combined to steal nine bases for the Highlanders.
- NJIT hurler Ryan Fischer has fanned 22 batters in 16 and 1/3 innings pitched.
- Fun fact: Before the America East, NJIT was a member of the ASUN Conference.
