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Baseball Welcomes Cornell for Friday Doubleheader at Clarke Field
April 23, 2015 | Baseball
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| Gametimes | Princeton vs. Cornell (DH) l Friday, Apr. 24 - 12 p.m. l Clarke Field |
| Princeton at Cornell (DH) l Sunday, Apr. 26 - 12 p.m. l David F. Hoy Field | |
| Game Coverage | At Princeton: Live Stats l Ivy League Digital Network |
| At Cornell: Live Stats l Ivy League Digital Network | |
| All-Time Series |
Princeton leads Cornell, 140-92-2 |
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| Cornell |
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PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton University baseball team returns to action on Friday, Apr. 24 with a doubleheader against Cornell University.
Going 1-3 against the Big Red last season, the Tigers are 140-92-2 all-time against Cornell. First pitch for Friday's twinbill at Clarke Field is set for 12 p.m.
AGAINST THE IVY
• Danny Hoy is batting a team-high .360 in Ivy League play, with a .418 on-base percentage.
• With five doubles, a triple, two home runs and 10 RBI, Hoy is slugging .620 against conference opponents.
• Asher Lee-Tyson has hit .286 against the Ivy League with a .412 OBP and nine runs scored.
• On the hill, Luke Strieber as been especially effective against the conference, posting a 2.54
earned-run average in 28.1 innings with a .243 opponent batting average.
• Keelan Smithers has struck out 16 batters in 23.2 innings while registering a 4.94 ERA.
• Nick Donatiello as allowed just two earned runs in 10.1 innings against the Ivy League, posting a 1.74 ERA with 11 strikeouts.
LAST TIME OUT
• Due to inclement weather, Princeton's mid-week tilt against Rider scheduled for Wednesday afternoon was cancelled.
• Over the weekend, the Orange and Black dropped four games to Penn.
• 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
• Cornell took three of four from the Tigers last season.
• Taking the first two games of the series by scores of 6-4 and 4-2, the Big Red won game three, 4-2 in 14 innings.
• The Tigers avoided the sweep with a 5-4 triumph in the series finale.
• Luke Strieber gave up three runs on five hits while striking out seven in 6.0 innings in Princeton's lone win.
• Nick Donatiello allowed one run on two hits in 3.0 innings with four strikeouts.
• Paul Tupper was 3-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored.
• Danny Hoy finished 1-for-3, while Tyler Servais and Chad Powers each went 1-for-4 with an RBI.
SCOUTING CORNELL
• Swept by Columbia last weekend, Cornell is 9-25 on the season and 6-10 in conference play.
• The Big Red are hitting .278 in Ivy League play and .248 overall.
• Ryan Karl had six hits in the four-game set against the Lions, including his first two homers of the year.
• Kevin Tatum leads the squad with a .331 batting average and 24 RBI.
• Dan Morris is hitting .312 with 18 RBI and a team-high 10 doubles.
• Tommy Wagner is batting a squad-best .346 in conference play.
• On the mound, Brian McAfee is 4-2 in his eight starts with a 2.02 ERA.
• Kellen Urbon is 2-2 with a 2.50 ERA, while Paul Balestieri has made a team-high 13 appearances, recording four saves.