Friday, March 13, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 14, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 15, 2026, at 12:00 p.m.
Rider Broncs (6-5, 2-1 MAAC)) vs. Siena Saints (6-8, 2-1 MAAC)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ / Sonny Pittaro Field
First Pitch: 3:00 p.m. / 1:00 p.m. / 12:00 p.m.
Live Stats: HERE
Live Stream: ESPN+ (Friday) (Saturday) (Sunday)
Twitter: @RiderUBaseball

What You Need to Know
- The Rider baseball team welcomes Siena for its first home weekend series of the season.
- Kyle Neri enters Friday riding an 11-game hitting streak, recording at least one hit in every game this season, while Will Gallagher brings an eight-game hitting streak into the series.

About the Broncs
- Rider is batting .284 as a team, with two Broncs batting .400 or better on the season.
- Kyle Neri leads the lineup with an impressive .420 batting average, totaling a team-high 21 hits, six doubles, 15 RBIs, nine runs, and one home run.
- Will Gallagher enters the weekend batting .400, collecting 14 hits while scoring 14 runs and driving in three.
- Erich Hartmann is the third Broncs hitter batting above .300, posting a .388 average with 19 hits, six doubles, 13 RBIs and one home run.
- Defensively, Rider has been one of the top teams in the nation, ranking sixth with a .984 fielding percentage and committing just six errors. 
- Hartmann ranks 11th nationally in doubles per game, recording six doubles in 10 contests, while Neri is fourth in the country in hits per game with 20 hits in 10 games, averaging two per contest.
- On the mound, Christian Aiello leads the team with a 3.46 ERA. Over 13.0 innings, he has allowed eight hits and five runs while striking out 18 and posting a 2-1 record.
- Rider is coming off one of the best seasons in program history, finishing 34-18 overall and 22-6 in MAAC play, just two wins shy of the single-season program record.
- The Broncs captured the MAAC Regular Season title, clinching it against Fairfield Stags in the regular-season finale for the first time since 2015 before falling to Fairfield in the MAAC Championship Series.
- Eight starters return on offense, led by 2025 All-MAAC First Team selection Kyle Neri and MAAC All-Rookie Team honoree Charley Magoulick.
- Kyle Neri batted .324 last season, ranking third on the team with 69 hits, 14 doubles, six home runs, and 43 RBIs.
- Charley Magoulick had a standout freshman season, hitting .315 with 52 hits, six home runs, and 31 RBIs, including a walk-off homer against Fairfield that secured the regular-season title.
- Erich Hartmann returns for his senior season after hitting .351 with 71 hits and 53 runs scored, both second on the team. His batting average ranked eighth in the MAAC last season.
- Matt Leahy was a stealing machine last season leading the Broncs with 14 stolen bases. 
- Nick Shuhet hit .317, ranking second on the team with 57 RBIs and eight home runs. His RBI total ranked seventh in the MAAC a year ago.
- PJ Craig, Clayton Poliey, and Kyle Batt all return to anchor the Broncs on the mound in 2026.
- Rider received one first-place vote and was selected second in the 2026 MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll. Neri was the lone Bronc named to the Preseason All-MAAC Team.
- The Broncs made their 10th appearance in the MAAC Championship Game last season.
- Dr. Barry Davis returns as Acting Head Coach for the 2026 campaign. Over 20 seasons leading the program, Davis has built Rider into a perennial MAAC contender, winning four conference tournament titles, two regular-season championships, and guiding the Broncs to 13 conference tournament appearances. He owns a 1,026-693 career record.

Last Time Out
- Rider split its last two games, earning a 7–6 win over LIU on Mar. 10 before dropping an eight-inning contest at Hofstra on Mar. 11.
- Kyle Neri recorded a double in each game.

History vs. Siena
- The Broncs hold a 22–25 record in the all-time series against Siena, which dates back to 2008.
- The teams last met in 2025, when Rider swept a road series against the Saints. 
- The Broncs have won each of the last two series between the programs.

Scouting the Saints
- Siena enters Friday with a 6–8 overall record and a 2–1 mark in MAAC play after taking a series from defending MAAC Tournament champion Fairfield on Mar. 6-7.
- The Saints most recently defeated Stony Brook, 14–8, on the road on Mar. 10.
- Gavin Thorburn leads the offense with a .353 batting average, collecting 12 hits, including two doubles and a triple, while adding five RBIs. 
- Six Siena players are currently batting above .300, helping the team post a .269 batting average.
- On the mound, Tyler Sausville leads the Saints with a team-high 16 strikeouts.