Thursday, April 17-19 2025, at 3:00 p.m. | 1:00 p.m. | 12:00 p.m.
Rider Broncs (21-10) (12-5 MAAC) vs. Sacred Heart Pioneers (18-17) (11-7 MAAC)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ | Sonny Pittaro Field
Live Stats: GoBroncs.com
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What You Need to Know
- The Broncs welcome Sacred Heart on Thursday in a three-game series over MAAC opponent Sacred Heart on Sonny Pittaro Field.

About the Broncs
- The Broncs team earned a single first-place vote and was selected second ahead of the 2025 season in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Baseball Preseason Coaches' Poll.
- Sophomore second baseman Joe Tiroly, outfielder Kyle Neri, and pitcher PJ Craig were named to the Preseason All-MAAC Team.
- The Broncs return five starters from a season ago led by 2024 2nd Team All-MAAC selection Joe Tiroly and 2024 MAAC All-Rookie team honoree Kyle Neri.
- Tiroly finished with his 2024 campaign with a .284 batting average along with 44 runs scored, 46 hits, 42 RBIs, and 10 homeruns.
- Joe Tiroly leads the Broncs batting .381 with 43 hits, 46 RBIs, a career best of 14 homeruns, and a .858 slugging percentage. His impressive performance has him tied for fifth in the nation for homeruns in Division I baseball.
- Kyle Neri has a team-high of 46 hits.
- Brian Young remains undefeated on the mound for the Broncs with a perfect 6-0 record. Over 48.2 innings pitched, he's allowed 48 hits and 14 earned runs while racking up 43 strikeouts, posting an impressive 2.59 ERA.
- Gavin Hawkes has been outstanding out of the bullpen for the Broncs, pitching 34.2 innings while giving up just 26 hits and five earned runs, striking out 27. His dominant 1.30 ERA ranks second in all of Division I baseball.
- As a team, the Broncs are batting .296.

Last Time Out
- The Broncs are coming off a 20-8 loss to Princeton on Wednesday afternoon.
- Rider recorded 11 hits in the loss with Leahy, Erich Hartmann, Charley Magoulick, Tiroly, Nick Shuhet, Griffin Puvel, and AJ Labrusciano each earning a hit. 
- Kyle Neri and Will Gallagher led the Broncs each recording two hits.
- Leahy, Neri, Puvel, and Gallagher each had an RBI.
- Seven Broncs saw action on the mound with Colby McNeely, Jack Ruditzky, Jake Dorety, Frank Papeo, Zach Silfies, Gavin Alloway, and Will Gallagher. 

History vs Sacred Heart
- The Broncs are 2-1 against the Pioneers in all-time series history. 
- The last matchup came in 2016 when the Broncs split the doubleheader, securing a 4-2 game one victory at home.

About Sacred Heart 
- The Pioneers are coming off a 16-7 victory over the University of Massachusetts on Apr. 15 securing 19 hits in the win. 
- Alex Ungar leads the Pioneers batting .331 with 40 hits 26 RBIs and six homeruns on the season. 
- Gavin Donohue has a team-best of 50 hits along with six homeruns. 
- Peter Link leads Sacred Heart with 31RBIs.
- Elijah Foster lead the Pioneers on the mound with a 4.79 ERA pitching 47.0 innings, allowing 31 hits, 25 earned runs, and 44 strikeouts along with a 5-2 record.
- As a unit, the Pioneers are batting .266.