Northeastern University Athletics

UNCW-Northeastern Postgame Notes - CAA Semifinals

5/28/2021

[2] UNCW 8, [1] NORTHEASTERN 4
CAA BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
WILMINGTON, N.C. (BROOKS FIELD)

NORTHEASTERN (33-10, 20-3 CAA)

The Huskies drop into the elimination bracket of the tournament
The 33 wins ranks No. 4 in school history
- 36 in 2018
- 35 in 1994 and '97
- 33 in 1997 and 2021
Tonight is just the second night game of the season for Northeastern
- NU is 0-2 on the season in night games
The Huskies are 5-5 all-time at the CAA tournament as the No. 1 seed
Northeastern is 14-19 all-time at the CAA tournament
The Red and Black are 17-1 this season when scoring in the first inning
Northeastern ranks third in the country with a .767 winning percentage, which currently ranks as the best in program history
- .700 in 1991 – 35-15
- .686 in 1994 – 35-16
- .634 in 1997 – 33-19
- .632 in 2018 – 36-21 (earned at-large bid to NCAA Regionals)

NU-UNCW SERIES NOTES

Northeastern is 2-6 all-time against UNCW in the CAA tournament
The Huskies have dropped 3 straight games to the Seahawks
UNCW leads the all-time series 32-14-1
The Huskies and Seahawks met in the 2018 CAA Championship where Northeastern defeated UNCW, 3-2, but then fell 7-4

PLAYER NOTES

Senior Rick Burroni (RHP)

Sophomore Jared Dupere (RF)

Homered for the 19^th time this season, No. 9 in the country
- Needs just 1 more home run to tie the single-season school record
CAA Player of the Year
His .806 slugging percentage is currently a single-season school record

Junior Ian Fair (1B)