Fairfield begins its first home Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) series on Saturday, April 7 with a doubleheader against Rider University. First pitch is slated for 12pm on Alumni Diamond.

On The Web: LiveStats are available for this weekend's game.

Fairfield (11-17; 2-4 MAAC) vs. Rider (7-20; 2-4 MAAC): Fairfield took two out of the three at Rider last season, notching a 6-5 win and a 3-1 extra-inning victory to sweep the doubleheader. The Broncs posted a 6-3 victory the following day to prevent a three-game sweep. In the opener, Brett Shulick went 7.0 innings, giving up just three runs, two earned, on nine hits for the win.  In the second game, Scott Warwick threw a gem in his fourth victory of the season, scattering one run on five hits in 7.0 innings of work. Junior Mark Bordonaro is 1-1 with two saves in four appearances against Rider and yields 1.59 ERA. Junior Anthony Hajjar is a career .280 hitter against the Broncs with four RBI and four runs scored.

Rider Round-Up: The Broncs have dropped six straight games entering the weekend and are coming off a 2-1 loss to NJIT on April 3. Rider was last victorious on March 24 when it swept a doubleheader from Niagara University. Ian Lindsay leads the team with a .301 batting average while Mike Parsons has driven in 14 runs. Brandon Cotten is hitting .282 with 12 RBI and 14 runs scored. Cotten has also swiped 11 bases in 12 attempts. On the hill, Tyler Smith is 1-1with a 1.82 ERA and 21 strikeouts in 24.2 innings. Mike Murphy (1-3) has a 2.09 ERA with 30 strikeouts in 43.0 innings.

Last Time Out: Three Stags combined for a shutout while the offense pounded out 18 hits as Fairfield rolled over Fordham 9-0 on April 3 at Alumni Diamond. Freshman Jeremy Soule got his second win of the season after scattering four hits and two walks with two strikeouts over 5.1 innings. Freshman Chris Kalica and senior Gavin McCullough combined for 3.2 scoreless innings of relief. Senior Larry Cornelia and rookie Billy Zolga each went 3-for-5 on the day.

Up Next: Fairfield and Rider will break for Easter and finish out the series on Monday, April 9 at 12pm on Alumni Diamond. Fairfield travels to Yale University for a doubleheader on April 11 before returning home to host UConn on April 17.