Princeton Heads To U.S. Baseball Complex in North Carolina To Battle Penn State

Friday, February 28

Cary, N.C.

3:00 PM

Princeton University

Penn State

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Princeton Heads To U.S. Baseball Complex in North Carolina To Battle Penn State

February 27, 2020 | Baseball

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PRINCETON, N.J. – The 2020 season gets underway for the Princeton Tigers this weekend at they take part in a four-game series vs. Penn State Nittany Lions at the U.S. Baseball Complex in Cary, N.C.

Princeton went 14-26 last season and 8-12 in the Ivy League. Some of the team's top returners include All-Ivy performers David Harding (.243/.345/.358) and Andrew Gnazzo (4-4, 4.33 ERA, 8.3 strikeouts per nine).

Other returners include Jake Boone (.312/.342/.393), Taylor Beckett (.288/.390/.360), Chris Davis (.281/.360/.407) and Nadir Lewis (.266/.361/.380). Boone led the squad in hits (54) while Beckett produced 14 RBI, Davis swiped four bags and Lewis paced the offense with 29 runs.

James Proctor threw two complete games and had an impressive 11.3 strikeouts per nine innings. Eric Hoefer led the Tigers with 15 appearances and Conor Nolan was the closer, securing five saves.

Penn State is 5-2 this season with wins over Bucknell, NJIT, Monmouth and Wagner. Matt Wood tops the offense with a .423 average in the early going while Gavin Homer has a 1.171 OPS. The Nittany Lions went 22-28 last year. There will be no live streaming this weekend, but live stats are available for each contest.