.png&width=24&type=webp)
Princeton University Athletics
Players Mentioned
Princeton Baseball to Welcome Rider For Non-Conference Showdown
April 21, 2015 | Baseball
| Princeton vs. Rider |
|
| Gametime | Princeton vs. Rider l Wednesday, Apr. 22 - 3:30 p.m. l Clarke Field |
| Game Coverage | Live Stats l Ivy League Digital Network |
| All-Time Series |
Rider leads Princeton, 28-22 |
| Princeton | Roster l Schedule l Stats l @PUTigerBaseball |
| Rider |
|
PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton University baseball team returns to action on Wednesday, Apr. 22 with a non-conference tilt against rival Rider University.
Dropping last year's showdown in Lawrenceville, N.J., 5-3, the Tigers are 22-28 all-time against the Broncs. First pitch at Clarke Field is set for 3:30 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT
• Princeton dropped four games to Penn over the weekend.
• Dropping the first game of the series, 9-3, the Tigers suffered a 5-1 setback in game two.
• Princeton fell in the first game of Sunday's twinbill, 5-1, before dropping a hard-fought 2-0 decision to the Quakers in the series finale.
• Danny Baer batted .364 over the weekend with two doubles and an RBI.
• Asher Lee-Tyson hit .333 in 12 at-bats with a .429 on-base percentage.
• Tyler Servais hit .308 with a double against Penn.
• Luke Strieber turned in the Tigers' best start, tossing 8.0 strong innings in a 2-0 loss, surrendering two runs on six hits.
• Nick Donatiello and Chris Giglio combined to pitch 5.1 shutout innings in relief, allowing just three hits.
LEADING THE WAY
• Danny Hoy currently leads the team with a .325 batting average and .583 slugging percentage.
• Through 31 games, Hoy tops the team in doubles (12), home runs (5) and RBI (25) and is tied for the squad lead in triples (2).
• Billy Arendt is batting .308 on the season with nine doubles, two triples and two homers.
• Scoring a team-high 22 runs, Arendt has also collected 13 RBI.
• Peter Owens is hitting .287 with eight RBI and nine runs scored.
• Zack Belski has drawn a team-high 13 walks, while also driving in 13 runs.
• Paul Tupper is one of four Tigers with at least 10 RBI (11).
• Luke Strieber has been one of Princeton's top starters this season, posting a 4.21 ERA in 36.1 innings with 10 strikeouts.
• Keelan Smithers has logged a squad-best 43.2 innings, recording a 4.95 ERA and 26 strikeouts.
• Chad Powers has struck out a team-high 27 batters in 37.0 innings, while Nick Brady has fanned 25 in 40.2 innings.
• Nick Donatiello has been Princeton's most reliable reliever, posting a 3.18 ERA in 28.1 innings with 21 strikeouts.
LAST MEETING
• Scoring four runs on two hits in the bottom of the first inning, Rider held onto a 5-3 win over Princeton last season at Sonny Pittaro Field.
• Chris Bodurian took the loss for the Tigers after giving up four runs on three hits in 3.0 innings.
• Paul Tupper and Chad Powers were each 2-for-3, while Danny Hoy was 2-for-5 with two RBI.
• Danny Baer also finished 2-for-5 with a run scored, while Zack Belski and Tyler Servais each recorded a hit.
SCOUTING RIDER
• Rider boasts a 15-17 record entering a Tuesday afternoon showdown against Lehigh.
• Justin Thomas leads the team with a .323 batting average, seven doubles and 19 RBI.
• Greg Fazio has driven in a squad-best 21 RBI, while James Locklear is third on the team in RBI with 15.
• Zach Mawson is 3-2 on the year with a 3.50 ERA and 29 strikeouts.
• Kurt Sowa has fanned a team-high 40 batters while posting a 5.09 ERA in 40.2 innings.
• Logging 27.1 innings over 16 appearances, David Hafer has posted a 3.62 ERA with 26 strikeouts.