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VILLANOVA GAME NOTES

2020 VILLANOVA SCHEDULE THE SERIES

Date Opponent Result Friday, February 28 vs Northeastern 3:00 PM ET 2.14 @ Arizona State L, 1-4 Saturday, February 29 vs Eastern Michigan 11:00 AM ET 2.15 @ Arizona State W, 2-1 Sunday, March 1 vs St. Louis 1:00 PM ET 2.16 @ Arizona State L, 4-6 Monday, March 3 vs Western Michigan 11:00 AM ET 2.21 vs Maine (~) W, 7-2 Stadium North Charlotte Regional Park 2.22 @ Campbell (~) W, 6-2 2.23 vs Purdue (~) L, 1-7 Live Video flobaseball.TV 2.28 vs. Northeastern (!) 3:00 PM Live Stats TBD 2.29 vs. Eastern Michigan (!) 11:00 AM 3.1 vs. Saint Louis (!) 1:00 PM THE MATCHUP 3.3 vs. Western Michigan (!) 11:00 AM 3.6 vs. Bucknell (#) 1:00 PM (3-3) 3.7 vs. Bucknell (#) 2:30 PM 3.8 vs. Bucknell (#) 11:00 AM Head Coach , Fourth Season (39-113 at Villanova) 3.10 NJIT 3:00 PM 3.13 Coppin State 3:00 AM Projected Starting Rotation 3.14 Coppin State 1:00 PM Friday Jimmy Kingsbury (Jr., RHP, 2020: 1-1, 4.38 ERA) 3.15 Coppin State 12:00 PM Saturday Gordon Graceffo (So., RHP, 2020: 2-0, 1.59 ERA) 3.18 @ Saint Joespeh’s 3:00 PM 3.20 @ NC A&T 7:00 PM Sunday Cole Vanderslice (Fr., RHP, 2020: 0-0, 2.25 ERA) 3.21 @ NC A&T 3:00 PM Tuesday TBD 3.22 @ NC A&T 1:00 PM 3.24 Lafayette (LB-1) 3:00 PM NORTHEASTERN HUSKIES (3-3) - Head Coach Mike Glavine, 5th Season ( 149-132) 3.27 @ Georgetown* 3:00 PM Last Weekend: 3-0 @ South Florida 3.28 @ Georgetown* 2:00 PM 3.29 @ Georgetown* 1:00 PM 3.31 Manhattan 3:30 PM EASTERN MICHIGAN EAGLES (1-6) - Head Coach Eric Roof, 2nd Season (11-43-1) 4.3 St. John’s* 3:00 PM Last Weekend: 0-3 vs Pitt (in Sanford, Fla.) 4.4 St. John’s* 1:00 PM 4.5 St. John’s* 12:00 PM ST LOUIS BILLIKENS (5-2) - Head Coach Daren Hendrickson, 12th Season (390-293-1) 4.7 @ La Salle/Penn (LB-2) 3:00 PM Last Weekend: 3-0 vs Ohio (in Lexington, SC) 4.9 @ Seton Hall* 1:00 PM 4.9 @ Seton Hall* 5:00 PM 4.11 @ Seton Hall* TBD WESTERN MICHIGAN BRONCOS (5-2) - Head Coach Billy Gernon, 10th season (247-339) 4.14 La Salle 3:00 PM Last Weekend: 4-0 @ Alabama A&M 4.17 Butler* 3:00 PM 4.18 Butler* 1:00 PM 4.19 Butler* 12:00 PM 4.21 Farleigh Dickinson 3:00 PM 4.24 Creighton* 3:00 PM 4.25 Creighton* 1:00 PM 4.26 Creighton* 12:00 PM 4.28 @ Navy 3:00 PM 5.1 @ Michigan State 6:35 PM 5.2 @ Michigan State 4:05 PM 5.3 @ Michigan State 1:05 PM 5.6 Army 3:00 PM ALL-TIME SERIES BY THE NUMBERS 5.8 @ Rutgers 2:00 PM 5.9 @ Rutgers 1:00 PM NORTHEASTERN VILLANOVA BASEBALL HISTORY 5.10 Rutgers 11:00 AM All-Time Series 4-4 First Varsity Season 1866 5.12 Saint Joseph’s 3:00 PM First Meeting 3/1/08 (L, 9-10) All-Time Record 1,914-1,519-29 (.557) 5.14 @ Xavier* 3:00 PM First Villanova Win 3/1/08 (W, 7-2) 5.15 @ Xavier* 1:00 PM 5.16 @ Xavier* 11:00 PM Last Meeting 3/6/19 (W, 5-2) 2020 SEASON EASTERN MICHIGAN Overall Record 3-3 (~) Campbell Tournament (Buies Creek, NC) All-Time Series 1-1 BIG EAST 0-0 (!) Snowbird Baseball Classic (Port Charlotte, Fla.) First Meeting 3/6/98 (L, 5-6) Non-Conference 3-3 (#) Sunshine State Games (Kissimmee, Fla.) First Villanova Win 2/26/00 (W, 6-5) Home 0-0 (LB-1) Liberty Bell Classic (Quarterfinal Game) ST. LOUIS (*) Game Road 2-2 Teams Have Never Met Neutral 1-1 WESTERN MICHIGAN Current Streak L1 All-Time Series 0-8 Last Five Games 3-2 Last Meeting 3/5/19 (L, 11-2)

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FIRST PITCHES Schedule Notes • This year marks the 155th season of Villanova varsity baseball; pro- • ASU was the second PAC-12 school Villanova has ever played. The first gram began in 1866 was USC in 2018. • No. 3 ASU is Villanova’s highest ranked opponent since openening up • Purdue is the first of three BIG-10 teams on Villanova’s schedule. Vil- against No. 1 LSU in 2009 lanova also has a pair of three-game series at Michigan State (5/1 - 5/3) • Only other meeting with a PAC-12 school was at USC in 2018. and with Rutgers (5/8 - 5/10) • Villanova is 74-65 (.532) in known season openers (not all seasons have • Villanova’s last trip to North Carolina was two games to open the 2015 complete records) season. Villanova opened at NC State, and played game two against • Villanova returns 20 players from last season, including eight position App State in Raleigh as well. Villanova lost 5-14, and 2-5, respectively. player starters ‘Cats Sweep Header • Villanova dropped last season’s season opener to Pitt, 7-2, in Kissim- mee, FL • After being snowed out on Friday 2/21, Villanova defeated Maine 7-2 • Nick Lorusso and Gordon Graceffo were named to the preseason all- followed by knocking off Campbell 6-2 at the Campbell Invitational in BIG EAST team . Buies Creek, NC. Strong Starts • It was the first time Villanova had won both legs of a double header since 3/9/13 when they defeated Iona 5-2 and 3-1. • Villanova opened the season with two veterans and one freshman • The pitching was solid in both games, receiving quality starts from starting on the hill, Jr. Jimmy Kingsbury, So. Gordon Graceffo, and Fr. Jimmy Kingsbury and Gordon Graceffo. The bullpen was even better, Brandon Siegenthaler with Mathes and Wilkinson combinging to go 6.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R and strik- • Kingsbury, last season’s top starter, held ASU to just two hits through ing out 10. his first five of work. Even in the sixth when he was tagged for

three runs, only one ball left the infield. Bullpen by the Numbers

• Gordon Graceffo held ASU to one on one through 5.1 IP to help • In 21.1 innings this season, the bullpen has allowed just eight hits and give Villanova a 2-1 lead they would not relinquish. nine runs (six earned) and posted a 2.53 ERA with 28 Ks. • Overall, the starters worked 13.2 IP while allowing only 10 hits and • The bullpen had been even better through the first 20.1 innings of work two runs on opening weekend to then-No. 3 ASU. to begin the season. Removing the 8th against Purdue (the most

Early Impacts From Freshman recent inning) the bullpen had a line of: 20.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 15 BB, 27

K and a stellar era of 0.45. • Three freshman took the mound for the first time on opening weekend • Danny Wilkinson has been lights out in his first two career appearances, and were all impressive. twice entering in one run games and closing them out to earn a pair of • Danny Wilkinson took over in the sixth with a 2-1 lead and a runner three-inning saves. Wilkinson has now thrown 6.2 innings and allowed on third in game two. He got two to escape the jam. He then just two hits and zero runs. went 3.2 IP allowing one hit and zero runs while striking out five to • Cam Mathes was perfect in three innings of work against Maine, retir- earn the and secure the upset. ing all nine batters he faced for the three-inning save. It was the longest • Brandon Siegenthaler got the start in game two and went 2.0 allowing scoreless outing of his career and tied for third longest outing overall. three hits and three runs.

• Cole Vanderslice pitched four hitless innings in game three while strik- BIG EAST Honor Roll

ing out four. He did surrendur and earned run during the outing. • Sophomore RHP Gordon Graceffo was tabbed to the BIG EAST Weekly • Wilkinson and Vanderslice, two freshman releivers, combined to go Honor Roll after his work against Campbell on 2/22. 7.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 9 Ks against then-No. 3 ASU. • Graceffo worked 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER 0 BB and 4 K on the way to his

BIG EAST of the Week second win of the season.

• It was the third BIG EAST Honor Roll nod for Graceffo who also earned • Danny Wilkinson earned BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week honors for his it twice last season as a freshman (4/15, 5/19) performance at ASU. • Wilkinson is the first Wildcat to win the award since Pat Young on March 18, 2013 • Wilkinson is the first Villanova freshman to win the award since Drew Baylor on April 29, 1996. • Wilkinson is the first freshman in the conference since St. John’s Sean Mooney won it twice during the 2017 season. Upset Alert

• Villanova knocked off then-No. 3 Arizona State 2-1 on on Saturday Feb. 15 • The win represents the highest ranked win in program history, topping the previous best of an 11-1 win over No. 8 Florida on 3/4/05. • The win was the first win over a ranked team since beating No. 20 St. John’s on 5/20/17.

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2020 VILLANOVA BASEBALL ROSTER

PITCHERS (12) No. Name Cl. B/T Pos. Ht./Wt. Hometown/Previous School 6 Jack Povey FR R/R P 6-2/182 Redbank, NJ/Red Bank Regional 10 Cam Kovachik GR R/R P 6-6/254 Monroe, Conn./Masuk/Duke 14 Jimmy Franchetti SO R/R P 5-10/181 Marlton, NJ/Cherokee 16 Cameron Mathes JR R/R P 6-0/200 Broomall, Pa./Marple Newton 24 Gordon Graceffo SO R/R P 6-4/210 Cranford, NJ/Cranford 25 Cole Vanderslice FR R/R P 6-1/179 Ocean City, NJ/St. Augustine Prep 26 Mike Schwartz SR S/L P 6-1/204 Merrick, NY/John F. Kennedy 30 Jimmy Kingsbury JR R/R P 6-1/187 Phoenixville, Pa./Malvern Prep 31 Tyler Arella SR R/L P 6-1/203 East Northport, NY/John Glenn 32 Chic DeGaetano FR R/R P 6-2/221 Sugarloaf, Pa./Hazelton Area 33 Brandon Siegenthaler FR R/R P 6-0/204 Montvale, NJ/Pasack Hills 48 Danny Wilkinson FR L/L P 6-0/192 Scotch Plains, NJ/Scotch Plains Fanwood

CATCHERS (4) No. Name Cl. B/T Pos. Ht./Wt. Hometown/Previous School 4 Will Reiner SO L/R C 5-8/195 Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand 7 Lucas Latrenta FR R/R C 6-3/206 Greenwich, Conn./Avon Old Farms 11 John Whooley FR R/R C 5-11/209 Wycoff, NJ/Ramapo 18 Colin Bergh SR R/R C 5-11/186 Seaford, Del./Sussex Tech

INFIELDERS (9) No. Name Cl. B/T Pos. Ht./Wt. Hometown/Previous School 1 AJ Hansen FR R/R INF 5-9, 173 Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley 2 Pat O’Neill JR S/R INF 5-11/175 Eagleville Pa./Methacton 9 Jeff Manto JR L/R INF 6-1/200 Bristol, Pa./St. Joseph’s Prep 13 Dylan McNary SO R/R INF 5-11/177 Jefferson, Mass./Noble and Greenough School 15 Matt Pinone SO R/L 1B 6-3/201 Royersford, Pa./Pope John Paul II 21 Ryan Toohers SR L/R 1B 6-4/211 Florham Park, NJ/Seton Hall Prep 22 Tim Lilly SR R/R INF 6-2/192 Glen Ellyn, Ill./St Francis College Prep 28 Dom Sarro SR R/R INF 5-11/173 North Riverside, Ill./St. Rita of Cascia 44 Nick Lorusso SO R/R INF 6-2/212 Monroe, Conn./Masuk

OUTFIELDERS (4) No. Name Cl. B/T Pos. Ht./Wt. Hometown/Previous School 3 Sam Margulis JR R/R OF 5-11/174 Pennington, N.J./Hopewell Valley Central 5 Tyler Bruno SR L/R OF 5-9/170 Breinigsville, Pa./Parkland 8 Chris Rotondo JR R/R OF 6-0/178 Redding, Conn./Fairfield College Prep 20 Theron Schilling SO R/R OF 6-1/192 West Chester, Pa./Unionville

Head Coach: #12 Kevin Mulvey (Villanova ‘13), Fourth Season [36-110 at Villanova, 36-110 overall] Assistant Coach: #19 Eddie Brown (Wagner ’12), Fourth Season (Recruiting Coordinator/Hitting Coach/Infielders) Assistant Coach: #23 Jabin Weaver (East Stroudsberg ‘15), Second Season (Pitching Coach) Athletic Trainer: Adam Edwards Strength & Conditioning: Matt Ambrose Director of Operations: Paige Maletz

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LAST GAME’S (w/ 2020 stats)

Pos. No. Name, Eligibility GP-GS AVG/OBP/SLG R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO CF 8 Chris Rotondo (R-R, Sr.) 6-6 .190/.346/.286 4 4 0 1 0 2 0-0 5 6 2B 2 Pat O’Neill (R-R, Jr.) 6-6 .333/.391/.381 1 7 1 0 0 2 0-1 0 6 1B 21 Ryan Toohers (R-R, Sr.) 6-6 .304/.360/.522 2 7 3 1 0 4 0-0 0 6 C 7 Lucas Latrenta (R-R, Fr.) 4-3 .273/.429/.273 1 3 0 0 0 2 0-0 2 8 SS 13 Dylan McNary (B-R, So.) 6-6 .263/.391/.421 3 5 0 0 1 5 2-2 4 6 C 4 Will Reiner (R-R, So.) 6-6 .000/.261/.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 6 6 LF 5 Tyler Bruno (R-R, Sr.) 6-3 .083/.267/.167 1 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 3 6 DH 22 Tim Lilly (L-R, Jr.) 6-5 .125/.222/.125 0 2 0 0 0 1 0-0 2 4 RF 3 Sam Margulis (R-R, Jr.) 6-6 .067/.333/.067 4 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 6 3 VILLANOVA .185/.316/.258 21 33 6 2 1 18 2-3 29 61 OPPONENT .159/.290/.244 22 28 6 0 3 17 5-7 30 44

OFF THE BENCH - IN NUMERICAL ORDER

Pos. No. Name, Class GP-GS AVG/OBP/SLG R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO INF 1 AJ Hansen (R-R, Fr.) 3-1 .000/.000/.000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 2 3B 9 Jeff Manto (L-R, Jr.) 1-1 .000/.000/.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 2 C 11 John Whooley (R-R, Fr.) 0-1 —/—/— — — — — — — — — — 1B 15 Matt Pinone (R-L, So.) 0-0 —/—/— — — — — — — — — — C 18 Colin Bergh (R-R, Sr.) 0-0 —/—/— — — — — — — — — — OF 20 Theron Schilling (R-R, Jr.) 1-1 .000/.000/.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 2 INF 28 Dominic Sarro (R-R, Sr.) 0-0 —/—/— — — — — — — — — — INF 44 Nick Lorusso (R-R, So.) 4-4 .200/.250/.267 2 3 1 0 0 1 0-0 1 4

2020 STARTING LINEUP SUMMARY

BY POSITION BY BATTING ORDER SPOT No. Name, Class GS C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 1 AJ Hansen (R-R, Fr.) 1 * * 1 * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1 * 2 Pat O’Neill (R-R, Jr.) 6 * * 5 1 * * * * * * 6 * * * * * * * 3 Sam Margulis (R-R, Jr.) 6 * * * * * 3 * 3 * * * * * 1 * * * 5 4 Will Reiner (R-R, So.) 6 6 * * * * * * * * * * * * * 4 1 1 * 5 Tyler Bruno (L-R, Jr.) 3 * * * * * * * 3 * * * * * * 1 1 1 * 7 Lucas Latrenta (R-R, Fr.) 3 * * * * * * * * 3 * * * 2 1 * * * * 8 Chris Rotondo (R-R, So.) 6 * * * * * * 6 * * 6 * * * * * * * * 9 Jeff Manto (L-R, So.) 1 * * * * * * * * 1 * * * * * * * 1 * 11 John Whooley (R-R, Fr.) 0 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 13 Dylan McNary (R-R, Fr.) 6 * * * * 6 * * * * * * * * 2 1 3 * * 15 Matt Pinone (R-R, So.) 0 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 18 Colin Bergh (R-R, So.) 0 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 20 Theron Schilling (R-R, So.) 1 * * * * * 1 * * * * * * * * * 1 * * 21 Ryan Toohers (L-R, Jr.) 6 * 6 * * * * * * * * * 2 4 * * * * * 22 Timothy Lilly (R-R, Jr.) 5 * * * 1 * 2 * * 2 * * * * 2 * * 2 1 28 Dominic Sarro (R-R, Jr.) 0 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 44 Nick Lorusso (R-R, Fr.) 4 * * * 4 * * * * * * * 4 * * * * * *

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MISCELLANEOUS HITTING STATS ANATOMY OF AN OFFENSE

Multi-Hit Games 2 3 4 5+ Total Career 2020 2019 2018 Ryan Toohers 1 1 - - 2 27 Hits-At Bats 33-178 390-1697 360-1587 Pat O’Neill 3 - - - 3 20 Chris Rotondo 1 - - - 1 17 Batting Average .185 .232 .227 Tyler Bruno - - - - - 15 Walks-HBP 29-5 222-68 188-46 Tim Lilly - - - - - 14 OBP .316 .342 .323 Nick Lorusso 1 - - - 1 14 Dylan McNary 1 - - - 1 12 Total Baserunners 67 680 594 Sam Margulis - - - - - 6 Hits Pct. 49% 57.4% 60.6% Dominic Sarro - - - - - 5 Walks-HBP Pct. 51% 42.6% 39.4% Will Reiner - - - - - 3 Jeff Manto - - - - - 1 Extra Base Hits 9 101 95 Lucas Latrenta 1 - - - 1 1 SLG .258 .328 .313 TEAM - - - - -

Multi-RBI Games 2 3 4 5+ Total Career Ryan Toohers - 1 - - 1 12 CAREER PINCH HITTING STATS Tim Lilly - - - - - 10 Nick Lorusso - - - - - 7 Name AB H RBI BB/HBP AVG OBP Tyler Bruno - - - - - 6 Pat O’Neill - - - - - 6 Colin Bergh 1 0 0 0/0 .000 .000 Dylan McNary 2 - - - 2 6 Tyler Bruno 24 6 1 1/0 .250 .280 Chris Rotondo 1 - - - 1 5 Lucas Latrenta 1 0 0 0/0 .00 .00 Dom Sarro - - - - - 2 Will Reiner - - - - - 2 Timothy Lilly 18 3 3 1/0 .167 .211 Colin Bergh - - - - - 1 Jeff Manto 1 0 0 0/0 .000 .000 Sam Margulis - - - - - 1 Pat O’Neill 4 0 0 1/0 .000 .200 TEAM - - - - - Chris Rotondo 3 0 0 0/0 .000 .000

Hitting Streaks Career Season Current (AVG) Dominic Sarro 11 2 0 1/0 .181 .250 Tyler Bruno 9 1 - Ryan Toohers 25 8 2 2/0 .320 .370 Dylan McNary 8 4 (2/15-2/22) - TOTAL 153 37 12 13/3 .242 .314 Ryan Toohers 7 2 1 1-4 (.250) Timothy Lilly 5 1 1 1-3 (.333) Dominic Sarro 5 - - Pat O’Neill 5 2 2 3-8 (.375) Sam Margulis 5 1 - Nick Lorusso 5 1 - Chris Rotondo 4 (4x) 2 2 3-9 (.333) Jeff Manto 2 - - HITTING FOR THE CLASS CYCLE Colin Bergh 2 - - Will Reiner 2 - - • Freshman Danny Wilkinson has been stellar through two outings Sam Margulis 1 - - this season. He has twice earned three-inning saves and is yet to allow a run. He has thrown 6.2 innings, allowed just two hits and struck out Reached Base Streaks Career Season Current (OBP) Ryan Toohers 23 3 - 11. Chris Rotondo 17 5 5 9-22 (.409) Tyler Bruno 13 2 2 3-6 (.500) • Sophomore Gordon Graceffo earned his second win of the season Dylan McNary 13 5 5 9-19 (.473) on his way to making the BIG EAST Honor Roll. Graceffo worked six Nick Lorusso 12 3 3 4-12 (.333) innings allowing four hits, two runs (one earned) and struck out four Sam Margulis 10 3 - Jeff Manto 8 - - without issuing a free pass. Timothy Lilly 7 1 1 2-4 (.500) Dominic Sarro 6 - 1* 1-2 (.500) • Junior Pat O’Neill has paced the offense through two weeks, lead- Pat O’Neill 6 3 3 5-13 (.385) ing in both avegage (.333) and OBP (.391). His seven hits are the most Will Reiner 5 3 - on the team. Colin Bergh 4 - - Will Reiner 5 3 - • Senior Ryan Toohers has been the power threat in the box for Vil- * denotes a streak which is carried over from last season lanova this season. His four extra base hits have given him the highest OBP streaks are in format of times reached base-plate appearances on the team at .522. He finished just a shy of the cycle against Maine on 2/22.

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HOME RUN TRACKER

No. Game No. Date Opponent Hitter Pitcher On Base Inning Outs Count Score* 1 3 2/16 Arizona State McNary Osman Hansen 7 2 1-0 2-4 -

Note: The score in the last column indicates the score before the home run was hit (Villanova score is always listed first)

TEAM HITTING BY OPPONENT/TOURNAMENT

Opponent/Tournament W-L AVG/OBP/SLG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO Arizona State 1-2 .149/.260/.207 83 7 13 2 0 1 5 0-0 12 27 Campbell Tournament 2-3 .220/.366/.308 91 14 20 4 2 0 13 2-3 17 34 Snowbird Baseball Classic Bucknell NJIT Coppin State St. Joesephs NC A&T Lafayette Georgetown St. John’s Seton Hall La Salle Butler FDU Creighton Navy Michigan State Army Rutgers Xavier VILLANOVA TOTAL 3-3 .185/.316/.258 178 21 33 6 2 1 18 2-3 29 61 OPPONENT TOTAL 3-3 .159/.290/.244 176 22 28 6 0 3 17 5-7 30 44

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STARTING PITCHING

No. Name, Class GS QS CG SHO CBO IP H R ER BB SO W-L ERA WHIP TEAM 24 Gordon Graceffo (R-R, So.) 2 1 0 0 0 11.1 6 3 2 4 5 2-0 1.59 0.90 30 Jimmy Kingsbury (R-R, Jr.) 2 1 0 0 0 12.1 9 6 6 5 9 1-1 4.38 1.15 25 Cole Vanderslice (R-R, Fr.) 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 2 1 1 2 1 0-0 2.25 3.00 33 B. Siegenthaler (R-R, Fr.) 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 3 3 3 1 0-0 13.50 3.00 VILLANOVA ------OPPONENTS ------

RELIEF PITCHING

No. Name, Class APP GF SV BS HLD IP H R ER BB SO W-L ERA WHIP IR-ST 45 Danny Wilkinson (L-L, Fr.) 2 2 2 0 0 6.2 2 0 0 7 11 0-0 0.00 1.45 1-1 16 Cameron Mathes (R-R, Jr.) 2 2 1 0 0 4.2 1 1 0 2 6 0-0 0.00 0.71 2-1 33 Brandon Siegenthaler (R-R, Fr.)1 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 4 0-1 0.00 0.50 0-0 6 Jack Povey (R-R, Fr.) 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0-0 0.00 1.0 0-0 25 Cole Vanderslice (R-R, Fr.) 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 0 1 1 2 4 0-0 2.25 0.50 2-0 31 Tyler Arella (R-L, Sr.) 3 2 0 0 0 3.0 3 3 2 3 2 0-1 6.00 2.00 3-0 10 Cam Kovachik (R-R, So.) 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 3 3 2 0 0-0 99.0 99.0 0-0 14 Jimmy Franchetti (R-R, So.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 - - 0-0 24 Gordon Graceffo (R-R, So.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 - - 0-0 26 Mike Schwartz (S-L, Sr.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 - - 0-0 30 Jimmy Kingsbury (R-R, Jr.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 - - 0-0 32 Chic DeGaetano (R-R, Fr.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 - - 0-0

VILLANOVA 6 6 3 0 0 21.1 8 9 6 16 28 0-2 2.53 1.12 0-0 OPPONENTS 6 6 2 0 0 19.2 13 11 9 10 24 3-1 4.12 1.17 0-0

OPPONENT HOME RUN TRACKER

No. Game No. Date Opponent Hitter Pitcher On Base Inning Outs Count Score* 1 1 2/14 ASU Torkelson Kingsbury None 4 0 3-2 0-0 2 2 2/15 ASU Torkelson Graceffo None 6 0 3-2 2-0 3 3 2/23 Purdue Nisle Vanderslice None 2 0 1-0 0-0

Note: The score in the last column indicates the score before the home run was hit (Villanova score is always listed first)

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TEAM STARTING PITCHING BY OPPONENT/TOURNAMENT

Opponent/Tourament W-L ERA WHIP AVG IP H R ER BB SO HR QS CG SHO Arizona State 1-1 5.27 1.43 .200 13.2 10 8 8 9 7 2 0 0 0 Campbell Tournament 2-0 2.25 0.93 .172 16.0 10 5 4 5 9 1 2 0 0 Snowbird Baseball Classic Bucknell NJIT Coppin State St. Joesephs NC A&T Lafayette Georgetown St. John’s Seton Hall La Salle Butler FDU Creighton Navy Michigan State Army Rutgers Xavier VILLANOVA TOTAL 3-1 3.64 .185 29.2 20 13 12 14 16 3 2 0 0 OPPONENT TOTAL 0-2 2.16 .175 33.1 20 10 8 19 37 0 1 0 0

TEAM RELIEF PITCHING BY OPPONENT/TOURNAMENT

Opponent/Tourament W-L ERA WHIP AVG IP H R ER BB SO HR SV BS HLD Arizona State 0-1 0.79 1.23 .091 11.1 3 3 1 11 12 0 1 0 0 Campbell Invitational 0-1 4.50 1.00 .143 10.0 5 6 5 5 16 0 2 0 0 Snowbird Baseball Classic Bucknell NJIT Coppin State St. Joesephs NC A&T Lafayette Georgetown St. John’s Seton Hall La Salle Butler FDU Creighton Navy Michigan State Army Rutgers Xavier VILLANOVA TOTAL 0-1 0.79 — .091 11.1 3 3 1 11 12 0 1 0 0 OPPONENT TOTAL 2-0 2.70 .167 6.2 3 2 2 4 8 1 2 0 0

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HEAD COACH KEVIN MULVEY

Kevin Mulvey embarks on his fourth season as the Villanova The Wildcats found a bit more success in 2019, as well as showed some positive signs baseball head coach in 2020. He is the 11th full-time head for the future. Nick Lorusso took home BIG EAST Rookie of the year by hitting .302 coach in the program's history of more than 150 years, and with four home runs and 29 RBIs. Lorusso also made 16 appearances on the mound, was hired on July 14, 2016 after spending the previous four showing his versatility as a two-way player. years as the Wildcats pitching coach. Mulvey might have found his top of the future during 2019, with Gordon As the 155th season of Villanova baseball dawns, Mulvey can Graceffo and Jimmy Kingsbury both showing a lot of potential as underclassmen. look back on having built a solid foundation for the future of Kingsbury, a sophomore, led the team in and tossed a , the program. While the progress may not appear in the win one-hit shutout against La Salle. Graceffo, a freshman, won three games and threw column, and his staff have created a positive culture centered the second most innings on the team. With each of them set to return, the weekend on the complete student-athlete experience. The results of rotation should be as strong as it has been in years. that focus paid immediate dividends from the standpoints of academic achievement, community involvement and alumni Mulvey pitched parts of seven seasons in the professional ranks and returned to cam- support. pus in 2013 to begin his coaching career. In addition to his four years as an assistant coach Mulvey coordinated the program's nationwide recruiting efforts in 2015 and The baseball team had a record 25 student-athletes named to the BIG EAST All-Acade- 2016, and oversaw the academic progress of the Wildcats student-athletes as the mic Team for the 2016-17 academic year, while the team as a whole achieved a grade- coaching staff's liaison to the Office of Academic Support. point average above a 3.0. Individual honors include 2017 senior Todd Czinege being named to the Philadelphia Big 5 All-Academic Team, while he and classmate Hunter Mulvey pitched for the Wildcats for three seasons (2004-06) and registered the most Schryver were among 10 national finalists for the Senior CLASS Award which recog- strikeouts (222) in a three-year span in school history. He also threw the eighth no-hit- nizes a student-athlete for their success in athletic competition, academic success and ter in school history as a sophomore in 2005. Following his junior season, he was se- community service. The success in the classroom has remained constant with the lected by the in the second round with the 62nd overall pick in the team earning an overall GPA of 3.1 in the fall of 2019, after 18 student-athletes made 2006 MLB Draft. He became the first Villanova player ever to be selected with a the BIG EAST All-Academic team in 2018-19. team's top draft pick.

Mulvey has instilled in the baseball program a commitment to giving back to the com- Mulvey pitched professionally in the organizations of the Mets, the munity. He and other members of the team make regular visits to the Children's Hos- and the . He pitched in the major leagues for both Minnesota pital of Philadelphia and have participated in several other athletic department and Arizona, logging 10 appearances and starting four games. In the minor leagues, initiatives. Mulvey also started the Baseball Service Weekend in his first year as head Mulvey appeared in 143 games with 130 starts and tallied 35 victories while pitching coach, in which the Wildcats dedicated a weekend during the spring to a team-wide more than 750 innings and striking out 547 batters. During his first full season of pro- community service project. fessional ball in 2007, Mulvey was named a midseason All-Star in the Double-A East- ern League and was also selected to pitch in the Futures Game which takes place Another new initiative Mulvey has started is the Villanova Baseball First Pitch Dinner, during 's All-Star Weekend. He wound up being a 12-game win- an unofficial kickoff to the start of the baseball season which brings together the cur- ner for the Binghamton Mets in 2007 and, at the end of the year, made his -A rent student-athletes with alumni, fans and other supporters of the baseball program. debut with six scoreless innings of two-hit ball. Past keynote speakers have included Larry Bowa, Dave Gallagher and Mike Neill. This year, the event was headlined by New York Mets senior VP John Ricco Mulvey and his wife, Athena, make their home in King of Prussia, Pa. They are the par- ents of two boys. Mulvey's first year as head coach had no shortage of positive storylines on the field. He mentored two players -- infielder Todd Czinege and pitcher Hunter Schryver -- who MULVEY YEAR-BY-YEAR went on to be selected in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft in June. Schryver was a seventh-round pick of the Tampa Bay Rays and was a first team All-BIG Year Record Pct. Big East Pct. Non-Conf. Pct. EAST selection after a season in which he had 91 strikeouts and the lowest ERA (2.44) 2017 14-33 .298 5-13 .278 9-20 .310 by a Villanova starting pitcher in more than 20 years. Czinege was a 29th round draft 2018 9-39 .188 1-17 .056 8-22 .267 pick of the Colorado Rockies after finishing his collegiate career ranked second in 2019 13-38 .255 4-13 .235 9-25 .264 school history with 244 career hits. 2020 3-3 .500 0-0 — 3-3 .500

Mulvey continued to work with the Villanova pitching staff during his first year as Total 39-113 .256 10-43 .188 29-70 .293 head coach. The selection of Schryver in the MLB Draft continued Mulvey's streak of having a pitcher ascend to the professional ranks in each of his five years as pitching coach. Left-handed pitcher Woody Bryson was signed by the as a VILLANOVA BASEBALL HEAD COACHES non-drafted free agent in June 2016, while Mulvey previously mentored a trio of pitchers who were chosen in the draft. Those pitchers included Pat Young (2013, 13th Name Years Coached Record Pct. round); JB Kole (2014, 8th round); and Max Almonte (2015, 16th round). Frederick Crolius 1905-1911 116-45-5 .714 Charles McGeehan 1912-1932 211-153-4 .579 Individual accolades continued to roll in for some Wildcats during the 2018 season. George “Doc” Jacobs 1933-1943 106-37-0 .741 First baseman Ryan Toohers and outfielder David Gulati were each named to the All- Al Severance 1944 4-1 .800 BIG EAST team. Ryan Toohers hit .298 with five home runs and slugged .472 on the year to land on the first team. David Gulati hit .276 and was a menace on the base Fr. Edward McCarthy 1944-1945 8-16-2 .346 paths, going 13-13 on attempts. Philip Weinert 1946-1949 43-28-0 .606 1950-1972 262-155-5 .627 Villanova got off to a 3-0 start to the 2018 campaign by sweeping Norfolk State on the Larry Shane 1973-1985 153-191-3 .445 road in convincing fashion. The program then continued its tradition of traveling to George Bennett 1986-2001 463-324-6 .588 play a traditional powerhouse by heading to Los Angeles to play USC. Joe Godri 2002-2016 360-420-3 .462 Kevin Mulvey 2017-present 36-110 .246

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VILLANOVA BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

GAMES SUMMARY 2020 VILLANOVA BASEBALL QUICK FACTS

2020 2019 2018 UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Overall 3-3 13-38 9-39 Name of School: ...... BIG EAST 0-0 4-13 1-17 Location: ...... Villanova, Pa. Non-Conference 3-3 9-25 8-22 Founded: ...... 1842 Home 0-0 6-16 2-21 Enrollment: ...... 6,584 Away 1-2 4-14 6-13 President: ...... Rev. Peter M. Donohue, O.S.A. Neutral 1-1 3-8 1-5 Athletic Director: ...... Mark Jackson Day Games 2-2 13-34 9-35 Nickname: ...... Wildcats Night Games 1-1 0-4 0-4 Colors: ...... Blue and White vs. Left-Handed Starter 1-1 4-10 1-13 Affiliation: ...... NCAA Division I vs. Right-Handed Starter 2-2 9-28 8-26 1-Run Games 1-0 5-5 1-14 BASEBALL COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF 2-Run Games 0-1 1-7 3-3 Head Coach/Pitching Coach: ...... Kevin Mulvey 5+-Run Games 1-1 2-15 3-16 Alma Mater: ...... Villanova ‘13 Extra Innings 0-0 1-2 1-1 Record at Villanova: ...... 36-110, .246 (Fourth Season) Shutouts 0-0 1-4 0-4 Career Record: ...... Same Recruiting Coordinator/Hitting Coach: ...... Eddie Brown (Fourth Season) Scoring 0-2 runs 1-2 1-19 0-21 Pitching Coach: ...... Jabin Weaver (Second Season) Scoring 3-5 runs 0-1 5-11 3-10 Volunteer Assistant Coach: ...... Mitchell Bennett (First Season) Scoring 6-9 runs 2-0 5-5 2-8 Baseball Operations: ...... Paige Maletz Scoring 10+ runs 0-0 2-3 4-0 Athletic Trainer: ...... Adam Edwards Strength & Conditioning Coach: ...... Matt Ambrose Allowing 0-2 runs 3-0 4-1 4-4 Equipment Coordinator: ...... Brandon Mango Allowing 3-5 runs 0-1 5-11 4-8 Student Manager: ...... Alex Denomme Allowing 6-9 runs 0-2 4-14 0-20 Student Manager: ...... Sara Barshap Allowing 10+ runs 0-0 0-13 1-7 BASEBALL HOME GAMES Scoring in 1st Inning 1-0 2-8 3-8 Home Field: ...... Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth Opponent Scoring in 1st Inning 1-0 5-16 3-12 Location: ...... Plymouth Meeting, Pa. Scoring First 2-0 7-15 6-10 Capacity: ...... 750 Opponent Scores First 1-3 6-23 3-29 Surface: ...... Infield Turf/Outfield Grass Dimensions: ...... 330 LF, 375 LC, 405 CF, 375 RC, 330 RF Leading After Six Innings 2-0 8-5 6-3 Villanova All-Time Record: ...... 190-197-1 (.491) Trailing After Six Innings 0-3 3-31 1-33 Tied After Six Innings 1-0 2-2 2-3 2020 TEAM INFORMATION 2019 Record: ...... 13-38 Leading After Seven Innings 3-0 11-4 7-2 2019 BIG EAST Record/Finish: ...... 4-13 / 7th Trailing After Seven Innings 0-3 1-31 2-34 2019 Postseason: ...... None Tied After Seven Innings 0-0 1-2 0-3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ...... 20/8 Position Players Returning/Lost: ...... 14/4 Leading After Eight Innings 3-0 13-1 8-0 Pitchers Returning/Lost: ...... 6/4 Trailing After Eight Innings 0-3 0-35 1-34 Newcomers: ...... 9 Tied After Eight Innings 0-0 0-1 0-3 TEAM HISTORY Get More Hits Than Opponent 3-0 7-6 8-4 First Year of Competition: ...... 1866 Opponent Gets More Hits 0-2 4-30 1-30 Overall Record (Years): ...... 1,927-1,554-29, .553 (155rd Season) Hits are Tied 0-1 2-2 0-5 Most Wins in a Season: ...... 42 (1989) Seasons with 30+ Wins: ...... 10 (last in 2008) Starting Pitcher Gets Decision 3-1 7-27 13-19 Seasons with 40+ Wins: ...... 2 (last in 1995) Bullpen Gets Decision 0-2 6-11 7-13 BIG EAST Championship Titles: ...... 2 (1989, 1991) BIG EAST Regular Season Titles: ...... 3 (1988, 1993, 1996) February Games 3-3 0-6 2-5 NCAA Tournament Berths: ...... 7 March Games 0-0 6-13 7-12 Most Recent NCAA Tournament Berth: ...... 1991 April Games 0-0 5-10 6-11 May Games 0-0 2-9 5-4

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VILLANOVA BASEBALL IN THE PROS

VILLANOVA AND THE MLB DRAFT VILLANOVA AND THE MAJOR LEAGUES

Year Round Pick Name Position Team Name Pos. Debut Games Team 1965 13 248 Robert Hall 3B Yankees Mickey Vernon 1B 7/8/1939 2409 Senators 1965 42 721 Vic Majewski P Athletics Mickey Doolin SS, 2B 4/14/1905 1728 Phillies 1966 10 197 Jack Grasing P Giants Nick Etten 1B 9/8/1938 937 Athletics 1967 14 268 Sam Greenwood OF Reds Eddie Murphy C 8/26/1912 761 Athletics 1968 21 468 Joseph Urbanovitch C Pirates Lennie Merullo SS 9/12/1941 639 Cubs 1968 30 663 Hal Burke P/OF Braves Bert Daniels OF 6/25/1910 526 Yankees 1968 69 901 Stephen Krines 3B Dodgers Jim Stephens C 4/11/1907 428 Browns 1969 1** 11 Joseph Urbanovitch C Cubs Denny Mack 1B, SS, 2B 5/6/1871 373 Rockford 1969 47 947 Ken O’Brien P Yankees Red Donahue P 5/6/1893 372 Giants 1970 5** 106 Ken O’Brien P Expos Bill Dietrich P 4/13/1933 368 Athletics 1970 4*** 76 Ken O’Brien P Dodgers Matt Szczur OF 8/17/2014 363 Cubs 1972 2* 38 John Lenahan P Mets Joe Cassidy SS, OF, 3B 4/18/1904 303 Senators 1972 4** 75 Mike Siani SS Dodgers Frank Fernandez C, RF 9/12/1967 285 Yankees 1972 26 609 Paul Burton P Pirates Steve Huntz SS, 3B, 2B 9/19/1967 237 Cardinals 1972 7*** 57 Mike Siani SS Rangers Mike Garbark C 4/18/1944 149 Yankees 1973 19 445 Bob Majczan P Yankees Jimmie Savage RF, 3B, SS 9/3/1912 148 Phillies 1973 23 540 Michael Kavanagh P Pirates Jack Hayden RF 4/26/1901 147 Athletics 1981 23 584 Bob Loscalzo OF Pirates Art Mahan 1B 4/30/1940 146 Phillies 1984 4 105 Gerry Holtz SS/2B Orioles Mike O’Neill P, LF 9/20/1901 137 Cardinals 1984 23 587 Ray Paparella 2B/3B Astros Bruce Howard P 9/4/1963 120 White Sox 1989 2 38 Gary Scott 3B Cubs Frank Kreutzer P 9/20/1962 78 White Sox 1989 9 230 Rafael Novoa P Giants Fred Lear 3B, PH, 2B 6/7/1915 75 Athletics 1989 14 368 Mike Wismer OF Dodgers Ben Geraghty SS, 2B, 3B 4/17/1936 70 Dodgers 1989 19 501 Bob McCreary P Twins Gary Scott 3B 6/7/1989 67 Cubs 1989 33 861 John Farren C Dodgers Snake Deal 1B 7/9/1906 65 Reds 1990 28 727 Dennis McCaffery OF White Sox Bunny Madden C 6/3/1909 56 Red Sox 1991 2 59 Mike Neill OF Athletics Gene Schall 1B, PH, LF 6/16/1995 52 Phillies 1991 3 86 Bill Bliss P Cubs Mike Porzio P 7/9/1999 51 Rockies 1991 4 110 Gene Schall OF Phillies Frank Skaff 1B, PH, 3B 9/11/1935 38 Dodgers 1991 19 507 Dennis McCaffery OF Angels Tom Catterson LF 9/19/1908 28 Dodgers 1991 22 594 Larry Kingsbury P Athletics Paddy Greene 3B, SS 9/10/1902 24 Phillies 1991 30 788 Brian Kenny P Cubs Rafael Novoa P 7/31/1990 22 Giants 1992 17 474 Jack Stanczak 3B Mariners Ed Cotter 3B, SS 6/12/1926 17 Phillies 1992 30 844 Larry Kingsbury P Athletics Mike Murphy C 5/17/1912 15 Cardinals 1993 8 227 Jack Stanczak 3B Rangers Nelson Greene P 4/28/1924 15 Dodgers 1994 26 733 Tom Koerick C/3B White Sox Vince Molyneaux P 7/5/1917 13 Browns 1995 13 367 David Herr P Expos Fred Sherry P 4/25/1911 10 Senators 1995 19 515 John Clifford C Rockies Ray Stoviak RF, PH, PR 6/5/1938 10 Phillies 1995 51 1389 Brian Bowness 1B/3B White Sox Brian Slocum P 4/22/2006 10 Indians 1996 17 494 Larry Kleinz SS Marlins Kevin Mulvey P 7/20/2009 10 Twins 1998 12 353 Dan Boublis P Rangers Barney McFadden P 4/24/1901 9 Reds 1998 15 464 John Pilato P Phillies Mike Neill OF 7/27/1998 6 Athletics 2000 3 73 Aaron Krawiec P Cubs Joe Walsh C 10/8/1910 5 Yankees 2002 2 63 Brian Slocum P Indians Connie McGeehan P, LF 7/15/1903 3 Athletics 2002 32 959 Rob Cafiero 1B Phillies Swede Larsen 2B, PR 6/17/1936 3 Braves 2003 25 747 James Russell P Expos Matt Broderick 2B 5/1/1903 2 Dodgers 2003 40 1188 Adrian Schau P Indians Mike Pasquella PH, 1B 7/9/1919 2 Phillies 2004 27 797 Adrian Schau P Indians Joe Connell PH, PR 6/15/1926 2 Giants 2004 29 873 Mike Ciccotelli P Mariners Ernie Lush CF 7/20/1910 1 Cardinals 2005 19 588 Jim Baxter P Red Sox Mike Loan C 9/18/1912 1 Phillies 2005 21 623 Nick Allen P Mariners Pat Kilhullen C 6/10/1914 1 Pirates 2006 2 62 Kevin Mulvey P Mets Al Smith P 6/18/1926 1 Giants 2006 28 843 Jeremy Hunt 1B Padres Jim Schelle P 7/23/1939 1 Athletics 2007 50 1441 Mike Loree P Giants 2008 17 525 Derek Shunk SS Padres Maje McDonnell Coach 1947-57 Phillies 2008 28 856 Jordan Ellis P Phillies Richard Nallin Umpire 1915-32 AL 2010 5 160 Matt Szczur OF Cubs 2010 20 597 Justin Bencsko OF Pirates 2010 37 1113 Brian Streilein P Astros 2010 45 1371 Mike Francisco P Phillies 2011 4 145 Kyle McMyne P Reds 2011 48 1451 Mike Francisco P Brewers 2012 30 930 Kyle Helisek P Cardinals 2013 13 402 Pat Young P Giants 2013 27 798 Tyler Sciacca SS Cubs 2014 8 236 JB Kole P Brewers PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS - 2020 SEASON 2015 16 491 Max Almonte P Cardinals 2017 7 199 Hunter Schryver P Rays Name Position Organization Highest Level 2017 29 866 Todd Czinege SS Rockies Todd Czinege 1B Rockies Lancaster (A+) Hunter Schryver P White Sox Birmingham (AA) * January Regular Draft ** January Secondary Draft *** June Secondary Draft Matt Szczur OF Phillies Phillies (MLB)

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VILLANOVA BALLPARK AT PLYMOUTH

The Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth opened in time for the 2003 sea- WALK-OFF WINS AT THE son and gives the Wildcats baseball program one of the finest facili- VILLANOVA BALLPARK AT PLYMOUTH ties in the BIG EAST Conference. Located off Germantown Pike in Plymouth Meeting, Pa., the stadium is just a 15 minute drive from the Villanova campus. 1. March 23, 2003...... Villanova 3, Notre Dame 2 (13th) RBI single by Danny Poydenis; Ryan Crammer scores The facility, which is enclosed by a 10-foot fence, features batting 2. April 26, 2003 ...... Villanova 4, Georgetown 3 (8th) cages and a bullpen with two pitching mounds that are located down Bases loaded walk to Mitch Mitchell; Mark Cardillo scores each of the lines. Behind the plate is a 10-foot high wall, over which 3. March 14, 2004 ...... Villanova 7, Cornell 6 (11th) stands the press box and permanent stands. The field dimensions are RBI single by Kelly Pickel; Brian Newbold scores 330 down each of the lines, 375 to the power alleys and 405 to 4. May 4, 2005 ...... Villanova 11, Temple 10 (9th) straightaway center field. The field contains FieldTurf in the infield James Dolbier reached on a throwing ; Jeremy Hunt scores and behind home plate, and an outfield made from a Pennsylvania 5. May 5, 2006 ...... Villanova 7, Cincinnati 6 (11th) rye blend. Balk; Kris Molloy scores 6. March 24, 2007...... Villanova 1, Louisville 0 (9th) The ballpark has had numerous improvements made since its open- Sacrifice bunt by Matt McFolling; throwing error; Dan Terpak scores ing. In 2006, new dirt in the infield and behind the plate was put in to 7. April 13, 2007 ...... Villanova 3, USF 2 (10th) create a more stable playing surface during inclement weather. Prior RBI single by Dan Terpak; Joe Cotter scores to the 2007, a permanent sound system was installed outside the 8. May 18, 2007 ...... Villanova 5, Rutgers 4 (12th) press box. The sound system was upgraded prior to the 2014 season Bases loaded walk to Joe Cotter; James Dolbier scores and Internet access was added in time for the 2016 season. During 9. March 7, 2008...... Villanova 2, Hartford 1 (9th) the summer of 2016, FieldTurf was installed on the infield and be- Passed ball; Joe Rosati scores hind home plate to significantly enhance the gameday experience of 10. April 1, 2008...... Villanova 10, La Salle 9 (9th) the Wildcats student-athletes. Padding for the outfield wall was in- RBI single by Ryan Arcadia; Tim Poydenis scores stalled prior to the start of the 2017 home season, and the padding 11. May 2, 2008 ...... Villanova 4, Pittsburgh 3 (9th) was extended down the lines before the 2018 season began. Solo home run by Kyle Carver 12. May 17, 2008 ...... Villanova 8, St. John’s 7 (11th) Location: Plymouth Meeting, Pa. RBI single by Robert Parks; Derek Shunk scores Capacity: 750 13. March 18, 2010...... Villanova 4, U. Sciences 3 (9th) Dimensions: 330 LF, 375 LC, 405 CF, 375 RC, 330 RF RBI single by Matt Fleishman; Dain Hall scores

Ballpark Firsts 14. March 19, 2010 ...... Villanova 2, Niagara 1 (9th) Game: March 23, 2003 (Villanova 3, Notre Dame 2 -- 13 inn.) RBI single by Matt Szczur; Paul Rambaud scores Batter: Steve Sollman, Notre Dame (struck out) 15. April 30, 2010 ...... Villanova 6, Georgetown 5 (9th) Hit: Alan Day, Villanova (single to left field, bottom of the 2nd) RBI single by Matt Fleishman; Kevin Wager scores Run: Alan Day, Villanova (bottom of the 2nd) 16. March 25, 2011...... Villanova 4, Seton Hall 3 (14th) RBI: Brian Trotta, Villanova (RBI double, bottom of the 2nd) David Koczirka bunt RBI single; Marlon Calbi scores Extra-Base Hit: Brian Trotta (double, bottom of the 2nd) 17. May 14, 2011 ...... Villanova 5, Rutgers 4 (9th) Home Run: Brian Newbold, Villanova (April 15, 5th Game) Dain Hall 2-run double; Marlon Calbi scores, David Koczirka scores No-Hitter: Shaun Parker, Rutgers (May 16, 2003 -- 5 inn.) 18. May 15, 2011 ...... Villanova 5, Rutgers 4 (10th) Villanova No-Hitter: Kevin Mulvey vs. UConn (March 25, 2005 -- 7 inn.) Solo home run by Tyler Reich 19. March 18, 2012...... Villanova 5, Buffalo 4 (9th) Year By Year Villanova Record RBI single by Tyler Sciacca; Matt Fleishman scores 20. April 3, 2012...... Villanova 2, Lafayette 1 (9th) Year Record Pct. Cumulative Record Pct. Sacrifice fly by Paul Rambaud; Dan Morris scores 2003 8-9 .471 8-9 .471 21. May 4, 2012 ...... Villanova 10, Notre Dame 9 (9th) 2004 13-10-1 .563 21-19-1 .524 RBI double by Paul Rambaud; Brandon Clark scores 2005 14-8 .636 35-27-1 .563 22. March 17, 2013...... Villanova 4, Marist 3 (10th) 2006 13-10 .565 48-37-1 .564 RBI single by Luke Emling; Derrick May, Jr. scores 2007 17-8 .640 65-45-1 .590 23. March 15, 2014 ...... Villanova 5, St. Peter’s 4 (9th) 2008 19-7 .731 84-52-1 .617 Wild pitch; Max Beermann scores 2009 14-9 .609 98-61-1 .616 24. March 19, 2016 ...... Villanova 3, Sacred Heart 2 (10th) 2010 13-10 .565 111-71-1 .609 Fielder’s choice by Max Beermann; throwing error; Adam Goss scores 2011 12-13 .480 123-84-1 .594 25. April 10, 2016...... Villanova 3, Butler 2 (9th) 2012 12-11 .522 135-95-1 .587 Fielder’s choice by Max Beermann; throwing error; Adam Goss scores 2013 6-20 .231 141-115-1 .551 26. May 7, 2016 ...... Villanova 6, NYIT 5 (11th) 2014 9-13 .409 150-128-1 .539 Wild pitch; May advanced to third, Morris scored, unearned 2015 12-8 .600 162-136-1 .543 27. April 7, 2017 ...... Villanova 3, Xavier 2 2016 14-11 .560 176-147-1 .545 Todd Czinege 2-run single; DeRenzi scored, Bruno scored 2017 6-13 .316 182-160-1 .532 28. April 9, 2019...... Villanova 8, St. Joe’s 7 2018 2-21 .087 184-181-1 .504 Doug DeMarrais RBI bunt single, Schilling scored 2019 6-16 .273 190-197-1 .491 190-197-1 .491 190-197-1 .491

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BIG EAST UPDATE

CONFERENCE STANDINGS VILLANOVA IN THE BIG EAST STATS (THROUGH 2/14)

BIG EAST OVERALL TEAM RANKS Team W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Butler 0-0 --- 5-0 1.000 Batting Average — — Seton Hall 0-0 --- 3-3 .500 On-Base Percentage — — St. John’s 0-0 --- 3-3 .500 Slugging Percentage — — Villanova 0-0 —- 3-3 .500 Runs Scored — — Creighton 0-0 --- 2-3 .400 Hits — — Xavier 0-0 --- 2-4 .333 Runs Batted In — — Georgetown 0-0 --- 1-6 .142 Doubles — — Triples — — NON-CONFERENCE RECORD: 3-3 (.500) Home Runs — — — — Week of February 24 - March 1 Plate Appearances — — At Bats — — Monday, February 24 Walks — — NO GAMES — — Strikeouts — — Tuesday, February 25 Sacrifice Bunts — — Xavier @ Louisville 3:00 PM Sacrifice Flies — — Stolen Bases — — Wednesday, February 26 Caught Stealing — — Georgetown @ Maryland E. Shore 2:00 PM Stolen Base Attempts — — Butler @ Indiana 3:00 PM Grounded Into Double Play — -

Thursday, February 27 ERA — — NO GAMES Opponent Batting Average — — Innings Pitched — — Friday, February 28 Strikeouts — — Villanova vs Northeastern 3:00 PM Strikeouts Looking — — Georgetown @ Richmond 1:30 PM Wins — — St. John’s @ UNCC 3:00 PM Losses — — Xavier @ C of C 4:00 PM Saves — — Seton Hall @ USC 9:00 PM Pickoffs — — Creighton @ UNLV 9:00 PM Sacrifice Bunts Allowed — — Butler @ Evansville Sacrifice Flies Allowed — — Hits Allowed — — Saturay, February 29 Runs Allowed — — Villanova vs Eastern Mich. 11:00 AM Earned Runs Allowed — — Butler @ Evansville 2:00 PM Walks Allowed — — Georgetown @ VCU 2:00 PM Doubles Allowed — — Xavier @ C of C 2:00 PM Triples Allowed — — St. John’s at UNCC 3:00 PM Home Runs Allowed — — Seton Hall @ USC 5:00 PM Wild Pitches — — Creighton @ UNLV 5:00 PM Balks — — Hit Batters — — Sunday, March 1 Villanova vs St. Louis 1:00 PM — — Butler @ Evansville 1:00 PM Chances — — Georgetown @ William & Mary 1:00 PM — — Xavier @ C of C 1:00 PM Assists — — St. John’s @ UNCC 1:00 PM Errors — — Seton Hall @ USC 4:00 PM Double Plays — — Creighton @ UNLV 4:00 PM Stolen Bases Against — — Caught Stealing By — — All listed times are Eastern Standard Time Stolen Bases Attempted — —

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THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED

THE LAST TIME A VILLANOVA PLAYER... THE LAST TIME VILLANOVA AS A TEAM...

BATTING Scored at least 25 runs 26 at West Virginia, 4.6.12 8 at-bats in a game Three players at Florida State, 3.2.16 Scored at least 20 runs 21 vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 3.4.15 7 at-bats in a game Chris Rotondo vs St. Bonaventure, 3.2.19 Scored at least 15 runs 16 vs Mt. Saint Mary’s, 3.3.19 6 hits in a game Donovan May vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 3.4.15 Scored at least 10 runs 11 at Army, 5.8.19 5 hits in a game Ryan Toohers at Xavier, 5.18.18 15+ runs in an inning 17, T5 at West Virginia, 4.6.12 2 hits in an inning Timothy Lilly Army (B2), 5.2.18 10-14 runs in an inning 12, T2 at Norfolk State, 2.26.12 Walk-off hit Doug deMarrais St. Joe’s (B11), 4.9.19 6-9 runs in an inning 7, T4 at Delaware, 4.28.19 5 runs in a game Adam Nelson Coppin State, 4.1.09 5 runs in an inning 5, T3 at Butler, 5.3.19 4 runs in a game Dylan McNary vs. George Mason, 2.17.19 20+ hits in a game 25 vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 3.4.15 5 doubles in a game Mike Wismer 1989 15-19 hits in a game 16 vs Bucknell, 3.26.19 4 doubles in a game 8+ hit in an inning 9, T2 at Norfolk State, 2.26.12 3 doubles in a game Todd Czinege Georgetown, 4.12.15 8 doubles in a game Georgetown, 4.12.15 2 triples in a game Connor Jones at La Salle, 3.14.14 7 doubles in a game at West Virginia, 4.6.12 Hit a Tim Lilly vs Mt. Saint Mary’s, 3.3.19 6 doubles in a game vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 3.4.15 Three home runs in a game Mike Neill 1990 3 triples in a game at La Salle, 4.6.10 Two home runs in a game Tim Lilly vs La Salle, 3.16.19 2 triples in a game vs St. Jospeh’s, 4.9.19 Back to back home runs Beermann/Jewitt vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 3.4.15 7 home runs in a game La Salle, 3.20.87 Pinch hit home run Steve Schrenk Penn, 3.24.10 6 home runs in a game Inside the park home run Connor Jones at La Salle (to CF), 3.14.14 5 home runs in a game Walk-off home run Tyler Reich Rutgers (B10), 5.15.11 4 home runs in a game at Pittsburgh, 4.20.07 Hit for the cycle Tyler Sciacca vs. Chicago State, 3.2.12 3 home runs in a game at St. John’s, 4.19.19 10+ total bases in a game Connor Jones, 11 at La Salle, 3.14.14 40+ total bases in a game 40 vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 3.4.15 8 RBI in a game Tim Lilly vs Mt. Saint Mary’s, 3.3.19 30+ total bases in a game 33 vs. Chicago State, 3.2.12 7 RBI in a game 25-29 total bases in a game 27 vs Mt. Saint Mary’s, 3.3.19 6 RBI in a game Max Beermann vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 3.4.15 15+ walks in a game 16 at West Virginia, 4.6.12 5 RBI in a game Max Beermann at La Salle, 3.11.15 10-14 walks in a game 10 Lafeyette, 4.2.19 Walk-off RBI Doug deMarrais St. Joe’s (B11), 4.9.19 15+ strikeouts in a game 15 Maryland, 5.1.19 4 walks in a game Tyler Sciacca at West Virginia, 4.6.12 10-14 strikeouts in a game 11 at ASU, 2.16.20 3 walks in a game Sam Margulis Campbell, 2.22.18 7 HBP in a game Temple, 5.4.05 5 strikeouts in a game Kevin Jewitt at Florida State, 3.2.16 6 HBP in a game vs Mt. Saint Mary’s, 3.3.19 4 strikeouts in a game JP Radvany at Seton Hall, 4.27.18 5 HBP in a game vs Army-West Point, 5.8.19 4 stolen bases in a game Kris Molloy Saint Peter’s, 3.13.04 4 HBP in a game Delaware, 4.28.19 3 stolen bases in a game Connor Jones at Temple, 4.25.12 10+ stolen bases in a game 11 vs. Akron, 3.5.09 3 HBP in a game Kevin Jewitt Butler, 5.15.14 6-9 stolen bases in a game 7 at Butler, 5.3.15 2 HBP in a game Pat O’Neill Maine, 2.22.20 Extra inning win 8-7 (11) vs St. Jospeh’s, 4.9.19 3 sacrifice bunts in a game Doug deMarrais vs Cent. Mich., 3.10.13 Extra inning loss 5-6 (10) Monmouth, 4.23.19 2 sacrifice flies in a game Todd Czinege at Norfolk State, 2.23.14 15 innings L, 2-4 Princeton, 4.17.73 14 innings L, 10-11 at Florida State, 3.2.16 PITCHING 13 innings L, 1-3 Hofstra, 3.29.15 Complete game Jimmy Kingsbury La Salle, 3.17.19 12 innings L, 10-11 vs. Boston College, 2.28.16 Shutout Jimmy Kingsbury La Salle, 3.17.19 11 innings L, 5-6 Monmouth, 4.23.19 Combined shutout Schryver/Arella Georgetown, 4.29.17 Shutout the other team W, 1-0 La Salle, 3.17.19 Pitched more than 9 innings Got shutout L, 0-17 Butler, 5.5.19 15+ strikeouts Pat Young, 18 Chicago State, 3.15.13 Turned 4 double plays vs. North Dakota State, 3.1.15 12+ strikeouts Brian Streilein, 12 at Norfolk St., 2.19.10 Turned 3 double plays vs Lafayette, 4.2.19 10+ strikeouts Ryan Doty, 11 at Seton Hall, 4.28.18 Triple play at Georgetown, 5.12.07 No-hitter (9 innings) Phil Fidalgo Scranton, 4.19.60 Unassisted triple play Derek Shunk at Georgetown, 5.12.07 No-hitter (7 innings) Kevin Mulvey Connecticut, 3.26.05 Committed 6+ errors 6 at Florida State, 3.1.13 Combined no-hitter Howard/Kiley Philadelphia Textile, 4.5.62 Committed 5 errors Seton Hall, 4.7.19 One-hitter Jimmy Kingsbury La Salle, 3.17.19 Committed 4 errors vs. George Mason, 2.17.19 Combined one-hitter Three pitchers Lafayette, 4.3.12 Allowed 20+ runs 23 at Army-West Point, 5.23.19 Allowed 15-19 runs 17 at Butler, 5.5.19 FIELDING Struck out 20+ 21 Chicago State, 3.15.13 15+ putouts in a game Ryan Toohers, 15 Penn, 3.27.19 Struck out 15-19 15 at St. John’s, 5.18.17 10+ assists in a game Ryan Arcadia, 10 St. Francis-Brooklyn, 3/18/06 Struck out 10-14 10 at Campbell, 2.22.20 3 errors in a game Dylan McNary vs Mt. Saint Mary’s, 3.3.19 Walked 15+ 18 at Army-West Point, 5.8.19 Unassisted triple play Derek Shunk at Georgetown, 5/12/07 Walked 10-14 10 at Creighton, 5.16.19

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2020 TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES

VILLANOVA TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

BATTING BATTING Most at-bats 31 3x Maine (2.22) Most at-bats 5 Chris Rotondo (2.22) Fewest at-bats 29 Purdue (2.23) Most runs 2 Chris Rotondo (2.22) Most runs (game) 7 Maine (2.22) Most hits 3 Ryan Toohers (2.22) Most runs (inning) 4 7th, Maine (2.22) Most RBI 3 Ryan Toohers (2.22) Fewest runs (game) 1 2x Purdue (2.23) Most doubles 1 Multiple Players Most hits (game) 8 2x @ Campbell (2.22 Most triples 1 2x Toohers/Rotondo (2.22) Most hits (inning) — — Most home runs 1 Dylan McNary (2.16) Fewest hits (game) 2 @ ASU (2.16) Most total bases — — Most RBI 6 2x @ Campbell (2.12) Most walks 3 2x Rotondo/Margulis (2.22) Most doubles 2 2x Maine (2.22) Most strikeouts 3 2x Ryan Toohers (2.23) Most triples 1 2x @ Campbell (2.22) Most sacrifice bunts 1 4x Dylan McNary (2.23) Most home runs 1 @ ASU (2.16) Most sacrifice flies — — Most extra-base hits 3 Maine (2.22) Most stolen bases 2 Dylan McNary (2.22) Most total bases — — Most hit by pitches 2 Pat O’Neill (2.22) Most walks 5 @ ASU (2.16) Fewest walks 2 @ Campbell (2.22) PITCHING Most strikeouts 13 @ Campbell (2.22) Most innings pitched 6.1 Jimmy Kingsbury (2.14) Fewest strikeouts 7 @ ASU (2.15) Longest game started 6.1 Jimmy Kingsbury (2.14) Most sacrifice bunts 2 2x Purdue (2.23) Longest relief appearance 4.0 Cole Vanderslice (2.16) Most sacrifice flies — — Most runs allowed 4 Jimmy Kingsbury (2.14) Most stolen bases 2 Maine (2.22) Most earned runs allowed 4 Jimmy Kingsbury (2.14) Most hit by pitches 2 2x @ Campbell (2.22) Most hits allowed 5 Jimmy Kingsbury (2.14) Most runners LOB 9 @ Campbell (2.22) Most home runs allowed 1 3x Cole Vanderslice (2.15) Fewest runners LOB 2 @ ASU (2.16) Most strikeouts 6 Danny Wilkinson (2.22) Most walks allowed 5 Danny Wilkinson (2.15) PITCHING Most wild pitches 2 Brandon Siegenthaler (2.16) Most innings pitched 9 3x @ Campbell (2.22) Most hit batters 1 4x Cam Kovachik (2.23) Most runs allowed (game) 7 Purdue (2.23) Most balks — — Most runs allowed (inning) 5 8th Purdue (2.23) Most earned runs allowed 6 Purdue (2.23) FIELDING Fewest runs allowed 1 @ ASU (2.15) Most putouts 10 Will Reiner (2.22) Most hits allowed (game) 6 Purdue (2.23) Most assists 4 Dylan McNary (2.22) Fewest hits allowed 3 @ ASU (2.15) Most errors 1 3x Multiple Players Most home runs allowed 1 3x Purdue (2.23) Most passed balls 3 John Whooley (2.16) Most strikeouts 10 @ Campbell (2.22) Fewest strikeouts 6 @ ASU (2.16) Most walks allowed 9 @ ASU (2.15) MISCELLANEOUS TEAM SUPERLATIVES Fewest walks allowed 2 @ Campbell (2.22)

Most wild pitches 4 @ ASU (2.16) Longest winning streak 2 2.22 Most hit batters 1 4x Purdue (2.23) Longest losing streak 1 3x— Most balks — — Largest winning margin 5 (7-2) 2.22

Largest losing margin 6 (6-1) 2.23 FIELDING Largest deficit overcome in a win 2 (2-0) 2.22 Most putouts 27 3x @ Campbell (2.22) Largest lead blown in a loss — — Most assists 9 @ ASU (2.15) Longest game (innings) 9 2.15 Most errors 2 @ Campbell (2.22) Longest game (time) 3:18 2.22 Most double plays 1 2x @ ASU (2.16) Shortest game (time) 2:34 2.22 Most passed balls 3 @ ASU (2.16) Largest home crowd — — Largest road crowd 2399 2.16 Largest neutral site crowd 158 2.23

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