{"id":677342,"date":"2026-04-17T02:35:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T02:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/677342\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T02:35:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T02:35:42","slug":"baseball-travels-north-for-new-england-maac-series-with-fairfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/677342\/","title":{"rendered":"Baseball Travels North for New England MAAC Series with Fairfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                    Story Links&#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                 EMMITSBURG, Md. (April 16, 2026) \u2013 Mount St. Mary&#8217;s baseball travels to the Nutmeg State for a three-game, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference series with Fairfield this weekend, April 17 \u2013 April 19, with first pitch in Connecticut on Friday slatted for 3:00 p.m. After a sweep of Fairfield last weekend, the Mountaineers are now the owners of a 10-8 record in the MAAC.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nMOUNT UPDATE <br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nGeorge Mason topped nine runs in the top of the first inning on April 14 in Emmitsburg while scoring two runs in the second and one in the third. The Mountaineers got on the board in the bottom half of the third inning after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mountathletics.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/ty-fredo\/10125\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ty Fredo<\/a>\u00a0hit out a solo home run to left field for the Mount&#8217;s first run of the day.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Patriots scored one more run in the top of the fifth inning before\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mountathletics.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/david-stokely\/10289\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David Stokely<\/a>\u00a0doubled to center field, scoring\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mountathletics.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/alex-mendes\/10132\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Mendes<\/a>\u00a0in the bottom half of the fifth inning.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mountathletics.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/carson-clark\/10274\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carson Clark<\/a>\u00a0hit out a solo shot to right center in the bottom of the sixth, rounding out the Mount&#8217;s scoring efforts as the game was calling in the seventh inning due to lightning.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nSCOUTING THE STAGS <br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nFairfield currently sits in third place in the MAAC with a conference record of 10-5, complementing an overall record of 15-15. Notable wins for the Stags in 2026 have come against Elon, St. John&#8217;s, Central Connecticut State, and Binghamton. Fairfield has recorded conference sweeps against both Manhattan and Saint Peter&#8217;s while taking a series win away at Merrimack.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nALL-TIME RECORD <br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nSince play began between the Mountaineers and the Stags in 2023, Mount St. Mary&#8217;s has accumulated an overall record of 3-5 against Fairfield, with their last meeting in the 2024 MAAC Playoffs ending in a 7-6 win for the Stags. This weekend will play host to the first meeting between the two in Connecticut.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Story Links&#13; &#13; &#13; EMMITSBURG, Md. 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