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THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (April 6, 2011) – The Maritime baseball team will return to the field today, when they host non-conference rival John Jay. The game was moved to Reinhart Field in order to accommodate the Privateers' freshman team members' class registration period. The game is set to start at 3 p.m. with the Bloodhounds playing as the home team.

Inside The Series

            This will be the fourth meeting between these two teams. John Jay holds a slight edge in the overall series, as they have come out on top in two of the previous three contests. On March 9, 2010, the Privateers used their home advantage and kept the win, 11-10, when they hosted the Bloodhounds in Throggs Neck.

A Look At Tonight's Matchup

Records:

John Jay Record: 5-15 (3-3 CUNYAC)

Maritime Record: 11-8 (3-5 Skyline)

Last Three Games:

John Jay: 4/5 Away at Ramapo (Loss, 18-4); 4/3 Home vs. Lehman (Win, 14-3); 4/2 Away doubleheader at Lehman (Win, 7-5 (8); Win 16-4)

Maritime: 4/3 Home doubleheader vs. Staten Island (Loss, 8-3; Win, 7-3); 3/30 Home doubleheader vs. Yeshiva (Win, 12-1; Win, 8-1); 3/29 Home vs. Lehman (Win 7-0)

Leading Runs:

John Jay: Sophomore Dennis Lopez (5-9, 155, SS) 19 R; Freshman Yahhny Arias (5-9, 155, P/CF) 14 R; Senior Wilmer Chavez (6-2, 225, P/1B) 13 R

Maritime: Junior Matt Jernegan (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall) (6-0, 190, OF) 17 R; Senior Matthew Montanes (Elmhurst, N.Y./St. Francis Prep) (5-10, 160, OF) 12 R; Junior Jonathan Proscia (Franklin Square, N.Y./Holy Trinity) (6-0, 180, OF) 12 R

Leading Hits:

John Jay: Chavez 28 H; Lopez 21 H; Arias 20 H

Maritime: Proscia 25 H; Sophomore Joey Semler (Kirkland, Wash./Lake Washington) (5-9, 190, OF/C) 22 H; Senior Ed Martinez (Yonkers, N.Y./Stepinac) (6-0, 175, C) 19 H

Leading Home Runs:

John Jay: Junior Steven Caracena (6-4, 190, P/3B) 2 HR; Junior Benjamin Beiro (5-11, 180, 2B) 1 HR; Freshman Ryan Corrigan (5-11, 170, OF) 1 HR; Chavez 1 HR

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

Leading RBIs:

John Jay: Chavez 26 RBIs; Caracena 10 RBIs; Lopez 10 RBIs

Maritime: Semler 16 RBIs; Proscia 10 RBIs; Senior Matthew Montanes (Elmhurst, N.Y./St. Francis Prep) (5-10, 160, OF) 8 RBIs

Leading Batting Average:

John Jay: Chavez .389; Arias .364; Caracena .326

Maritime: Proscia .385; Martinez .328; Jernegan .321

Leading Wins:

John Jay: Freshman Braylin Perez (6-0, 140, P) 2 W; Senior Craig Lalla (5-9, 150, P) 2 W; Chavez 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) 2 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:

John Jay: Perez 5.44 ERA; Lalla 7.62 ERA; Chavez 8.23 ERA

Maritime: Sophomore Trevor Cannella (Sea Cliff, N.Y./North Shore) (6-0,175, P) 1.84 ERA; Niemeyer 2.49 ERA; Sarna 4.15 ERA

Leading Strikeouts:

John Jay: Perez 32 Ks; Chavez 14 Ks; Caracena 14 Ks

Maritime: Burke 18 Ks; Niemeyer 18 Ks; Sarna 15 Ks; Cannella 15 Ks