Friday, March 10
Greensboro, N.C.
4:00 p.m.
Princeton University
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Photo by: Beverly Schaefer
Princeton Battles UNC Greensboro In Four-Game Set This Weekend
March 08, 2017 | Baseball
| UNC Greensboro Spartans | |
| Gametimes | Fri. Mar. 10 - 4:00 p.m. l UNCG Baseball Stadium |
| Sat. Mar. 11 - 1:00 p.m. l UNCG Baseball Stadium | |
| Sat. Mar. 11 - 4:00 p.m. l UNCG Baseball Stadium | |
| Sun. Mar. 12 - 1:00 p.m. l UNCG Baseball Stadium | |
| Game Coverage | Game 1 - Live Stats l Game 2 - Live Stats Game 3 - Live Stats l Game 4 - Live Stats |
| @PUTigers l @UNCGSports | |
| All-Time Series | UNC Greensboro leads the series, 18-4 |
| Last Meeting | Mar. 8, 2015 - UNC Greensboro 16, Princeton 7 (Recap) |
| Princeton | Roster l Schedule l Stats l @PUTigerBaseball |
| UNC Greensboro | Roster l Schedule l Stats l@UNCGBaseball |
| Related Links | Matt Bowman '13 Feature |
The Year That Was:
- The Princeton Tigers rebounded from a 7-32 campaign in 2015 to win the 2016 Ivy League Championship.
- It was the Tigers' eighth Ivy League title and 12th appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
- The Tigers had seven All-Ivy League players while their five All-Ivy first team selections were the program's most since 2000. Robert H.B. Baldwin '42 head coach Scott Bradley was named Ivy League Coach of the Year.
- Princeton was 45th in the country in double plays per game (0.93), 67th in WHIP (1.35), 68th in hits per allowed nine innings (8.61) and 77th in ERA (3.95).
- Bradley's unit returns 21 players from last year's conference title run including five All-Ivy players, Zack Belski, Jesper Horsted, Chad Powers, Nick Hernandez and Keelan Smithers.
- Powers was the first Tiger to win Ivy League Pitcher of the Year since Mike Ford in 2013 and the only unanimous selection for All-Ivy first team. He was tied for first in the conference in wins (six), second in innings pitched (69.2), second in ERA (2.45) and tied for second in shutouts (one).
- Hernandez finished in the top ten among Ivy League players in RBI (second), hits (seventh) and stolen bases (eighth).
- Belski was fourth in the Ivy League in RBI. He led the conference in put outs (386) and doubles played turned (38). The senior improved in every offensive category as he set season-highs in runs (19), hits (39), home runs (three), RBI (28), total bases (59), walks (19), on-base percentage (.346) and slugging percentage (.383). Belski set a program-record with eight RBI vs. Brown (Apr. 10), a single-game record that stood for 84 years.
- Horsted led the team in hitting (.326) and was ninth in the Ivy League. In the fall, the sophomore earned All-Ivy League honorable mention after catching 30 passes for 413 yards and a touchdown during Princeton football's Ivy League championship season
- Smithers was All-Ivy League second team and is a member of the Roaring 20 cappella group.
- Princeton's top returning reliever is Chris Giglio. The senior made 18 appearances and posted a 3.10 ERA.
- A staple of Princeton baseball, the Tigers will begin the 2017 season with 18 consecutive road games.
- After the four-game set vs. Duke, Princeton battles UNC Greensboro (Mar. 10-12), a team won 38 games last season.
- Maryland (Mar. 17-19) follows UNC Greensboro before two games at Old Dominion (Mar. 21-22).
- Princeton makes a trip to Annapolis, Md., to battle Navy (Mar. 24-26) and then makes a quick jaunt to Seton Hall on Mar. 29.
- Ivy League games begin on April Fools' Day (No joke!) vs. Yale at Clarke Field.
- The Tigers had six alum reach the Major Leagues last season in Danny Barnes (Toronto Blue Jays), Chris Young (Kansas City Royals), Matt Bowman '14 (St. Louis Cardinals), David Hale '11 (Colorado Rockies), Ross Ohlendorf '05 (Cincinnati Reds), and Will Venable (Los Angeles Dodgers).
- Barnes and Bowman made their Major League debuts last season.
- It was the second straight year that the Tigers had an alum reach the American League Championship series as Barnes was a member of the Blue Jays.
- Princeton finished with 11 alumni playing professional baseball by the end of the 2016 season.
- The Duke Blue Devils swept the Princeton Tigers in a four-game series last week, outscoring Princeton, 25-5.
- Jesper Horsted led the Tigers with a .364 average and .417 on-base percentage. Freshman David Harding and Zack Belski each had four hits in the series. Belski led Princeton with a .571 slugging percentage.
- Ben Gross threw five scoreless innings vs. Duke, striking out eight and allowing just two hits.
- The UNC Greensboro Spartans on 6-6 on the season and are currently on a four-game winning streak after sweeping Maryland Eastern-Shore. The Spartans took down No. 4 South Carolina earlier this season.
- UNC Greensboro has five hitters hitting over .300 this season. After going 0-for-6 to start the season, Caleb Webster is eight for his last 10. He has a .500/.583/.750 slash line.
- Matt Frisbee is a perfect 3-0 on the mound. He has allowed just one run in 21 innings (0.43 ERA).
- Andrew Wantz leads the team with 25 strikeouts in 17 innings. He has 3.71 ERA, but hitters are only batting .190 against him.
- Last season, UNC Greensboro won 38 games and 15-9 in the Southern Conference.
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