FLUSHING, N.Y. – The Queens College baseball team returns to East Coast Conference play as they open a three-game series against the University of Bridgeport Purple Knights Friday (Apr. 21) afternoon on the road.
 
The series will conclude in Flushing on Saturday (Apr. 23) afternoon with a doubleheader at Hennekens Stadium. 
 
Watch the Knights on the Road – Friday (Apr. 22)
 

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Watch the Knights in Flushing – Saturday (Apr. 23)
 

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Bridgeport Series History
In 70 meetings against Bridgeport, the Knights are 24-46 overall dating back to the first meeting back on March 24, 2001. On the road, Queens is 11-18 and will be looking for their first win in Bridgeport since the 2019 season. 
 
At Hennekens Stadium, the Knights are 13-28 and will be looking to extend their three-game win streak over the Purple Knights. 
 
Scouting the Knights
 
Queens (19-10 overall, 11-1 ECC) are coming off a 9-4 win over Jefferson University Wednesday afternoon as they rallied back from a 3-0 deficit. 
 
The Knights moved up to the eighth spot in the NCBWA poll released on Monday afternoon.  
 
As a team, the Knights are batting .296, .872 OPS, and .463 slugging % with 280 hits, 173 RBIs, 28 home runs, and are 38-43 in stolen bases attempts. 
 
Senior Louis Antos (West Islip, N.Y.) leads the offense batting .490 with OPS of 1.375, .820 slugging % with 49 hits, 12 doubles, seven home runs, and 28 RBIs. Antos has been named East Coast Conference Player of the week three times and twice NCBWA East Regional Player of the Week. 
 
While freshman Marc Cisco (Long Island City, N.Y.) was named ECC Rookie of the Week for the third consecutive week and fourth time this season on Monday afternoon. 
 
Cisco tallied four multi-hit games on the week including two three-hit performances against STAC in ECC play. For the third straight week, Cisco took his batting performance to a whole new level batting 10-for-18 with three doubles, a triple, driving in eight runs, six runs scored, and three walks as he held a .556 batting average with a .619 on-base percentage and .844 slugging percentage. Cisco drove in six runs on eights hits to help the Knights earn their first conference series victory over STAC since the 2004 season and improved to 11-1 in ECC play.
 
While Cisco is batting .449with a 1.215 OPS, .692 slugging % with 48 hits, seven doubles, two triples, five home runs, and 32 RBIs. 

Scouting the Purple Knights
 
Bridgeport (15-21 overall, 5-7 ECC) is coming off a 16-14 comeback victory over Dominican College Wednesday afternoon.
 
As a team, the Purple Knights are batting .239, .332 OPS, and .314 slugging % with 167 runs scored on 271 hits.
 
The offense is led by Jeremy Rodrigues batting .336 with 40 hits, eight doubles, two triples, and a home run with 20 RBIs. While Anthony Pascale is batting .290 with 27 hits, seven doubles, a triple, home run with 20 RBIs.
 
Next Series
 
The Knights return to non-conference play on Tuesday (Apr. 26) afternoon as they welcome Adelphi University Panthers to Flushing. The first pitch is set for 3:00 p.m.
 

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