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Princeton Baseball Opens Gehrig Divisional Play Against Columbia
April 10, 2015 | Baseball
| Princeton vs. Columbia |
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| Gametimes | Princeton vs. Columbia (DH) l Saturday, Apr. 11 - 1 p.m. l Clarke Field |
| Princeton vs. Columbia (DH) l Sunday, Apr. 12 - 12 p.m. l Clarke Field | |
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| All-Time Series |
Princeton leads Columbia, 124-94-2 |
| Probable Starters | Game 1: Chad Powers (0-5, 6.75 ERA) vs. Kevin Roy (2-2, 3.99 ERA) |
| Game 2: Nick Brady (1-3, 5.93 ERA) vs. Mike Weisman (2-1, 3.62 ERA) | |
| Game 3: Keelan Smithers (1-5, 4.13 ERA) vs. George Thanopolous (2-3, 3.82 ERA) | |
| Game 4: Luke Strieber (1-2, 4.43 ERA) vs. Adam Cline (1-0, 3.07 ERA) | |
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PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton University baseball team will open Gehrig Divisional play this weekend with a four-game set against Columbia University.
First pitch for Saturday's twinbill is set for 1 p.m. Sunday's doubleheader against the Lions will begin at 12 p.m. Despite dropping the last seven meetings and 11 of the last 13, the Tigers hold a 124-94-2 edge in the all-time series against Columbia.
LAST TIME OUT
• Princeton dropped a mid-week non-conference matchup to instate rival Monmouth on Wednesday afternoon, 14-1.
• Billy Arendt accounted for the Tigers' lone score with a solo homer in the top of the eighth.
• Peter Owens finished 1-for-3, while Zack Belski and Tyler Servais were each 1-for-4.
• Managing just four hits, Princeton was just 1-for-10 with runners on base and 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position.
LEADING THE WAY
• Billy Arendt is leading the team with a .358 batting average, .422 on-base and .558 slugging percentage this season.
• Scoring a team-high 19 runs, he is tied for the squad lead in doubles (9) and walks (11).
• Also tallying two triples and a pair of home runs, Arendt has driven in 12 runs.
• Arendt currently leads the team with 11 multi-hit games.
• Currently on a four-game hit streak, Arendt previously hit safely in nine straight outings.
• Arendt has reached safely in 23 of the squad's 26 games this season.
SHARING THE BURDEN
• Danny Hoy is batting .337 on the season with a team-high nine doubles and four home runs.
• Plating a squad-best 21 RBI, Hoy has also scored 15 runs.
• Peter Owens is hitting .322 in 87 at-bats with eight RBI and six runs scored.
• Nick Hernandez is batting .273 on the year with four doubles and seven RBI.
• Zack Belski has driven in 11 RBI, while also tying for the team lead in walks (11).
• As a team, Princeton is batting .255 with a .323 on-base percentage.
• Faring better against righthanders (.270) versus lefties (.213), the Tigers are hitting .251 with runners on base and .243 with runners in scoring position.
ON THE MOUND
• Keelan Smithers has logged a team-high 32.2 innings this season, posting a 4.13 earned run average while tying for the squad lead in strikeouts with 19.
• Nick Brady is pitched 30.1 innings, recording 17 strikeouts, while Chad Powers has fanned 19 batters in 29.1 innings.
• Luke Strieber is 1-2 in five starts, posting a 4.43 ERA with eight strikeouts.
• Nick Donatiello has been the Tigers' most reliable reliever this season, registering a 3.43 ERA.
• Also recording a staff-low .224 OBA while collecting 12 strikeouts in 21.0 innings, Donatiello has picked up the Tigers' only two saves on the season.
SCOUTING COLUMBIA
• Having won eight straight, Columbia carries a 16-10 overall record and 7-1 Ivy mark into the weekend.
• During its last Ivy weekend, the Lions outscored Yale and Brown, 44-8.
• Columbia currently leads the Ivy League in on-base percentage (.380), runs scored (161), hits (265), RBI (140), doubles (55) and walks (120), while ranking second in batting average (.288), slugging percentage (.411) and home runs (16).
• Joe Falcone leads the Ivy in hits (38), RBI (26), doubles (12) and slugging percentage (.610), while also ranking fifth in OBP (.430) and seventh in batting average (.350).
• Jordan Serena is batting .345 on the season with 10 RBI, seven doubles and 21 runs scored.
• Gus Craig is hitting .324 on the season with 19 RBI, eight doubles, two triples and three home runs.
• Adam Cline has posted a squad-best 3.07 ERA in 29.1 innings with 31 strikeouts.
• Mike Weisman has recorded a 3.62 ERA in six appearances, holding batters to a .252 average.
• George Thanopoulos has registered a 3.82 ERA in 35.1 innings with a team-high 33 strikeouts.
• Kevin Roy has posted a 3.99 ERA and .226 OBA in 29.1 innings of work with 21 strikeouts.