2026 CSI BASEBALL SEASON PREVIEW; DOLPHINS SELECTED FOURTH IN PRESEASON POLL

2/9/2026 1:00:00 PM

The College of Staten Island baseball team is set to open its 2026 campaign on Feb. 16 at Staten Island University Hospital Community Park against Georgian Court. The Dolphins are coming off a program best season in 2025 where the team posted an 18-28 overall record, an improvement from recent seasons, and finished 11-9 in East Coast Conference (ECC) play, the best Division II conference record in since entering the league. That performance earned CSI its first-ever postseason berth and on top of that, CSI collected three major ECC awards last season, highlighted by a ECC Rookie of the Year and Coach of the Year notion. Jack Kehoe (ECC ROY) returns to the diamond this spring as the Dolphins look to build on last year's momentum. Head coach Mike Mauro, the 2025 ECC Coach of the Year, returns for his 18th season leading the program and is supported by his coaching staff of James Mardikos, Thomas Laino, Shendi Ulaj, Saverio Nardone, and Tom Tierney.

After the Dolphins complete their non-conference contest with the Lions, the team is going to be heading down south to Myrtle Beach, SC to play at the Cal Ripken Experience on Feb. 20-22.

Myrtle Beach Schedule:

DATE	OPPONENT	TIME AND FIELD
Feb. 20	Southern Conn. St.	3:30 PM [Crosley Field]
Feb. 21	SNHU (DH)	2:30 PM / 5:30 PM [Crosley Field]
Feb. 22	Adelphi	12:00 PM [Griffith Field]

For more links and information, please see our 2026 CSI Baseball Schedule. There will be a stream that is PPV through HiCast Sports and CSI Sportsnet will also be taking the trip for live footage and audio coverage of all games for the Dolphins.

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