FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Fairfield University Baseball team will host in-state rival Quinnipiac for a three-game series starting on Friday at 3pm. The second game is currently scheduled for Saturday at 1pm with the finale being Sunday at 1. The Stags currently sit in first place in the MAAC standings, three games ahead of third place Quinnipiac.
 
Fairfield will be entering the series on a five-game winning streak, the third time this season they have registered a winning streak of at least five games. With their success, the Stags have been recognized throughout the league receiving two weekly awards last week. Luke Nomura was named the MAAC Player of the Week while Ben Alekson picked up the MAAC Pitcher of the Week for the third time this season. On top of those accolades, Dean Ferrara was named the MAAC Student Athlete of the Week.
 
The Stags enter the series as the MAAC leader in most pitching categories including: ERA (4.75) and WHIP (1.45). Alekson has been at the top of the rotation with a 2.59 ERA, the second-best in the conference.
 
Ferrara has been the team leader in most offensive categories and has already tallied 73 hits, the second-most in the MAAC. He also tops the league with a .408 average. The reigning MAAC Player of the Week, Nomura places second in the MAAC with a career-high 12 homers.
 
Quinnipiac has been statistically the best hitting team in the conference, leading the league in: average (.308), hits (415), homers (49), and slugging percentage (.492). Christian Smith leads the team with a .352 average to go along with 10 homers and 46 RBI.
 
This series will end an eight-game homestand and the Stags will then hit the road for four-straight starting at Stony Brook on Tuesday.