Baseball: Warriors Battle Inter-Region Opponent, Lookinig for 2nd Win in 2 Days

4/8/2026 11:38:00 AM

Team Records
Eastern Connecticut: 15-5-1
Stevens Tech: 15-12

Series History:

8th meeting all time, dating back to 2006. Eastern owns a 6-1 lead all-time. The Warriors have won their last two games against Stevens Tech, losing only in the 2010 season
Last year, the teams met at Dobbelaar Baseball Field in Hoboken, NJ. The Warriors defeated the Ducks 11-2 in a game they trailed 2-0 heading into the fifth inning. Hank Penders and Teige Kimbler both hit three-run home runs to give the Warriors their ninth win in the last ten games at that point of the 2025 season

Game notes:

In the month of April, Eastern tied the University of Hartford 12-12 in a game that ended after 8 innings, before dropping a pair of conference games against UMass Dartmouth
The Warriors got back on track on Tuesday against Trinity College, winning 7-4 at home
Stevens Tech won three games over Lebanon Valley College this past Friday and Saturday, shutting out the Dutchmen 6-0 in Friday's game
The Ducks are coming off a loss against the University of Hartford on Monday, a game they trailed throughout and lost 7-4
Sophomore lefty Jake Shaughnessy (1-0-0, 1.93 ERA) is expected to make his third start of the season today for Eastern. Shaughnessy will be making his fifth appearance of the year, having fanned 16 and walked five in 14.0 innings. Among pitchers with at least ten innings, he leads the staff in ERA

Key Players:

Penders (Eastern Catcher): Batting .410 (5th in LEC), 32 hits (4th in LEC), four triples (leads LEC), 52 total bases (t-4th in LEC), 145 putouts (leads LEC)
Ian Moser (Eastern Utility): 1.204 OPS (5th in LEC), five home runs (t-3rd in LEC), 29 RBIs (2nd in LEC)
Chip Krese (Stevens Tech Infielder): Batting .364 (2nd on team/ min. 10 AB), 26 runs (leads team), 32 hits (leads team), seven doubles (leads team), two triples (leads team), 17 walks (leads team), nine steals (t-1st on team)
Garret Wolf (Stevens Tech Outfielder/Pitcher): Batting .389 (leads team/min 10 AB), 1.114 OPS (leads team), 25 RBIs (leads team), 48 total bases (leads team), six home runs (leads team), 0.71 ERA (leads team) in 12.2 innings of work