Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.
Friday, May 15, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 12:00 p.m.
Rider Broncs (27-17, 19-8 MAAC) vs. Saint Peter's Peacocks (5-44, 1-26 MAAC)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ / Sonny Pittaro Field
First Pitch: 3:00 p.m. / 1:00 p.m. / 1:00 p.m.
Live Stats: HERE
Live Stream: BroncVision (Thursday) (Friday) (Saturday)
Twitter: @RiderUBaseball
What You Need to Know
- The Broncs return home Thursday to close out the regular season at Sonny Pittaro Field against Saint Peter's University.
- Rider has scored 10 or more runs in 15 games this season and owns a 13-2 record in those contests.
- The Broncs remain atop the MAAC standings with a 19-8 conference record, tied with Niagara for first place.
- Rider clinched a berth in the 2026 MAAC Baseball Championships over the weekend.
- The Broncs are also 24-6 this season when recording 10 or more hits.
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Charley Magoulick enters the week riding a 13-game hitting streak, while
Peter Crespo has reached base safely in 13 straight games.
About the Broncs
- Rider's offense has continued to produce at one of the top levels in the MAAC, leading the conference with a .299 team batting average. The Broncs also rank second in the league with 480 hits.
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Charley Magoulick and
Erich Hartmann have led the charge offensively. Magoulick is batting a team-best .351 with 60 hits, eight doubles, a team-high nine home runs, and a team-best 45 RBI. Hartmann follows closely with a .342 average, a team-high 67 hits, 13 doubles, six home runs, and 36 RBI. His 67 hits rank just three shy of the MAAC lead.
- Nationally, Hartmann ranks No. 32 in Division I in hits per game (1.53), while Magoulick sits No. 42 at 1.50 hits per game.
- Three Broncs currently rank among the MAAC's top 10 in hits, led by Hartmann at No. 2 with 67,
Kyle Neri at No. 4 with 64, and Magoulick at No. 10 with 60.
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Eliot Medlock leads the team with 14 doubles this season, while
Will Gallagher has shown patience at the plate with a team-high 36 walks.
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Nick Shuhet also leads both Rider and the MAAC with four triples.
- On the mound,
PJ Craig has anchored the pitching staff with a 4.03 ERA across 73.2 innings, striking out a team-high 72 batters (the third-most in the MAAC) while posting a 6-3 record.
- Out of the bullpen,
Christian Aiello has been one of Rider's most reliable arms, recording a 3.52 ERA over 46.0 innings with 59 strikeouts, ranking sixth in the conference. His seven wins are second-most in the MAAC as part of a 7-2 record.
- Defensively, Rider has been among the nation's best, leading the MAAC with a .979 fielding percentage and just 34 errors, ranking inside the top 30 nationally in Division I. The Broncs also rank No. 32 in the country in double plays per game (0.86).
- Rider enters the week ranked No. 53 nationally in scoring offense, averaging 7.7 runs per game with 340 total runs scored this season.
Last Time Out
- The Broncs are coming off a series victory on the road against Quinnipiac University, taking two of three games over the weekend.
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Clayton Poliey secured the series win in the rubber match, tossing the first complete game of his career in a 5-2 victory. The senior allowed just one earned run while going the full nine innings.
History vs. Saint Peter's
- Rider holds a 37-11 advantage in the all-time series against Saint Peter's University.
- The Broncs have won each of the last three series against the Peacocks, with Saint Peter's last series win coming in 2022. Rider also swept last season's three-game set on the road, combining to score 58 runs across the series.
Scouting the Peacocks
- Saint Peter's University enters Thursday with a 5-44 overall record and a 1-26 mark in MAAC play.
- Steve Polizzi has led the Peacocks offensively, batting .288 with 44 hits, eight home runs, and 27 RBI.
- On the mound, James Ellis has logged a team-high 53.2 innings while recording 32 strikeouts.