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Princeton Baseball Set to Square Off Against Regional Rival St. John's
April 13, 2015 | Baseball
| Princeton vs. St. John's |
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| Gametimes | Princeton vs. St. John's l Wednesday, Apr. 15 - 6 p.m. l Jack Kaiser Stadium |
| Game Coverage | Live Stats l ESPN3 |
| All-Time Series |
St. John's leads Princeton, 16-25 |
| Last Meeting |
Princeton 2, St. John's 0 (Apr. 29, 2014) |
| Princeton | Roster l Schedule l Stats l @PUTigerBaseball |
| St. John's |
Roster l Schedule l Stats l @StJohnsBaseball |
QUEENS, N.Y. – The Princeton University baseball team will take a break from Ivy League play with a mid-week showdown against regional rival St. John's University.
First pitch at Jack Kaiser Stadium is set for 6 p.m. Winning last year's match-up, 2-0, the Tigers are 16-25 all-time against the Red Storm. Wednesday's game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN3.
LAST TIME OUT
• The Tigers opened Gehrig Divisional play with a 1-3 showing against Columbia University over the weekend.
• Securing a 4-3 walk-off win in the series opener, Princeton fell to the Lions in game two, 10-4.
• The Tigers dropped both games of Sunday's twinbill by scores of 4-0 and 9-1.
• Princeton batted .260 over the four games with a .326 on-base percentage.
• Hitting just .241 with runners on base, the Tigers were 5-for-32 (.156) with runners in scoring position.
• Princeton's pitching staff posted a combined 6.47 earned run average with a .289 opponent batting average.
BIG WEEKEND
• Zack Belski batted .500 against Columbia, notching seven hits in 14 at-bats.
• Drawing two walks, Belski recorded a .563 on-base percentage in four games against the Lions.
• Chad Powers hit .333 in three games against Columbia with a double.
• Danny Hoy was 3-for-8 (.375) in two games against the Lions with three doubles and an RBI.
• Mat DeNunzio gave the Tigers the win in the series opener, thanks to a pinch-hit walk-off single.
• Nick Donatiello recorded the final five outs in the win over Columbia, striking out three without allowing a hit.
PAVING THE WAY
• Danny Hoy is hitting a team-high .340 in 106 at-bats with a .604 slugging percentage.
• Hoy has a squad-best 12 doubles, two triples, and four home runs along with a team-high 22 RBI.
• Billy Arendt is batting .339 on the season with nine doubles, two triples, two homers and a Princeton-best 21 runs scored.
• Peter Owens is hitting .304 with eight RBI and seven runs scored.
• Hitting .500 against Columbia, Zack Belski raised his season average to .280.
• Drawing a team-high 13 walks, Belski has also collected 12 RBI and seven runs scored.
• Paul Tupper is one of four Tigers with at least 10 RBI, while Nick Hernandez has six doubles, seven RBI and nine runs scored.
ON THE MOUND
• Keelan Smithers has logged a team-high 39.2 innings in seven starts this season with a 4.31 ERA and 23 strikeouts.
• Nick Brady has tossed 36.0 innings with 22 strikeouts, while Chad Powers has pitched 34.1 innings with a squad-best 24 strikeouts.
• Nick Donatiello has been the Tigers' most reliable reliever this season, logging 24.0 innings in 11 appearances with two starts.
• Posting a 3.75 ERA, Donatiello has registered 17 strikeouts and a team-low .216 OBA.
LAST MEETING
• Princeton closed out its 2014 campaign with a 2-0 win over St. John's.
• Tyler Foote scattered four hits in 7.0 shutout innings with five strikeouts.
• Chris Bodurian allowed two hits in 1.2 innings of relief.
• Tyler Servais was 2-for-4 with an RBI, while Zack Belski finished 2-for-5.
• Eight different Tigers recorded a base-knock as Princeton pounded out 10 hits.
SCOUTING ST. JOHN'S
• After taking two of three games in weekend series against Seton Hall, St. John's upped its overall record to 18-12 prior to a Tuesday afternoon showdown against Albany.
• Following the weekend series against the Pirates, the Red Storm were batting .274 as a team with a .366 OBP.
• Alex Caruso was hitting a team-high .371 with a .420 OBP.
• Michael Donadio has scored a squad-best 28 runs with 15 RBI and a .345 batting average.
• Zach Lauricella has driven in a team-high 22 runs while batting .314.
• St. John's has posted a 4.48 ERA with a .260 OBA.
• Cody Stashak has tossed a team-high 50.1 innings, posting a 5-3 record with a 3.04 ERA, 45 strikeouts and a .230 OBA.
• Ryan McCormick is 5-1 on the year with a 4.57 ERA and 31 strikeouts.