The College of Staten Island baseball team is getting ready for its second doubleheader in as many days, as they will travel to MCU Ballpark in Brooklyn, NY, to take on New York University for a non-conference doubleheader beginning at Noon. CSI is coming off of a doubleheader with CCNY as part of conference play, and a 6-3, and 10-0 victory.
CSI vs. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY AT-A-GLANCE
Matchup: CSI (21-10 Overall, 6-0 CUNYAC) vs. New York University (12-20 Overall, 2-6 UAA)
Where: MCU Ballpark – 1904 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
First Pitch: 12:00pm
Live Statistics: http://www.sidearmstats.com/nyu/baseball/
Live Video: http://www.gonyuathletics.com/watch/?Live=77
All-Time Series: Series tied 1-1
Last Year’s Result: CSI won 7-5, NYU won 7-2
Players to Watch (CSI): Joe Palmeri is coming off of a great afternoon yesterday against CCNY and will be looking to continue the hot play here today. George Kantzian continues to be a focal point as well. He came into the weekend batting a crisp .360 and has 17 doubles, two short of the all-time record of 19 held by Donald Gossett in 1981.
Players to Watch (NYU): Adrian Spitz is pacing the Violets this season with a .367 batting average, posting a team-best 36 hits, 11 extra bases, and 24 RBI. Look for Jack Walter to be a handful on the base paths, as he has stolen 21 bases this season in 23 attempts. He is also boasting a .387 on-base percentage and has generated a school best 17 bases on balls.
News and Notes: The Dolphins and Violets met for the first time in their history last year, splitting a pair of games at MCU. The Dolphins’ win came in extra innings, 7-5. NYU played on Friday against New Paltz, before that, they were mired in a five game losing skid, which included a pair of losses to St. Joseph’s (BK), a common opponent with CSI. Meanwhile, in CSI’s games yesterday, shortstop Joe Palmeri jumped up the career at-bat leaders and now sits second all-time with 500 at-bats. The school record is 555 held by Pat Gale from 2008-11.
