Newark, N.J. – The NJIT baseball team continues its homestand this weekend by welcoming in Wagner for a non-conference series. Live coverage can be found all weekend on AmericaEast.TV.

LAST TIME OUT
The Highlanders got off to a hot start but ultimately fell, 7-4, to Rider on Wednesday night. NJIT scored three runs in the first and another in the second to get out to an early 4-0 lead. The Broncs would then score seven unanswered, taking the lead in the fourth on a solo home run.

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

• NJIT and Wagner are meeting for the first time since 2015 with the Seahawks holding an 8-4 edge in the all-time series.
• Ray Ortiz leads the America East in doubles (12) while sitting in the top three in home runs (8), slugging percentage (.664), OPS (1.078), runs scored (33), hits (41) and triples (2).
• Ortiz has reached base safely in all 30 games he has played in this season.
• Ortiz was named to D1Baseball.com's Week Six Top 50 Shortstops in the nation, coming in at No. 47 on the list.
• Nate DeSchryver was named America East Pitcher of the Week on Monday after a stellar outing against UAlbany, striking out 11 and allowing just one hit over five shutout innings.
• DeSchryver became the third Highlander hurler to be named America East Pitcher of the Week this season, joining MT Morrissey and Brandon Peterson.
• Peterson was named America East Pitcher of the Week on March 31. He fired 6.2 innings while allowing just one hit and no runs in the win over Maine last Sunday.
• Morrissey was named America East Pitcher of the Week on March 4 after a stellar outing against Iona, pitching seven innings and striking out seven while allowing just one run.
• Morrissey struck out a career-high nine batters on March 29 against Maine.
• Cole Campbell was also recognized by D1Baseball.com before the season as one of the top 50 catchers in the country.
• Holden deJong was named by Perfect Game as the America East Preseason Pitcher of the Year, as well as a Top 250 College Prospect by D1Baseball.com.
• Andrew Eppinger collected his first multi-home run game of his career on March 28 against Maine. The graduate student entered the game with just one home run in his career.
• NJIT has scored in the first inning in 20 of its 31 games, putting up a total of 39 runs in the opening frame this season.
• The Highlanders are 11-2 this season when scoring 6+ runs.
• NJIT is 13-0 this season when leading after six innings.
• NJIT is currently in the midst of a stretch of 16 out of 17 games being played at home. The Highlanders opened the season with 14 of their first 18 games being played on the road, and they will also end their regular season with 14 of 18 games away from home.
• The Highlanders were picked to finish tied for third in the America East preseason poll. NJIT was tied with Maine with 21 points apiece, behind second-place selection Binghamton and first-place pick Bryant.