Baseball to Close Out Season Against Cornell this Weekend

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown baseball team will host Cornell this weekend at Murray Stadium to close out the 2022 season. The Bears and Big Red will square off in a doubleheader on Saturday at 11:30 a.m., followed by a single game on Sunday at noon.

Brown will recognize its seven-member senior class of 2022 with a ceremony between games of Saturday's doubleheader. On Sunday, all of Brown's moms will be invited down to the field pregame to throw out the ceremonial first pitches.

SERIES INFO
Saturday, May 7 – Game 1 – 11:30 a.m.
Watch | Live Stats
Bobby Olsen vs. Luke Yacinich (2-4, 6.57 ERA)

Saturday, May 7 – Game 2 – approx. 2:30 p.m.
Watch | Live Stats
Tobey McDonough vs. Spencer Edwards (2-6, 7.36 ERA)

Sunday, May 8 – 12:00 p.m.
Watch | Live Stats
TBA vs. TBA

SCOUTING BROWN (11-22, 6-12 Ivy)

Brown is coming off a three-game sweep of Princeton last weekend at home, coming from at least three runs down to win each game.
It was the first time Brown swept a season series from Princeton since 2010, when the Ivies only played each other twice in a season.
Sophomore reliever Paxton Meyers was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week after tossing 6.0 innings of relief on 98 pitches (both career-highs) and earning the win.
Brown's bullpen enters this weekend having not allowing an earned run over its last 29.1 innings.
In last weekend's three games, junior first baseman Ryan Marra lifted his average over the .300 mark for the season by batting .556 and posting a .667 on-base percentage with seven RBIs, five runs scored, and two home runs, including a walk-off to win game two on Saturday.
Marra is tied for fourth in the Ivy with nine home runs this season, and leads Brown with 24 RBIs.
For the season, Meyers leads the Bears with 18 appearances and holds a 3.15 ERA with 38 strikeouts over 34.1 innings.
Among qualified pitchers, Meyers (3.15 ERA) and Tobey McDonough (3.39 ERA) rank second and third, respectively, in the Ivy in ERA.
Junior catcher Jacob Burley is leading the league with 13 runners caught stealing.

SCOUTING CORNELL (10-23, 4-14 Ivy)

Cornell is coming off a 10-8 come-from-behind win at Binghamton on Tuesday evening, snapping a five-game skid.
As a team, Cornell ranks seventh in the Ivy with a .250 batting average, one spot ahead of Brown, while ranking eighth with an 8.83 team ERA.
Max Jensen is hitting .342 this season with a team-high 15 doubles, 24 RBIs, and 25 runs scored.
Sophomore catcher Nathan Waugh is hitting .337 this season with four homers.
Junior outfielder Sam Kaplan is hitting .333 on the season, but has been on fire against Ivy opponents, hitting .409 with a 1.424 OPS six homers and 16 RBIs.
Reliever Ryan Porter leads the team with two saves, posting a 3.68 ERA over 14.2 innings.
Luke Yacinich holds a 6.47 ERA over 12 appearances, 10 starts, while striking out 50 and walking 33 over 64.0 IP.
Spencer Edwards has 43 strikeouts and 34 walks over 52.1 innings pitched.

BROWN UNIVERSITY SPORTS FOUNDATION
The Brown University Sports Foundation (BUSF) is the lifeblood of the athletics program, and exists to enhance the student-athlete experience through philanthropic support from alumni, parents, fans and friends. A gift through the Sports Foundation makes an immediate impact on today's Brown Bears and helps them to be their best in the classroom, in competition and most importantly in the community. To learn more about supporting the Bears, please click here.

FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL
For the latest on Brown Athletics, please follow @BrownAthletics on Twitter, @BrownAthletics on Instagram, like /BrownAthletics on Facebook and subscribe to the BrownAthletics YouTube channel.