Penn Baseball 2019 Game Notes @PennBaseball PennAthletics.com [email protected] @UPennBaseball @PennAthletics 803-431-6663 2019 SCHEDULE SERIES MATCHUP MARCH (13-7) 1 at UNC Greensboro ........... 3-5, L PENN QUAKERS (14-8, 3-3 Ivy) vs. DARTMOUTH BIG GREEN (9-14, 3-3 Ivy) Games 23-25 • April 6-7 • Hanover, N.H. • ESPN+ 2 at UNC Greensboro ....5-6 (13 inn.), L 3 at UNC Greensboro ...........7-10, L PENN DARTMOUTH 5 at Duke .............. 7-6 (11 inn.), W Record: 14-8 2019 Record: 9-14 Conference: 3-3 Conference: 3-3 6 at Duke ......................3-1, W 9 at Winthrop .................13-4, W Head Coach: John Yurkow Head Coach: Bob Whalen 9 at Winthrop ...................1-4, L Career record: 116-108-1 (6) Career record: 585-560-3 (30) 10 at Winthrop. ............... .13-5, W at Penn: Same at Dartmouth: Same 13 at Lafayette .................19-3, W PROJECTED STARTERS 16 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON ......8-4, W Game 1: John Alan Kendrick Game 1: Cole O’Connor 16 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON .....18-5, W 0-1, 3.58 ERA, 27.2 IP, 25 K 2-3, 8.71 ERA, 31.0 IP, 13 K 17 at Fairleigh Dickinson ........ 8-5, W 17 at Fairleigh Dickinson ........16-2, W Game 2: Mitchell Holcomb Game 2: Justin Murray 20 at Lehigh ...................13-2, W 4-0, 4.66 ERA, 29.0 IP, 21 K 1-1, 5.01 ERA, 23.1 IP, 17 K 23 HARVARD* ................9-12, L 23 HARVARD* ...............16-12, W Game 3: Christian Scafidi Game 3: Nathan Skinner 24 HARVARD* .................6-8, L 2-1, 5.40 ERA, 28.1 IP, 22 K 1-3, 5.47 ERA, 26.1 IP, 14 K 27 at Villanova^ .................4-5, L 30 BROWN* ...........8-7 (16 inn.), W IT’S PENN, PLEASE 31 BROWN* .................17-4, W The first time you mention us on-air or in your columns, please use our full name—the APRIL (1-1) University of Pennsylvania. After that, we ask that you refer to us simply as Penn. We 1 BROWN* ..................7-14, L would ask that you refrain from calling us Pennsylvania or UPenn at any time. 2 SAINT JOSEPH’S ..........20-7, W Thanks for your cooperation! 6 at Dartmouth* .............11:30 a.m. 6 at Dartmouth* ................3 p.m. QUAKER NOTEMEAL 7 at Dartmouth* ................ 1 p.m. *Game one will be the 174th meeting between Penn and Dartmouth. The series has 10 MONMOUTH ............... 3 p.m. historically been close, with the Big Green holding a 90-82-2 record against the 13 PRINCETON* ............ 11:30 a.m. Quakers. Penn won the first matchup between the two teams, 9-6 in 1891. The last four 13 PRINCETON* ............... 3 p.m. series have been an even contest, with a win, loss, and tie for Penn in last year’s series and three-consecutive twinbill splits the three years prior. 14 PRINCETON* ................1 p.m. 16 at La Salle ................3:30 p.m. *Penn will be lead by four team captains this season: seniors Sean Phelan and Matt 20 YALE* .................. 11:30 a.m. O’Neill, and juniors Chris Adams and Christian Scafidi. 20 YALE* ..................... 3 p.m. *Penn was picked to finish fourth in the 2019 Ivy League preseason poll. The Quakers 21 YALE* ......................1 p.m. last won the Ivy League Championship in 1995, and their last appearance in the best-of- 24 SETON HALL ............... 3 p.m. three Ivy Championship Series was in 2017. Penn was swept in two games by Yale. Penn 27 at Cornell* ................11:30 a.m. began League play last weekend, winning one of three against Harvard. 27 at Cornell* ...................3 p.m. *The Quakers return all four of their All-Ivy selections from last year including first-team 28 at Cornell* ................... 1 p.m. selections Matt McGeagh and Eduardo Malinowski, and second-team selections Peter 30 at George Washington .....3:30 p.m. Matt and Phelan. Penn also returns seven of its starting field players from the 2018 season and ten letterwinners. MAY (0-0) *Penn was selected as one of the programs to receive the 2018 ABCA Team 3 COLUMBIA* ................ 2 p.m. Academic Excellence Award after posting a team GPA greater than 3.0 on a 4.0 scale 4 COLUMBIA* ............. 11:30 a.m. during the 2018 season. 4 COLUMBIA* ................ 3 p.m. *The Quakers have put notice on the nation as their offense is one of the best in 18-19 Ivy League Championship Series ...TBA Division I baseball. Penn ranks second in scoring (10 runs per game), batting average (.346), and on-base percentage (.445). Additionally, the Quakers rank first in doubles per game (3.05) and third in slugging percentage (.521). * Ivy League Contest ^ Liberty Bell Classic Game *Penn ranks first in the Ivy League in RBI with 196 RBI. The Quakers have 67 more RBI than the League’s second-best, Yale (129). QUICK FACTS QUAKER NOTEMEAL Penn 2019 Review *Sean Phelan ranks sixth in the nation in *Kendrick threw 7.1 innings of relief in Overall Record .......................14-8 hits per game (1.76). The senior captain Penn’s 16-inning game against Brown. leads the Ivy League with 39 hits. He has He was scoreless through his first seven ........................4-2 Home Record the second-best batting average in the innings, and in total allowed two runs on Away Record ......................... 7-5 Ivies (.402) and in his 97 at-bats has only five hits with four strikeouts. Neutral Record ........................1-0 struck out nine times. *Seven of Penn’s starting nine have a Conference .......................... 3-3 *Craig Larsen leads the Ivy League with 30 batting average greater than .300 through RBI. The freshman added to his lead with Last 5 ............................... 3-2 17 games. Phelan leads the group (.400) a pair of RBI in Penn’s 20-7 win over Saint Last 10. 6-4 followed by Larsen (.389), Hood (.360), Joseph’s. Additionally, Larsen ranks ninth in Eduardo Malinowski (.325), Matt O’Neill the nation in hits per game (1.70) and 12th (.323), (.317), and Coaching Staff in RBI per game (1.40). Peter Matt Jackson Petersen (.303). Junior captain Chris W. Joseph Blood Head Coach of Baseball *Chris Adams made his return from injury Adams was batting .353 through five .. .............John Yurkow (Rowan ‘99) against Saint Joseph’s after missing nearly games before missing time this season due Record at Penn(Years) .........115-107-1 (6) a month after Penn’s 7-6 win over #22 to injury. Ivy League Record ................ 64-30-1 Duke on March 5. The junior captain didn’t miss a beat, going 3-for-5 with four RBI *Petersen has developed into his role as Career Record ....................116-108-1 and three runs scored. Penn’s designated hitter over the past few Assistant Coach ............. Mike Santello weeks. Since Penn’s series against Fairleigh Dickinson starting on March 16, he has Assistant Coach ............Josh Schwartz *Peter Matt has proven to be one of the best baserunners in the Ivy League. He gone 10-of-25 with three doubles and six Assistant Coach .............Will Kaufman ranks first in the Ivies in runs scored (27) RBI. and ranks 17th in the nation in runs per Baseball History game (1.29). He has 11 of Penn’s 26 stolen *Freshman Andrew Hernandez hit his first bases. collegiate home run with a solo shot in ....................... 1875 Inaugural Year game one of Penn’s series with Harvard. All Time Record ...........1,916-1,726-44 (.520) *Holcomb earned his fourth victory of the In seven games played and two starts this Ivy League Titles .......................5 season in Penn’s 17-4 win over Brown on season he is batting 4-for-11 (.364) with Sunday. He holds the League’s best record three RBI and six runs scored. Years ..........1975, 1988, 1989 1990, 1995 at 4-0. The junior has pitched 29 innings Single-Season Victories ..........29 (1989) over five starts this season, allowing 18 runs *Through 18 games, eight Penn players on 30 hits with 21 strikeouts. 20-Win Seasons (Last) ...........23 (2017) have 20 or more hits. Phelan (30) leads the group, while (28), (27), *Captain Matt O’Neill has the best on-base Larsen Hood University Quick Facts percentage in the Ivy League (.495). He Matt (26), Malinowski (25), McGeagh (22) O’Neill (21), and Courtney (21) follow. Affiliation ................ NCAA Division I leads Penn with 20 walks and ranks second in the Ivies in the category. Location ..................Philadelphia, Pa. *Six different Penn players have gone Founded ............................1740 *Craig Larsen was named Ivy League yard multiple times this season. Phelan and Larsen lead the Quakers with four Enrollment ........................ 10,666 Rookie of the Week and Big 5 Player of the Week for the second-consecutive week each, followed by O’Neill (3), Hood (2), President ...............Dr. Amy Gutmann earlier this season. Over the five game Malinowski (2), and Tommy Courtney (2). Athletic Director ...............Dr. Grace Calhoun stretch that earned him the honor, he went hit his fifth triple of the season Nickname ........................Quakers 8-of-20 with four home runs including two *Malinowski grand slams. against Villanova. He is one of four D1 Colors ......................Red and Blue baseball players to reach five triples this Home Field ............Meiklejohn Stadium *Freshman Josh Hood was awarded with season, and stands alone with the most Conference ................... Ivy League the D1 Baseball Golden Spikes Performance triples per game (.28). The program record of the Week award after going 4-for-5 with for triples in a season is six, a feat reached Website ..............