Baseball Faces Bucknell

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The Purple Eagles (1-11) continue non-conference play with a three-game series at Bucknell (3-6) March 11-12. The teams will play a doubleheader starting at 12:00 p.m. on Friday and a single game at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.

Last Time Out

The Purple Eagles were swept by UMBC in a four-game series March 4-6. The Retrievers won the games by scores of 5-2, 4-2, 7-4 and 10-4.

Niagara Notes

Cole O'Connor is batting a team-best .277. He leads the team in hits with 13 and in doubles with three. He has also batted in six runs.
Dawson Bailey leads NU in RBIs with seven and in runs scored with seven. He has two homeruns.
Josh Marchese has hit a team-high three homeruns so far this season.
Evan Wilde (1-2) leads the pitching staff in strikeouts with 19 in 16.1 innings pitched.
Marcus Cashman (0-1) has 18 strikeouts 16.1 innings pitched. He has an ERA of 3.86.
Jacob Bruning (0-3) has fanned 13 batters in 14.0 innings pitched.

Up Next

Niagara plays a pair of games at Penn State March 15-16.

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Players Mentioned

#3 Dawson Bailey: OF; 6' 0"; Graduate Student; R/R

#14 Jacob Bruning: LHP/OF; 6' 2"; Senior; L/L

#20 Marcus Cashman: RHP/OF; 6' 1"; Junior; R/R

#38 Josh Marchese: 1B/DH; 6' 2"; Senior; L/R

#2 Cole O'Connor: 3B; 5' 11"; Senior; L/R

#25 Evan Wilde: LHP; 6' 7"; Junior; L/L

Players Mentioned

#3 Dawson Bailey
: 6' 0"; Graduate Student; R/R
: OF

#14 Jacob Bruning
: 6' 2"; Senior; L/L
: LHP/OF

#20 Marcus Cashman
: 6' 1"; Junior; R/R
: RHP/OF

#38 Josh Marchese
: 6' 2"; Senior; L/R
: 1B/DH

#2 Cole O'Connor
: 5' 11"; Senior; L/R
: 3B

#25 Evan Wilde
: 6' 7"; Junior; L/L
: LHP