Baseball Heads South To Face No. 12 Wake Forest, Maryland

Friday, February 28

Winston-Salem, N.C.

12:00 PM

Princeton University

Maryland

Photo by: Katherine Martin

Baseball Heads South To Face No. 12 Wake Forest, Maryland

February 27, 2025 | Baseball

PRINCETON, N.J.- With a weekend of games under its belt, the Princeton University baseball team will travel to Winston-Salem, N.C. to take on the No. 12 Wake Forest Demon Deacons and the Maryland Terps.

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This weekend's games will be aired on ACC Network Extra through ESPN+.
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Schedule
Friday - Maryland - 12:00 PM - ACCNX - Live Stats
Friday - Wake Forest - 4:00 PM - ACCNX - Live Stats
Saturday - Maryland - 12:00 PM - ACCNX - Live Stats
Sunday - Wake Forest - 9:30 AM - ACCNX - Live Stats

Firepower From Faulkner
Jacob Faulkner returns to the lineup for the Tigers after collecting unanimous First-Team All-Ivy honors in 2024. Faulkner made two appearances against the Hurricanes and left Coral Gables with a 0.00 ERA through five innings of work. The senior captain allowed just four hits and two unearned runs while striking out three.

After putting together a career year on the mound, Faulkner was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List. The senior notched eight victories, four saves and a 3.14 ERA in 20 appearances with 52 punchouts in 66 innings pitched. Faulkner entered the 2025 season with eight straight wins, good for third all-time, and is just six saves shy of the program record.

Koonin's Cooking
In the season opener against Miami, Jake Koonin knocked a base hit to break the program's record for longest hit streak for 22 consecutive games. An All-Ivy second teamer last season, Koonin owned the highest batting average on the team in 2024 at .319 and started in all 44 games for Princeton. Koonin racked up 22 doubles and four home runs.

Jakes At The Plate
Jake Bold and Jake Kernodle helped add some power on offense for the Tigers just a season ago. The pair combined for 84 hits, 10 doubles, four triples, and eight homers. Bold owned a .295 average while Kernodle sat at .286, good for second and fourth respectively at the conclusion of the 2024 season. Bold knocked the first Princeton homerun in the second game against Miami and ended the weekend with a .250 average, three RBI and a .500 slugging percentage.

Oh Captains Our Captains
Andrew D'Alessio, Jacob Faulkner, and Caden Shapiro will serve as the captains of the 2025 squad.

Preseason Poll
The Tigers were voted No. 4 in the Ivy League preseason poll with 80 points.

Last year's regular-season champion, Columbia, was unanimously voted the preseason favorite with 128 points and all 16 first-place votes.

New Kids At Clarke
The Tigers welcomed seven new members to the roster as part of the Class of 2028. Isaac Lamson, James Beasley, Nick Shenefelt, Joseph Zorc, Grant Werdesheim, Liam Kinneen and Will Robbins will add depth to the Princeton roster as three infielders, two pitchers and two utility players.

Tigers On The Road
The squad is set for tons of travel this season with 34 contests coming on the road. The Tigers will travel to Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York and throughout New Jersey.