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Princeton Hosts Rider Tuesday Afternoon
April 06, 2009 | Baseball
The Princeton baseball team returns to Clarke Field on Tuesday afternoon for a non-conference game against Rider. Princeton, which played 40 innings in 31 hours over the weekend, has a quick turnaround for its game with the Broncs.
Princeton made its biennial trip to Dartmouth and Harvard last weekend and went 1-3 in the four games played. The Tigers were swept on Saturday at Dartmouth, and then earned a split on Sunday at Harvard on a marathon day.
On Saturday, the Tigers began the weekend with a 4-1 loss at Dartmouth. Junior David Hale pitched well, but a pair of Big Green homers doomed the Tigers in the opener. In the second game, junior Jack Murphy and sophomore Greg Van Horn each had three hits, but Dartmouth took an early lead and earned an 8-5 win.
The weekend continued on Sunday at Harvard and sophomore David Palms pitched Princeton to a 3-1 win in the opener. Sophomore Matt Connor homered and scored two runs in the win. Then came the nightcap, a 17-inning marathon that in the end just didn't go the Tigers way.
Trailing 8-0 midway through the game, Princeton put four runs on the scoreboard in the sixth and ninth innings to keep the game going. Princeton then took two-run leads in the 13th and 17th innings, but Harvard rallied to tie it with two outs in the 13th, then tied it and won in the 17th.
The game was the third longest in Princeton baseball history, falling an inning short of tying the record. Princeton played two 18 innings games in the early 1900s against Amherst in 1905 and the South Orange Field Club in 1910. Princeton last played 16 innings in 1957. Princeton also set a record for hits in a game with 28. That bested the previous high of 27, which was set in a nine-inning game last year at Navy. The Tigers and Crimson also combined for 56 hits in the game, which is the sixth-highest combined hit total in NCAA baseball history.
Senior Dan DeGeorge and junior Jon Broscious each had five hits in the game, while Connor drove in a team-high three runs. Princeton used five pitchers in the game, with sophomore Matt Grabowski pitching eight innings of relief.
The Tigers return to the diamond on Tuesday afternoon against local-rival Rider. The game was added to the schedule after Princeton had two games rained out during its opening weekend at UNC Greensboro. Junior Ross Staine will get the start on the mound.
Rider is 11-12 this season and is 5-4 in MAAC play. The Broncs dropped two of three games over the weekend to Canisius, but topped both Seton Hall and Monmouth in mid-week games last week.
Princeton made its biennial trip to Dartmouth and Harvard last weekend and went 1-3 in the four games played. The Tigers were swept on Saturday at Dartmouth, and then earned a split on Sunday at Harvard on a marathon day.
On Saturday, the Tigers began the weekend with a 4-1 loss at Dartmouth. Junior David Hale pitched well, but a pair of Big Green homers doomed the Tigers in the opener. In the second game, junior Jack Murphy and sophomore Greg Van Horn each had three hits, but Dartmouth took an early lead and earned an 8-5 win.
The weekend continued on Sunday at Harvard and sophomore David Palms pitched Princeton to a 3-1 win in the opener. Sophomore Matt Connor homered and scored two runs in the win. Then came the nightcap, a 17-inning marathon that in the end just didn't go the Tigers way.
Trailing 8-0 midway through the game, Princeton put four runs on the scoreboard in the sixth and ninth innings to keep the game going. Princeton then took two-run leads in the 13th and 17th innings, but Harvard rallied to tie it with two outs in the 13th, then tied it and won in the 17th.
The game was the third longest in Princeton baseball history, falling an inning short of tying the record. Princeton played two 18 innings games in the early 1900s against Amherst in 1905 and the South Orange Field Club in 1910. Princeton last played 16 innings in 1957. Princeton also set a record for hits in a game with 28. That bested the previous high of 27, which was set in a nine-inning game last year at Navy. The Tigers and Crimson also combined for 56 hits in the game, which is the sixth-highest combined hit total in NCAA baseball history.
Senior Dan DeGeorge and junior Jon Broscious each had five hits in the game, while Connor drove in a team-high three runs. Princeton used five pitchers in the game, with sophomore Matt Grabowski pitching eight innings of relief.
The Tigers return to the diamond on Tuesday afternoon against local-rival Rider. The game was added to the schedule after Princeton had two games rained out during its opening weekend at UNC Greensboro. Junior Ross Staine will get the start on the mound.
Rider is 11-12 this season and is 5-4 in MAAC play. The Broncs dropped two of three games over the weekend to Canisius, but topped both Seton Hall and Monmouth in mid-week games last week.
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