The University of Dayton baseball team heads east this weekend for a split-opponent doubleheader on Saturday, Feb. 23. Dayton will play Seton Hall at 10 a.m. before taking on Fairleigh Dickinson at 2 p.m. (ET) with both games taking place at the Naimoli Family Baseball Complex in Teaneck, N.J. on FDU's campus.  

PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
Seton Hall: RHP Cole Patten (0-0, 13.50 ERA) vs. LHP Hunter Wolfe (0-1, 7.50 ERA)
Fairleigh Dickinson: RHP Chris Quijano (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Aaron Ernst (0-1, 13.50 ERA)
 
FOLLOW THE GAMES
Saturday, Feb. 23 vs. Seton Hall at 10 a.m. (ET): LIVE STATS
Saturday, Feb. 23 at Fairleigh Dickinson at 2 p.m. (ET): LIVE STATS
 
DAYTON NOTES

• Jay Curtis (.375), Eddie Pursinger (.300) and Riley Tirotta (.300) were the top hitters for Dayton in the series against Georgia.
• Pursinger and Alex Brickman also both hit a home run against the Bulldogs.
• Tirotta stole a team-high two bases in the season-opening series.
• Curtis, Tirotta and Brickman all drove in two runners at the plate.
• Hunter Wolfe went six innings on the mound in the first game of the season against No. 9 Georgia, allowing five runs on seven hits while striking out four.

 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
SETON HALL (0-3)

• Seton Hall is 0-3 this season after being swept by Ohio State last weekend.
• Probable starter Cole Patten threw 0.2 innings of relief, facing four batters and allowing one earned run off a pair of walks.
• Alex Clyde (.375) and Dana Casey (.429, 2B) lead Seton Hall with three hits apiece.
• The Pirates had seven extra base hits in the series against the Buckeyes all coming from seven different players.
• Seton Hall also plays Fairleigh Dickinson on Friday at 1 p.m.

FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON (0-0)

• The first game of the season for the Knights will be against Seton Hall on Friday.
• Probable starter Chris Quijano pitched in 18 games with five starts in 2018, finishing with a 2-4 record and an 8.50 ERA in 42.1 innings.
• Senior catcher Evan McDonald is the top returner offensively for FDU after leading the Knights among qualified batters in batting average (.289), home runs (9) and RBI (30).