Unbeaten Stags Surge Into National Spotlight

Unbeaten Stags Surge Into National Spotlight

Fairfield baseball team on field

Fairfield Baseball is the only unbeaten team in the nation.

Fairfield University Baseball continues to rewrite the program record books in the 2021 campaign. On the heels of a doubleheader sweep of Quinnipiac this past Wednesday, the Stags are 16-0 and stand as the last unbeaten team in the nation. Including a victory over Stetson to cap the abbreviated 2020 campaign, Fairfield has won a program-record 17 consecutive games. The Stags are ranked second in the most recent NCAA RPI, garnering a shout-out from ESPN’s Anish Shroff and Mike Rooney during a nationally televised game between Florida State and Louisville.

At the plate, Fairfield leads the MAAC and ranks among the top-5 nationally in batting average (.328), on-base percentage (.427) and slugging percentage (.530). Mike Handal ’22 slots fifth in the nation with a .444 batting average, with Justin Guerrera ’22 hitting .421 and Dan Ryan ’20 batting at a .414 clip. Guerrera has smacked a MAAC-leading eight home runs to rank second in the country in homers per game and lead Division I at .947 slugging.

The Stags’ pitching staff has been equally as dominant, leading the nation in both earned run average (2.03) and walks/hits per innings pitched (0.92). Three starting hurlers – John Signore ’19, Bryson Cafaro ’21 and Jake Noviello ’22 – also boast individual ERAs less than 1.00.

This weekend, Head Coach Bill Currier and the Stags are back on Alumni Diamond to host second-place Monmouth in a pivotal four-game conference series. The squads will play a pair of doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday with first pitch slated for noon on both days. All four games will be broadcast live on the Stags Sports Network.

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