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THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (April 14, 2011) – The Maritime baseball team returns home tonight, when they host St. Joseph's of Brooklyn in a non-conference matchup for the second time this season. The game was originally scheduled for a Wednesday doubleheader, however it was changed to today due to the poor weather conditions in the area yesterday. The game will now be one, single, nine-inning contest starting at 7 p.m. at Reinhart Field.

Inside The Series

            In their previous meeting this season, the Privateers swept the doubleheader, 6-1 and 1-0, when the Bears visited Reinhart Field on March 20.

            Maritime has previously played St. Joseph's-Brooklyn only one time, when Maritime swept a doubleheader back in 2009, 10-7 and 5-3. The Privateers and Bears where supposed to face each other during the 2010 season however, the first couple of games where postponed due to rain, and when the teams where ready to play at the end of the season the series got canceled again due to rain.  

A Look At Tonight's Matchup

Records:

St. Joseph's- Brooklyn Record: 3-15

Maritime Record: 12-12 (4-8 Skyline)

Last Three Games:

St. Joseph's- Brooklyn: 4/9 Home doubleheader vs. Baruch (Loss, 7-4; Loss 5-4 (9)); 4/5 Home vs. USMMA Kings-Point (Loss, 23-4); 3/30 Away at CCNY (Loss, 9-6)

Maritime: 4/10 Away doubleheader at Old Westbury (Win, 10-8; Loss, 8-4); 4/9 Home doubleheader vs. Mount Saint Mary (Loss, 15-5; Loss 9-1 (9)); 4/6 Away at John Jay (Loss, 6-3)

Leading Runs:

St. Joseph's- Brooklyn: Junior Jon Mendez (5-8, INF) 17 R; Junior Kevin Diaz (5-9, OF) 15 R; Freshman Michael Cundari (5-11, C) 13 R

Maritime: Junior Matt Jernegan (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall) (6-0, 190, OF) 18 R; Senior Matthew Montanes (Elmhurst, N.Y./St. Francis Prep) (5-10, 160, OF) 16 R; Junior Jonathan Proscia (Franklin Square, N.Y./Holy Trinity) (6-0, 180, OF) 14 R

Leading Hits:

St. Joseph's- Brooklyn: Diaz 26 H; Jon Mendez 19 H; Freshman Joe Mendez (6-2, 1B) 18 H; Junior Joe Boccia (5-7, 2B) 18 H

Maritime: Sophomore Joey Semler (Kirkland, Wash./Lake Washington) (5-9, 190, OF/C) 30 H; Proscia 28 H; Sophomore Ed Martinez (Yonkers, N.Y./Stepinac) (6-0, 175, C) 25 H

Leading Home Runs:

St. Joseph's- Brooklyn: Jon Mendez 2 HR; Joe Mendez 2 HR; Freshman Michael Cundari (5-11, C) 1 HR; Diaz 1 HR

Maritime: Sophomore Christopher Santoro (Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst) (6-0, 175, INF) 1 HR; Montanes 1 HR

Leading RBIs:

St. Joseph's- Brooklyn: Joe Mendez 15 RBIs; Jon Mendez 12 RBIs; Diaz 11 RBIs

Maritime: Semler 18 RBIs; Proscia 11 RBIs; Montanes 10 RBIs

Leading Batting Average:

St. Joseph's- Brooklyn: Diaz .426; Jon Mendez .339; Joe Mendez .305

Maritime: Proscia .346; Semler .345; Martinez .316

Leading Wins:

St. Joseph's- Brooklyn: Freshman Donny Pagano (5-10, P) 2 W; Sophomore Paul Piccirillo (6-0, P) 1 W

Maritime: Freshman Kurt Niemeyer (Nanuet, N.Y./Nanuet Senior) (6-0, 205, 3B/P) 3 W; Sophomore Christopher Myers (Middlesex, N.J./Middlesex) (6-1, 170, INF/P) 3 W; Sophomore Red Burke (Warwick, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep (N.J.)) (6-1, 205, P) 2 W; Freshman Nicholas Sarna (5-9, 180, P) 2 W

Leading ERA:

St. Joseph's- Brooklyn: Pagano 4.62 ERA: Junior Kevin Hernandez (5-8, P) 7.30 ERA; Senior Mykelle Cortez (5-8, P) 8.64 ERA

Maritime: Niemeyer 2.17 ERA; Sophomore Trevor Cannella (Sea Cliff, N.Y./North Shore) (6-0,175, P) 2.88 ERA; Sarna 4.65 ERA

Leading Strikeouts:

St. Joseph's- Brooklyn: Pagano 37 Ks; Piccirillo 20 Ks; Sophomore Daniel Contant (5-11, P) 15 Ks

Maritime: Niemeyer 22 Ks; Burke 21 Ks; Cannella 19 Ks