UNCW-Northeastern Postgame Notes - CAA Championship

5/30/2021

[1] NORTHEASTERN 11, [2] UNCW 10 (10 innings)
CAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
SUNDAY, MAY 30
WILMINGTON, N.C. (BROOKS FIELD)

NORTHEASTERN (36-10, 20-3 CAA)

Northeastern becomes the first No. 1 seed to win the CAA Championship since UNCW won the 2012 Championship
NU had hits from 8-of-9 batters in the game and smacked 4 home runs
The Red and Black are 15-1 this season when hitting 2 or more home runs
The Huskies are 15-9 in elimination games of the CAA tournament
Northeastern is 27-1 when scoring first, pushed 2 runs across in the 1^st inning
NU captures its first-ever CAA tournament title
The 36 wins ties the single-season school record set in 2018
Northeastern makes NCAA Regionals for the second time in the last three years (no tourney in 2020 due to COVID-19)
Northeastern is 30-2 on the year when leading after 7 innings, led 9-8 today
The Red and Black are 18-1 when scoring in the 1^st inning
- Only loss was to UNCW in CAA tournament on Friday
The Huskies are 8-5 all-time at the CAA tournament as the No. 1 seed
Northeastern is 17-19 all-time at the CAA tournament
The Huskies hit 12 home runs in 5 tournament games
Northeastern ranks third in the country with a .783 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 4-6 all-time against UNCW in the CAA tournament
This marks the second time these teams have met in the CAA Championship Game
The Huskies have won 2 straight against the Seahawks
UNCW leads the all-time series 32-16-1

PLAYER NOTES

Sophomore Jared Dupere (RF)

Broke the single-season school record with 21 home runs, surpassing Frank Pesanello (20 in 2008)
Smacked his 4^th home run of the tournament in the 1^st inning
Selected to the all-tournament team
Named CAA Player of the Year
All-CAA first team

Junior Ian Fair (1B)

Has reached base in 25 consecutive games
Tallied a 2-out, 2-RBI double in the 3^rd inning
Named to the all-tournament team for the 3^rd straight year

Sophomore Ben Malgeri (CF)

Most Outstanding Player for the tournament
Led the tourney with 5 home runs
Drove in a tourney-best 9 runs in the CAA tournament
Tallied his second straight 2-home run game
Tied the game in the bottom of the 9^th inning with his second home run of the game off CAA Pitcher of the Year Landen Roupp

Senior Brian Rodriguez (RHP)

Tossed 2.0 scoreless innings in the 8^th and 9^th
Retired 6-of-7 batters faced
Improved to 3-0 on the season

Freshman Cam Schlittler (RHP)

Made the start after throwing 8.0 innings on Thursday in the tourney opener
Worked 2.1 innings, striking out 3 and allowed 1 hit
Northeastern is 11-1 this season when he starts the game
Named to the all-tournament team

Freshman Max Viera (2B)

Hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10^th inning off CAA Pitcher of the Year Landen Roupp
Reached base in 32 of 33 games played this season
Finished 2-for-5 with 3 runs scored and 2 RBIs
Named to the all-tournament team
All-CAA first team selection, CAA All-Rookie Team

Head Coach Mike Glavine

Led the Huskies to their first-ever CAA tournament title
Named CAA Coach of the Year for the third time this season (2017, '18, '21)
Led the Huskies to a CAA record 18-0 start to the conference season
Huskies won a single-season school record 20 consecutive games from April 7-May 15
Approaching 200 career wins, currently has 195, most by any NU coach in a 7-year stretch
Selected by his peers as one of the most underrated head coaches in the country by Baseball America in 2020

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