Friday, March 27, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 28, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 29, 2026, at 12:00 p.m.
Rider Broncs (12-6, 8-1 MAAC) vs. Canisius Golden Griffins (5-13, 2-4 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 Canisius for a three-game weekend series beginning Friday.
- Kyle Neri and Will Gallagher enter the weekend riding 17-game on-base streaks, reaching safely in every game this season.
- Anthony Paskell, the reigning MAAC Player of the Week, powered Rider's sweep at Mount St. Mary's with a home run in all three games and 12 RBI on the weekend.

About the Broncs
- Rider's offense has been red-hot, batting .292 as a team to rank among the top in the MAAC, with six starters hitting above .300.
- Neri leads the way with a .415 average, totaling 34 hits, 22 runs, seven doubles, 25 RBI, and four home runs, while pacing the conference in both hits and RBI.
- Erich Hartmann has a team-best eight doubles and is batting .363 with 29 hits, 17 runs, and two home runs.
- Gallagher continues to produce at the plate and show strong discipline, leading the team with 20 walks while batting .328 with 21 hits and 23 runs scored.
- Defensively, Rider has been elite, leading the nation with a .987 fielding percentage and just eight errors on the season, according to the latest NCAA rankings.
- Neri also ranks among the nation's top hitters, sitting fourth in Division I with an average of 1.82 hits per game.
- On the mound, Kyle Batt leads the team with a 3.65 ERA over 24.2 innings, allowing 10 earned runs while posting a 2-0 record.
- PJ Craig leads the pitching squad with 32 strikeouts.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 1,028-699 career record.

Last Time Out
- The Broncs are coming off an 11-10 battle on the road at Saint Joseph's on Mar. 25. 
- Rider had the tying run on base in the final inning but couldn't push it across, snapping a six-game winning streak.
- Eliot Medlock highlighted the effort with a grand slam.

History vs. Canisius
- Canisius leads the all-time series, 32-23, dating back to 2008.
- Rider has won each of the last two series between the teams.

Scouting the Golden Griffins
- Canisius enters the weekend at 5-13 overall and 2-4 in MAAC play.
- The Golden Griffins are coming off a 2-1 series win over Merrimack at home from Mar. 20-22.
- Offensively, Canisius is batting .226 as a team, led by Thomas Zwirecki, who is hitting .309 with 17 hits, four doubles, 13 RBI, and two home runs.
- On the mound, Felix Morin has been the team's top arm, tossing 32.1 innings while allowing 36 hits and 18 earned runs, with 26 strikeouts and a 1-3 record.