Cornell Baseball 2016 Game Notes Cornell Big Red (8-9, 2-0 Ivy League) Schedule & Results March Cornell at Brown 5 vs. Northeastern RMI L, 0-6 5 vs. Northeastern RMI W, 7-5 Murray Stadium, Providence, R.I. 6 vs. Northeastern RMI L, 0-11 (7) Saturday, April 9, 2016, Noon (doubleheader) 12 at Wofford L, 1-5 Brown Record: 7-13, 1-3 Ivy League 12 at Wofford W, 12-5 Audio: Ivy League Digital Network 13 at Wofford W, 6-2 (8) Stats: www.brownbears.com 18 at Bucknell W, 8-6 (11) 19 at Bucknell L, 3-12 Cornell at Yale 19 at Bucknell W, 5-2 20 at Bucknell W, 3-2 Yale Field, West Haven, Conn. 25 at UCF L, 3-4 Sunday, April 10, 2016, Noon (doubleheader) 26 at UCF L, 3-8 Yale Record: 9-18-1, 4-2 Ivy League 27 at UCF L, 0-16 Audio: Ivy League Digital Network 30 at Rollins L, 5-6 Stats: www.yalebulldogs.com 30 at Rollins L, 5-13 April Probable Starters 2 HARVARD * W, 5-1 Sat. G1: Cornell (RHP Paul Balestrieri, 1-3, 4.08) • Brown (RHP C. Taugner, 3-1, 2.38) 2 HARVARD * W, 6-4 Sat. G2: Cornell (RHP Tim Willittes, 2-2, 5.61) • Brown (RHP Reid Anderson, 0-3, 5.76) 5 at St. Bonaventure Cancelled 5 at St. Bonaventure Cancelled Sun. G1: Cornell (LHP Justin Lewis, 1-3, 4.08) • Yale (RHP Mason Kukowski, 0-4, 5.46) 9 at Brown * Noon Sun. G2: Cornell (RHP Peter Lannoo, 1-2, 9.00) • Yale (TBD) 9 at Brown * ~2:30 p.m. 10 at Yale * Noon What’s on Tap: 10 at Yale * ~2:30 p.m. Cornell will play its first Ivy League road games of the season this weekend, when it 13 BINGHAMTON 4 p.m. makes an interdivisional trip to New England for doubleheaders against Brown at 16 COLUMBIA * Noon noon Saturday and Yale at noon Sunday. 16 COLUMBIA * ~2:30 p.m. 17 COLUMBIA * Noon The Big Red, In Brief: 17 COLUMBIA * ~2:30 p.m. In its first season under head coach Dan Pepicelli, Cornell swept Harvard last weekend R 20 DARTMOUTH * Noon for the first time since 1995. The Big Red also posted six victories in March, including R 20 DARTMOUTH * ~2:30 p.m. series victories at Wofford and Bucknell. ... Junior Tommy Wagner leads the team with 23 at Penn * Noon a .359 average, and sophomore Dale Wickham is batting .333. Sophomore Ellis Bitar is 23 at Penn * ~2:30 p.m. now batting .293 with hits in eight of his last nine games. Junior Cole Rutherford leads 24 at Penn * Noon the squad with four home runs, two triples, 14 RBIs and .556 slugging percentage. He 24 at Penn * ~2:30 p.m. 26 at Canisius 4 p.m. was the Ivy League Player of the Week after stroking three home runs in the series at 26 at Canisius ~6:30 p.m. Wofford. ... Junior Tim Willittes (2-2, 5.61) leads the pitching staff with 31 strikeouts and 29 PRINCETON * Noon was twice named Ivy League Pitcher of the Week in March. Senior Michael Byrne (2-1, 29 PRINCETON * ~2:30 p.m. 3.50) has the lowest ERA among probable starters. Sophomore Justin Lewis (1-3, 4.08) and freshman Adam Saks (0-0, 9.39) both have a team-high eight relief appearances. May 1 at Princeton * Noon 1 at Princeton * ~2:30 p.m. Follow the Big Red Baseball Media Contact 4 at Binghamton 4 p.m. Website: www.CornellBigRed.com Brandon Thomas, Assistant Director Facebook: Cornell Athletics of Athletic Communications * Ivy League game Twitter: @CornellSports Office Phone: (607) 255-5627 R Rescheduled game Instagram: @CornellSports Email: [email protected] RMI RussMatt Invitational; at Winter Haven, Fla. YouTube: CornellAthletics 2016 Cornell Baseball Team Possible Position Starters Cornell Quick Facts CF • 19 • Wickham (So., L/R) Location ....................................Ithaca, N.Y. 14853 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year B/T Hometown High School (Previous College) Founded ............................................................ 1865 2 Ellis Bitar C 5-11 185 So. R/R Katy, Texas Seven Lakes HS Enrollment .....................................................13,700 3 Jamie Smith OF/P 6-2 190 Jr. S/R New Orleans, La. Isidore Newman School RF • 25 • Weston (Jr., R/R) LF • 27 • Winawer (Sr., L/L) - OR - President (interim) ..............Hunter Rawlings III 4 Marlon Rainville OF 5-10 175 Sr. R/R Newton, Mass. Newton North HS 6 • Arndt (Fr., L/R) 5 Eliot Lowell IF 5-10 175 Sr. R/R San Diego, Calif. St. Augustine HS Director of Athletics .............J. Andrew Noel, Jr. 6 Josh Arndt IF/OF 6-2 185 Fr. L/R Phoenix, Ariz. Arcadia HS Colors ...........................Carnelian Red and White 7 Scott Soltis RHP 6-0 180 Jr. R/R Montclair, Va. Osbourn Park HS Conference.............................................Ivy League Field ............................................David F. Hoy Field 8 Frankie Padulo IF 5-8 150 Jr. R/R Los Alamitos, Calif. Los Alamitos HS SS • 8 • Padulo (Jr., R/R) 2B • 5 • Lowell (Sr., R/R) 9 Griffin Tutun IF 5-5 150 So. R/R Rye, N.Y. Rye HS 11 Austin Wahl RHP 6-3 181 Jr. R/R Hollister, Calif. Palma HS Coaching Information 12 Ryne Veenema RHP 6-0 185 Sr. R/R Fairport, N.Y. Fairport HS (Monroe CC) Head Coach ...................................... Dan Pepicelli 13 Adam Saks RHP 5-10 160 Fr. R/R Delray Beach, Fla. Pine Crest School (SUNY Cortland 1990) 15 Tommy Wagner IF 5-9 175 Jr. R/R Victor, N.Y. Victor HS Career record .........229-185-1 (12th season) 16 Austin Arnold LHP 6-2 185 Fr. L/L Midlothian, Va. James River HS 3B • 15 • Wagner (Jr., R/R) 1B • 36 • Rutherford (Jr., R/R) Record at Cornell ................ 8-9 (first season) 17 Parker Morris OF/P 6-4 170 Fr. R/R Crozet, Va. St. Anne’s Belfield School 19 Dale Wickham OF 5-11 170 So. L/R Victor, N.Y. Victor HS Associate Head Coach ......................... Tom Ford (Ithaca 1979) 20 Paul Balestrieri RHP 6-1 210 Jr. R/R West Windsor, N.J. West Windsor-Plainsboro South DH • 30 • Price (Jr., L/R) 21 Mitch Blackstone C 6-3 195 Fr. R/R Vienna, Va. George C. Marshall HS - OR - Assistant Coach ....... Scott Marsh (UCLA 1986) 22 Cole Rutherford 1B 6-4 230 Jr. R/R Simi Valley, Calif. Chaminade Prep (Orange Coast Coll.) 32 • Fraser (Fr., R/R) Volunteer Assistant Coach .............Frank Hager 23 Jamie Flynn RHP 6-1 205 Jr. R/R Ashland, Ore. Ashland HS (Lane CC) (Cornell ’12) 25 Jacob Weston OF 6-1 210 Jr. R/R Corona, Calif. Centennial HS C • 2 • Bitar (So., R/R) 26 Justin Lewis LHP 6-1 185 So. L/L La Cañada, Calif. La Cañada HS - OR - Team Information 27 Jordan Winawer OF 6-0 190 Sr. L/L Mountain View, Calif. Mountain View HS 30 • Price (Jr., L/R) 2016 Record............................................................8-9 28 Michael Byrne LHP 6-1 215 Sr. L/L Vienna, Va. Langley HS 2015 Record.......................................................13-27 29 Tim Willittes RHP 6-4 220 Jr. R/R Scottsdale, Ariz. Desert Mountain HS Breaking Down The Harvard Games: 2015 Ivy League Record ..................................9-11 30 C.J. Price C/IF 6-1 195 Jr. L/R Naples, Fla. Seacrest HS (Wash. U.) First Varsity Season ........................................ 1869 31 Collin McGee RHP 6-0 185 Sr. R/R Auburn, Pa. Schuylkill Haven Area HS The Big Red is coming off its first season sweep of Harvard since 1995, posting All-Time Record ........................... 1,673-1,848-34 32 Mark Fraser 1B/P 6-5 230 Fr. R/R San Jose, Calif. Savannah Christian Prep (Ga.) crooked numbers late in both games of last Saturday’s doubleheader at Hoy Field. All-Time Ivy Record (since 1993) .........196-266 33 Will Simoneit C 6-4 205 Fr. R/R Glen Ellyn, Ill. Glenbard West HS Junior Cole Rutherford drove in the go-ahead runs in both games. Junior Paul Bales- 34 Tyler Fernandez LHP 6-0 190 So. L/L Mount Vernon, N.Y. Rye Country Day School trieri yielded just an unearned run and three hits in a complete game gem to open NCAA Tournament Appearances ......................2 35 Trey Baur IF 6-5 215 So. R/R St. Louis, Mo. Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day the day, earning his first victory after Cornell manufactured four runs on just two hits Years ................................................... 1977, 2012 36 Rob Pannullo RHP 6-0 185 Jr. R/R North Caldwell, N.J. Montclair Kimberley in the sixth inning for a 5-1 victory. Sophomore Justin Lewis and senior Michael By- Ivy League Championships (since 1993) .......1 39 Peter Lannoo RHP 6-6 220 Jr. R/R Terre Haute, Ind. Terre Haute South Vigo HS rne then tossed seven scoreless innings of relief in the the second game, and Cornell Year ................................................................. 2012 40 Pierre Le Dorze OF/P 6-2 220 So. R/R Bainbridge Island, Wash. O’Dea HS rallied from a four-run deficit for a 6-4 victory. Junior C.J. Price hit a solo home run in the sixth and Rutherford’s two-run single in the seventh pulled the Big Red ahead for Coaches good. Sophomore Ellis Bitar was 2-for-4 with a double. Series History vs. Brown 24 Dan Pepicelli Ted Thoren Head Coach of Baseball 14 Tom Ford Associate Head Coach (third base) About Brown: Overall: Cornell leads, 59-58-2 1 Scott Marsh Assistant Coach (pitching coach) The Bears are 7-13 overall after going 1-3 in their first Ivy League games of the sea- Last five years: 18 Frank Hager Volunteer Assistant Coach (first base) son last weekend.