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Princeton Baseball Heads to Monmouth For Mid-Week Non-Conference Tilt
April 07, 2015 | Baseball
| Princeton vs. Monmouth |
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| Gametimes | Princeton at Monmouth l Wednesday, Apr. 8 - 3 p.m. l MU Baseball Field |
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| All-Time Series |
Princeton leads Monmouth, 18-15 |
| Last Meeting | Monmouth 3, Princeton 0 - Apr. 10, 2014 |
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PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton University baseball team returns to action on Wednesday, Apr. 8 with a midweek tilt against instate rival Monmouth University.
Coming off a 1-3 showing during an Ivy weekend against Harvard and Dartmouth, the Tigers are 18-15 all-time against the Hawks. First pitch at MU Baseball Field is set for 3 p.m.
THE WEEK THAT WAS
• After opening the week with a pair of losses to Yale, the Tigers went 1-3 during a road Ivy weekend at Harvard and Dartmouth.
• Princeton dropped a pair of games to the Crimson last Saturday (L, 8-1/L, 11-8)
• Dropping the first game of a Sunday twinbill against Dartmouth (L, 3-1), the Orange and Black secured a 4-0 decision in the nightcap to salvage a split.
ON A ROLL
• Asher Lee-Tyson hit .444 against Harvard and Dartmouth with a .583 on-base percentage.
• Danny Hoy, who leads the team with six multi-RBI games, batted .400 over the weekend with a double, triple, two RBI, and three runs scored.
• Billy Arendt, who has a team-high 11 multi-hit games, hit .333 in four outings against Harvard and Dartmouth.
• Peter Owens batted .308 during the weekend with a .400 OBP.
ON THE HILL
• Luke Strieber pitched 8.1 shutout innings in the win over Dartmouth, giving up just four hits.
• Allowing just one hit through seven innings, Strieber retired 12 consecutive batters from the second through sixth innings.
• Nick Donatiello earned a save in the victory over the Big Green, recording the final two outs.
• Logging 21.0 innings in nine appearances this season, Donatiello has posted a 3.43 earned run average with 12 strikeouts.
BATTING AROUND
• Billy Arendt currently leads the team with a .359 batting average and .419 OBP.
• Tied for the team lead in doubles (9) and triples (2), Arendt has scored a team-best 18 runs while also collecting 11 RBI.
• Danny Hoy is hitting .337, while slugging a team-high .592 with nine doubles, two triples and four home runs.
• Driving in a squad-best 21 RBI, Hoy is one of three Tigers to score at least 10 runs (15).
• Peter Owens is batting .321 on the season with eight RBI and six runs scored, while Nick Hernandez is hitting .288 with four doubles and seven RBI.
• Zack Belski has driven in 11 runs, while drawing a team-best 11 walks.
• As a team, Princeton is hitting .260 on the season with a .328 OBP.
LAST MEETING
• Monmouth shut out Princeton at Clarke Field last season, 3-0.
• Jeff Singer gave up just two hits in 6.0 innings in the win.
• Nick Donatiello took the loss, surrendering two runs on four hits in 4.2 innings with five strikeouts.
• Luke Strieber and Chris Bodurian combined to pitch 2.1 hitless innings in relief.
• Zack Belski was 2-for-4, while Danny Baer and Peter Owens each had a hit.
SCOUTING MONMOUTH
• Monmouth is coming off a 1-2 showing against Quinnipiac over the weekend.
• Dropping the opener on Saturday (L, 9-0), the Hawks won the second game, 6-1, before dropping the rubber match, 5-3.
• Carrying a 7-14 overall record into Wednesday's contest, Monmouth is hitting .214 as a team with a .294 OBP.
• Cary Jacobson leads the squad with a .271 batting average.
• Chris Gaetano is hitting .258 with a team-high 10 RBI and 10 runs scored.
• Anthony Clavarella headlines a pitching staff that has posted a 5.25 ERA.
• In six starts, Clavarella has a 3.82 ERA with 26 strikeouts.
• TJ Hunt is 3-2 in five starts with a 4.60 ERA and .243 OBA.
• Chris McKenna has a 4.93 ERA in 34.2 innings with 21 strikeouts.