CSI's baseball team attempts to beat the weather to play against non-conference opponents Kean University in Union, NJ starting at 3:00pm. Postponing most of their games since coming back from Myrtle Beach, the Dolphins will look to clinch a win despite the cold.
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CSI vs KEAN UNIVERSITY AT-A-GLANCE
Matchup:Â CSI (6-2 Overall, 0-0 CUNYAC) vs. Kean University (10-7 overall, 0-0 NJAC)
Where: Union, NJ
First pitch:Â 3:00 pm
Live Stats:Â http://sidearmstats.com/kean/baseball/
All-Time Series: Kean leads 30-8
Players To Watch (CSI): The Dolphins are led by sophomore
Jordan Wilson with a .556 batting average, three runs, five hits and one triple. Junior
Frank Muzzio is second with a .444 batting average and seven runs. Muzzio is ranked 46
th in the nation with a .583 on base percentage.
Anthony DiMarco is third on the team with a solid .400 average and leads the team with eight RBIs and four doubles. Muzzio and DiMarco are tied for first with eight hits.
Bobby Drake had a stellar performance against Maritime College going 1-3 with a triple and three RBIs. Pitchers
Christian Capellan and
Ryan Kennedy both are 1-0 to start the season with 0.00 ERA.
Players To Watch (KU):Â Brock Podgurski paces the way with .370 batting average going 10-27 with 10 runs, two doubles and six RBIs. Brian Cole pushed the Cougars past Stevens Tech going 2-4 with two RBIs and one walk. Cole is second on the team with a .360 batting average (18-50). Ivan Rivera has 13 RBI total, good for first on the team. Pitchers Justin Hernandez (3-0) has a 0.98 ERA and Mike Occhi (2-0) has a 1.74 ERA.
News & Notes:Â The Dolphins are on a nine-game losing streak against the Cougars, since their last win in 2007 winning 6-5. In last year's meeting between the two teams, Kean had a lopsided win against Staten Island, 10-1, which the Dolphins graduate
Joe Palmeri went 2-4 with their lone run. With the Dolphins playing only eight games so far, they still sit 22
nd in the nation with a .434 on base percentage under Head Coach Mike Mauro. The Dolphins are off to a good start this season, starting 6-2, with five of the wins coming on their trip to South Carolina. Â Staten Island most recently split with Maritime College and will look to start another win streak this afternoon against the Cougars.
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