BUFFALO – The D'Youville University baseball team closes out their regular season this weekend as they hit the road for a four-game set against Mercy University.
 
D'Youville vs. Mercy
Friday, May 3^rd – 12:00 p.m. (DH)
Dobbs Ferry, NY
 
D'Youville vs. Mercy
Saturday, May 4^th – 3:00 p.m.
Dobbs Ferry, NY
 
D'Youville vs. Mercy
Sunday, May 5^th – TBD
Dobbs Ferry, NY
 
Last Time Out
The Saints extended their winning streak to eight games this past weekend with a four-game sweep over Lincoln, in which they outscored the Lions 44-4. Alex Dzimian (Lakeview, N.Y.) was named ECC Co-Player of the Week after going 11-for-17 (.647) with a double, two triples, and six RBI and extended his hitting streak to 13 games. On his Senior Day, he went 3-for-4 with a double, triple, and an RBI and also pitched six innings, allowing just one run on three hits and striking out five. Chris Auclair (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) was named Pitcher of the Week after throwing seven shutout innings and striking out a season-high 11 batters in DYU's 15-0 game one win. Alec Boucher (Essex, Ontario) was named to the Honor Roll after going 9-for-14 (.643) with a double and six RBI. In their doubleheader sweep on Friday, Boucher went 6-for-6 with four RBI. He has now recorded a hit and an RBI in seven of his last eight games. Billy Morris (Lancaster, N.Y.) was also named to the Honor Roll after throwing a career-high eight innings, allowing just one run on three hits and striking out four in the Saints' 14-2 win on Saturday. He also went 5-for-15 (.333) with four RBI and reached base safely in all four games.
 
Saints Stats

• DYU enters the weekend with a 26-17 (15-5 ECC) record
• The Saints' offense ranks second in the ECC in slugging (.434), third in batting average (.301) and home runs (30), and fourth in hits (417) and walks (188)
• DYU's pitching staff is third in the ECC in ERA (4.88), strikeouts (304), and opposing batting average (.275)
• Alec Boucher is first in the ECC in on-base percentage (.550), second in batting average (.466), and fifth in slugging percentage (.636)
• Jon Simpson leads the ECC in home runs (12), is second in RBI (48), fourth in doubles (13), and seventh in slugging percentage (.613)
• Jeremy Glinski is second in the ECC in doubles (15), third in slugging (.697), fourth in home runs (10), fifth in RBI (40), sixth in hits (52) and on-base percentage (.484), and ninth in batting average (.359)
• Hunter Nowak is seventh in the ECC in on-base percentage (.459) and tenth in batting average (.356)
• Chris Auclair is third in the ECC in ERA (3.22) and sixth in strikeouts (55) and opposing batting average (.273)
• Billy Morris is fifth in the ECC in opposing batting average (.268), sixth in ERA (4.42), and eighth in strikeouts (49)
• Sam Worthen leads the ECC and is fourth in Division II with 11 saves

About Mercy

• The Mavericks come into the weekend with a 19-26 (9-11 ECC) record
• The Mavericks' offense is second in the ECC in hits (447) and doubles (81), third in home runs (30) and slugging (.420), and fourth in batting average (.292) and on-base percentage (.383)
• Mercy's pitching staff is fifth in the ECC in ERA (7.20) and opposing batting average (.299) and sixth in strikeouts (266)
• Zach Ashline is third in the ECC in home runs (11), eighth in RBI (36), and ninth in slugging percentage (.538)
• Nevin Scaperotti is fourth in the ECC in opposing batting average (.249), ninth in ERA (4.70), and tenth in strikeouts (45)