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PRINCETON, N.J. - The Princeton baseball team begins a six-game homestand with its 2016 home opener vs. Seton Hall on Wednesday. First pitch is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. The Seton Hall Pirates are 37-20-1 all-time vs Princeton.
THE WEEK THAT WAS
- The Tigers went 1-3 vs. Navy over weekend. Princeton's only win came in game one of the Sunday doubleheader.
- In the Tigers' 4-1 win on Sunday afternoon, junior Cody Phillips went 2-for-2 with two RBI and a run scored. Junior Nick Hernandez registered a team-high three hits while senior Danny Hoy had two hits, a run scored and a RBI. Senior Cameron Mingo went all seven innings, surrending five hits and one earned run.
- Navy took two 1-0 decisions and a 7-0 victory over Princeton during the weekend series.
ON A ROLL
- During the four-game series vs. Navy, Hernandez had a team-high .308 batting average along with a .400 on-base percentage and .385 slugging percentage.
- Hoy and senior Billy Arendt each hit .267 and had four hits.
ON THE HILL
- Mingo recorded the team's only victory against Navy on Sunday.
- After allowing a run in the third, the senior sent Navy down in order in the fourth inning. Following a single to begin the fifth, he got a line-out double play to finish off the threat. A strikeout completed the sixth inning, leaving the Midshipmen with a runner on. Mingo wrapped up the victory for Princeton by sending Navy down in order again in the seventh inning.
- Princeton has seven pitchers that have posted an ERA under 4.00 this season.
- In 13 2/3 innings of work, junior Chris Giglio has allowed just one earned run (0.66 ERA).
- The Tigers have three starting pitchers with ERA's under 4.00 in junior Keelan Smithers (1.00 ERA), Mingo (3.52) and senior Luke Strieber (3.52).
BATTING AROUND
- Hernandez leads the team in hits (18), batting average (.300), on-base percentage (.373) and is second in total bases (20).
- Hoy has a team-best two home runs and 21 total bases this year.
- Freshmen Joseph Flynn and junior Paul Tupper also have home runs for Princeton.
SCOUTING SETON HALL*
- Seton Hall is 16-7 on season, having just lost to Army, 8-2 on Saturday.
- Prior to the Pirates' loss to Army, the team won 12 straight games.
- Mikael-Ali Mogues leads the team in batting average (.325), total bases (37), doubles (six) and on-base percentage (.455).
- Derek Jenkins is another top hitter for Seton Hall. Jenkins' slash line is .310/.340/.333 with 15 RBI, 29 total bases and 13 runs scored.
- Cullen Dana has a team-low 1.20 ERA in five starts (30.0 innings).
- Seton Hall has three starters that have made at least five starts and have posted an ERA under 3.50.
- Shane McCarthy's 39 strikeouts leads the staff. He is 3-2 in 2016 with a 3.38 ERA in 37.1 innings of work.
- Seton Hall went 25-25 last season and finished in third place in the Big East conference. The team's last NCAA Appearance was in 2011.
* Information as of March 28th.