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Princeton Baseball Ready to Face In-State Rival Seton Hall
March 23, 2015 | Baseball
| Princeton vs. Seton Hall |
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| Gametimes | Princeton vs. Seton Hall l Tuesday, Mar. 24, 4 p.m. l Owen T. Carroll Field |
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| All-Time Series |
Seton Hall leads Princeton, 20-37-1 |
| Records | Princeton (3-13) l Seton Hall (7-10) |
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| Seton Hall |
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PRINCETON, N.J. – Fresh off a four-game set with the United States Naval Academy, the Princeton University baseball team will square off with in-state rival Seton Hall University in its final tune-up prior to Ivy League play.
The Tigers are 20-37-1 all-time against the Pirates. Last season, Princeton dropped a 13-6 decision to Seton Hall on Clarke Field. First pitch on Tuesday, Mar. 24 is set for 4 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT
• The Tigers split a four-game set against Navy last weekend.
• After winning the first game of a Saturday doubleheader, 4-3, the Tigers dropped game two, 4-2.
• Suffering a 3-1 setback in the first game of Sunday's twinbill, Princeton rallied for a 3-2 decision in the nightcap.
• Billy Arendt batted .429 in the series with two doubles, two triples and three RBI.
• Recording a .471 OBP, Arendt posted a .857 slugging percentage.
• Nick Hernandez hit .333 for the weekend (5-for-15) with a double and run scored.
• Paul Tupper and Tyler Servais saw action in three of the four games, each batting .300 (3-for-10).
• As a team, Princeton hit .270 against Navy with a .299 on-base percentage.
• Luke Strieber tossed four shutout innings in his one start, giving up just three hits while striking out four.
• Chris Bodurian, Chris Giglio and Nick Donatiello combined to pitch seven shutout innings in relief, giving up five hits.
• Bodurian and Donatiello earned the Tigers' two wins.
• Nick Brady earned a no decision in his one start after allowing two runs on six hits in 6.0 innings with four strikeouts.
GENERATING OFFENSE
• Peter Owens leads the team in batting average through 16 games, hitting .377 with a .421 OBP.
• Billy Arendt is second on the team in RBI (10), while hitting .350 with five doubles, two triples, a homer and nine runs scored.
• Nick Hernandez is hitting .298 with four doubles, four RBI and six runs scored.
• Zack Belski is hitting .288 with eight RBI and a .391 OBP.
• Danny Hoy has driven in a team-high 14 RBI, while batting .277 with five doubles and three home runs.
TRENDING NOW
• Peter Owens leads the team with seven multi-hit games. Billy Arendt and Nick Hernandez have six and five, respectively, while Danny Hoy and Zack Belski each have four multi-hit outings.
• Arendt has hit safely in each of his last six games, while reaching base in all 16 of the team's contests this season.
• Zack Belski and Tyler Servais each carry a five-game hit streak into Tuesday's showdown.
• Hoy has a squad-best five multi-RBI games, while Arendt has driven in more than one run in three of his games.
ON THE MOUND
• Keelan Smithers has posted a 4.95 ERA in his four starts this season, recording 10 strikeouts in 20.0 innings.
• Chad Powers has logged 18.1 innings in four starts, amassing a team-high 12 strikeouts.
• Nick Brady has a 7.00 ERA in 18.0 innings with 10 strikeouts.
• Nick Donatiello has registered a 4.85 ERA in 13.0 innings with seven strikeouts.
• Tyler Foote has 11 strikeouts in 13.2 innings of relief.
SCOUTING SETON HALL
• The Pirates carry a 7-10 record into Tuesday's showdown after dropping two of three games to UConn.
• Falling in the opener to the Huskies, 1-0, Seton Hall scored a 3-0 victory in the middle game before dropping a 6-3 decision in the rubber match.
• Kyle Grimm leads the Pirates' offense, hitting .344 with a .403 OBP and four doubles.
• Scoring 10 runs, Grimm is also second on the squad in RBI with 15.
• Alex Falconi is hitting .313 with three doubles, eight RBI and a team-high 16 runs scored.
• DJ Ruhlman is batting .304 with a team-best 17 RBI, six doubles and three home runs.
• Derek Jenkins has 15 hits in 50 at-bats (.300), with nine RBI and nine runs scored.
• Jenkins has also stolen seven bases on 10 attempts, while teammate Zack Weigel has swiped eight bases.
• Shane McCarthy is 2-1 on the year in five appearances with a 0.73 ERA.
• Zach Prendergast has posted a 2.08 ERA in four starts, racking up a team-high 21 strikeouts in 30.1 innings.