FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Fairfield University Baseball team will look to continue their momentum when they travel to face the Columbia Lions for a midweek contest on Tuesday at 3:30pm. Fairfield enters the week as one of the hottest teams in the nation, winning 14 of their last 15 games.
 
Fairfield improved their first-place lead in the MAAC as the Stags swept Iona with scores of 6-5, 7-3, and 6-1 over the weekend. In their returns to the starting rotation, Bowen Baker and Kyle Lesler were solid, combining for 11 innings without allowing an earned run. Baker led the staff with six shutout frames in picking up his fifth win of the year. Matthew Grabmann stepped up in the series opener with four shutout innings allowing only an intentional walk.
 
Fairfield currently leads the MAAC in most pitching categories including: ERA (4.45) and WHIP (1.41). Individually, Dean Ferrara leads the conference with 62 hits, placing in the top-10 in the nation. The Stags who had 18 extra base hits in the week, lead the conference with 82 doubles which ranks top-20 nationally.
 
The Lions enter play with a 14-16 overall mark with eight wins in the Ivy League. Sam Miller is the team's leading hitter with a .331 average and eight homers.
 
After ending their five-game road trip, the Stags will now return home to Don and Chris Cook Field and host Merrimack for a conference series starting on Thursday.