Baseball Weekly Preview: Lasell and Rivier

Albertus Magnus College 
Baseball Weekly Preview 

Albertus Magnus (8-16-1, 3-7)
vs.
Lasell College (10-14, 6-4)
April 27 • 4 p.m. / 6:30 p.m. • New Haven, Conn.
LINKS: N/A 

Albertus Magnus (8-16-1, 3-7)
at
Rivier University (3-26, 2-10)
April 29 • 1:05 p.m. / 3:35 p.m. • Nashua, N.H.
LINKS: LIVE STATS (G1) | LIVE STATS (G2) 

A NEW WEEK
The four final games of the 2017 regular season are ahead for the Albertus Magnus College baseball team this week. The Falcons host Lasell College on Thursday evening at Rochford Field before wrapping up the regular season at Rivier University on Saturday afternoon at Holman Stadium.

LAST WEEK RECAP

GAME 1: Albertus Magnus 10 | Newbury College 10
RECAP/BOX SCORE 

GAME 1: Johnson & Wales 10 | Albertus Magnus 0
GAME 2: Johnson & Wales 7 | Albertus Magnus 1
RECAP/BOX SCORE

GNAC STANDINGS (as of 4/26)

1. Suffolk (11-1)
2. Saint Joseph's (Me.) (9-1)
T3. Lasell (6-4)
T3. Norwich (6-4)
5. Johnson & Wales (7-5)
6. Albertus Magnus (3-7)
7. Rivier (2-10)
8. Anna Maria (0-12)
**the top 6 teams will advance to the 2017 GNAC Championship.

GNAC CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES

FIRST ROUND – MAY 2^ND
G1: #6 TEAM @ #3 TEAM
G2: #5 TEAM @ #4 TEAM 

SECOND ROUND – MAY 4^TH
G3: WINNER OF GAME 1 @ #1 TEAM
G4: WINNER OF GAME 2 @ #2 TEAM 

• The Semifinals will be held on May 6^th hosted Rivier University.
• The Championship game will be held on May 7^th hosted by Rivier University.

GNAC STAT LEADERS

Andrew Scully:

• Ranked second in the league with five home runs.

Tom Moore:

• Tied in second, along with four other players, with two saves on the season.

SCULLY TWO HITS AWAY FROM 100
Andrew Scully is two hits away from recording his 100^th career hit. He has also totaled 58 runs and 59 RBI.

ALL-TIME VS. LASELL
Lasell leads the all-time series over Albertus Magnus, 10-7.

LAST YEAR VS. LASELL
FINAL SCORE: Albertus Magnus 9 | Lasell 8
FINAL SCORE: Lasell 6 | Albertus Magnus 0
RECAP/BOX SCORE 

ALL-TIME VS. RIVIER
Albertus Magnus holds a 28-9 edge in the all-time series over Rivier.

LAST YEAR VS. RIVIER
FINAL SCORE: Albertus Magnus 2 | Rivier 1 (10 innings)
FINAL SCORE: Albertus Magnus 6 | Rivier 5 (9 innings)
RECAP/BOX SCORE 

HIT LEADERS
1.    Andrew Scully - 29
2.    Tyriq Harris - 24
3.    Roberto Garcia - 20
4.    Mike Browne / Matt Warren - 18
5.    Brandon Clark - 16 

RBI LEADERS
1.    Andrew Scully - 14
2.    Christian Bradley / Brandon Clark - 11
3.    Tyriq Harris / Mike Browne - 10
4.    Tom Crocco / Matt Warren – 8
5.    Roberto Garcia / Adam Olszyk - 7

RUN LEADERS
1.    Tyriq Harris - 22
2.    Andrew Scully - 20
3.    Roberto Garcia - 14
4.    Brandon Clark - 13
5.    Matt Warren - 13

BATTING AVERAGE LEADERS
1.    Andrew Scully - .354
2.    Derwin Nunez - .323
3.    Brandon Clark - .314
4.    Tyriq Harris - .276
5.    Tom Crocco - .245

A NEW BEGINNING
Albertus Magnus welcomes 17 newcomers to the team.

WELCOME BACK
Albertus Magnus has 15 student-athletes returning from last year's team.

IN SEASON OPENERS
Albertus Magnus holds a 2-7 record in season openers. The last time the Falcons won their season opener was back in 2014 against New Paltz St., 9-4.

BASEBALL SELECTED TO FINISH FIFTH IN GNAC PRESEASON POLL
The Albertus Magnus College baseball team was picked to finish fifth in the 2017 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Preseason Poll. The poll, which was released on Thursday afternoon, is voted on by the league's eight head coaches.

LAST YEAR RECAP

• The Falcons ended the year with a 13-21 overall record and earned the No. 5 seed in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Tournament thanks to a 6-8 mark in league action.
• Head Coach Brian Leighton guided the Falcons to their most conference victories since 2014.
• AMC swept a GNAC doubleheader versus Rivier and split four conference twinbills this year.
• Albertus Magnus also earned four extra-inning triumphs and four walk-off wins.

AWARD WINNERS

• Catcher Mike Saia (Bridgeport, Conn.) and classmate Justin Poirier (Meriden, Conn.) both earned Third Team All-GNAC honors. 
• Senior outfielder Ted Gravel (Morris, Conn.) joined his classmates in getting league-wide honors, as he represented the Falcons on the GNAC All-Sportsmanship Team.
• At the Albertus Magnus College Department of Athletics annual end of the year banquet, Poirier was tabbed as the team's MVP, freshman shortstop Mike Browne (New Fairfield, Conn.) earned the squad's Most Improved Player award and senior infielder Tyler Robertson (Cheshire, Conn.) received the baseball team Falcon Award.