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Baseball Welcomes Stony Brook for Midweek Showdown Wednesday

Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.
Rider Broncs (23-14, 16-5 MAAC) vs. Stony Brook Seawolves (16-24, 12-12 CAA).
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ / Sonny Pittaro Field
First Pitch: 3:00 p.m. 
Live Stats: HERE
Live Stream: BroncVision 
Twitter: @RiderUBaseball


What You Need to Know
- The Broncs return home Wednesday for their first midweek contest at Sonny Pittaro Field, hosting Stony Brook.
- The Broncs have posted 10+ runs in 11 contests this year and hold an 11-2 record in those outings.
- The Broncs remain atop the MAAC standings with a 16-5 conference mark.

About the Broncs
- Rider's offense continues to produce at a high level, hitting .297 with a MAAC-leading 399 hits on the season.
- Erich Hartmann and Nick Shuhet pace the lineup. Hartmann is batting .358 with a team and conference-leading 59 hits, along with 32 RBI, 12 doubles, and six home runs. Shuhet enters hitting .354 with 51 hits, a team-best 13 doubles, 32 RBI, a MAAC-leading four triples, and four homers.
- Neri leads the team with 36 RBI while batting .344 with 54 hits, ranking second in the MAAC. 
- Charley Magoulick has a team-high seven home runs on the year. 
- Eliot Medlock and Shuhet share the team lead with 13 doubles, while Will Gallagher has drawn a team-best 33 walks.
- On the mound, PJ Craig has been outstanding, posting a 3.65 ERA across 61.2 innings with a team-high 61 strikeouts (fourth in the MAAC) while compiling a 5-2 record. 
- Out of the bullpen, Christian Aiello has been a key contributor with a 3.12 ERA over 40.1 innings, striking out 55 batters (fifth in the MAAC) and holding a 7-1 record.
- Defensively, Rider ranks among the nation's best with a MAAC-leading .980 fielding percentage and just 27 errors, placing the Broncs inside the top 20 in Division I. They also rank No. 31 nationally in double plays per game (0.86).
- Individually, Hartmann ranks No. 13 in the country in hits per game, averaging 1.61.

Last Time Out
- The Broncs are coming off a 1-1 road split at Monmouth, highlighted by a pair of milestone performances in game one. 
- Charley Magoulick recorded his 100th career hit in just his sophomore season, while Erich Hartmann notched his 100th career RBI.

History vs. Stony Brook
- Rider is 0-3 all-time against the Seawolves, with the most recent meeting coming last season, a 4-2 loss at home.

Scouting the Seawolves
- Stony Brook enters Wednesday with a 16-24 overall record and a 12-12 mark in CAA play.
- As a team, the Seawolves are hitting .252, led by Nick Zampieron, who is batting .341 with 47 hits and 16 RBI. Chanz Doughty paces the lineup with six home runs on the season.
- On the mound, Micah Worley anchors the staff with a 2.47 ERA over 54.2 innings, striking out 78 batters.


 
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Players Mentioned

Christian Aiello

#34 Christian Aiello

P
5' 11"
Senior
L
PJ Craig

#21 PJ Craig

P
6' 4"
Senior
R
Will Gallagher

#1 Will Gallagher

INF/P
5' 11"
Senior
R
Erich Hartmann

#3 Erich Hartmann

OF
6' 1"
Senior
L
Charley Magoulick

#15 Charley Magoulick

1B/P
6' 4"
Sophomore
L
Nick Shuhet

#24 Nick Shuhet

C/1B
6' 1"
Junior
R
Eliot Medlock

#25 Eliot Medlock

INF
5' 11"
Sophomore
R

Players Mentioned

Christian Aiello

#34 Christian Aiello

5' 11"
Senior
L
P
PJ Craig

#21 PJ Craig

6' 4"
Senior
R
P
Will Gallagher

#1 Will Gallagher

5' 11"
Senior
R
INF/P
Erich Hartmann

#3 Erich Hartmann

6' 1"
Senior
L
OF
Charley Magoulick

#15 Charley Magoulick

6' 4"
Sophomore
L
1B/P
Nick Shuhet

#24 Nick Shuhet

6' 1"
Junior
R
C/1B
Eliot Medlock

#25 Eliot Medlock

5' 11"
Sophomore
R
INF