Friday, April 14
Providence, R.I.
3:30 p.m.
Brown University
vs
Penn
Photo by: Emma C. Marion
SCHEDULE ALERT/PREVIEW: Baseball Series with Penn Moved to Friday/Saturday
4/13/2023 1:00:00 PM | Baseball
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Due to the expected inclement weather in the Northeast this weekend, Brown baseball has announced that this weekend's scheduled three-game series with Penn will now be played on Friday and Saturday. Friday's single game will take place at 3:30 p.m. followed by Saturday's doubleheader starting at 11:30 a.m. at Attanasio Family Field at Murray Stadium.
THE SERIES
Friday, April 14 | 3:30 p.m. | Live Stats | ESPN+
Saturday, April 15 | 11:30 a.m. | Live Stats | ESPN+
Saturday, April 15 | 2:30 p.m. | Live Stats | ESPN+
PROJECTED STARTERS
Game 1: RHP Paxton Meyers (0-0, 7.88 ERA) vs. Owen Coady (3-2, 2.48 ERA)
Game 2: RHP Santhosh Gottam (2-3, 7.12 ERA) vs. Cole Zaffiro (3-2, 3.05 ERA)
Game 3: TBA vs. Ryan Dromboski (4-2, 2.80 ERA)
SCOUTING BROWN (7-18, 4-5 Ivy)
SCOUTING PENN (17-11, 6-3 Ivy)
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THE SERIES
Friday, April 14 | 3:30 p.m. | Live Stats | ESPN+
Saturday, April 15 | 11:30 a.m. | Live Stats | ESPN+
Saturday, April 15 | 2:30 p.m. | Live Stats | ESPN+
PROJECTED STARTERS
Game 1: RHP Paxton Meyers (0-0, 7.88 ERA) vs. Owen Coady (3-2, 2.48 ERA)
Game 2: RHP Santhosh Gottam (2-3, 7.12 ERA) vs. Cole Zaffiro (3-2, 3.05 ERA)
Game 3: TBA vs. Ryan Dromboski (4-2, 2.80 ERA)
SCOUTING BROWN (7-18, 4-5 Ivy)
- Brown vaulted itself back into Ivy League postseason contention last weekend with a three-game sweep at Cornell by scores of 12-8, 1-0 and 5-2, before falling 12-5 at home against URI on Tuesday.
- Senior catcher Jacob Burley has reached base in 20 consecutive games, picking up hits in 17 of those contests. He leads the Bears with a .344 batting average, 31 hits and is second on the team with 17 runs. He also leads qualifying players with a .439 on-base pct.
- Senior outfielder and leadoff batter Derian Morphew had his first career two-homer game against URI on Tuesday, making solid contact in all five of his plate appearances, and just missing his third homer of the game that was robbed by a leaping catch at the wall.
- Morphew has reached base in 14 of his last 15 games and has a hit in 13 of those games.
- Freshman Mika Petersen has a 12-game hitting streak entering Friday and has reached base in 14 straight games. Last weekend, he went 6-for-12 with three runs scored and two RBIs and a walk at Cornell.
- Freshman DJ Dillehay has a 14-game hitting streak and holds a .340 batting average, having a hit in all 13 of his starts.
- Freshman second baseman Mark Henshon was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week after going 5-for-9 with two walks and three runs scored in his first three career starts last weekend at Cornell. He has reached base in each of his last four games.
- As a pitching staff, Brown struck out 37 batters, issued 10 walks and held Cornell to a .210 batting average over the three games.
- Sophomore Santhosh Gottam pitched into the eighth inning of Saturday's 1-0 win, tossing 7.0+ innings (career-long) while striking out a career-high eight batters. It marked the first time in his career that he did not allow an earned run in an outing of at least 5.0 innings.
- Senior Tobey McDonough allowed just one run on three hits over 5.2 innings to earn the win in Sunday's finale, and tied his career-high with eight strikeouts.
- Closer Jack Seppings pitched all three games at Cornell and earned two saves, striking out eight over 4.2 innings.
SCOUTING PENN (17-11, 6-3 Ivy)
- Penn is coming off a 15-4, eight-inning trouncing of Villanova on Wednesday afternoon.
- As a team, the Quakers rank second in the Ivy League with a .291 batting average and lead the Ancient Eight with a 4.00 ERA, nearly two runs better than the next closest team (Yale-5.81).
- Davis Baker leads the team and ranks fifth in the Ivy League with a .365 batting average, and is sixth with a .446 on-base.
- Wyatt Henseler leads the Ivy League with 41 RBIs, eight more than the next closest player.
- Owen Coady leads the Ivy League with a 2.48 ERA and holds opponents to a league-low .171 batting average. He has struck out 52 batters over 40.0 innings.
- Ryan Dromboski is second in the Ivy League with 53 strikeouts over 35.1 innings and is holding opponents to a .194 average.
- Dromboski is the reigning Ivy League Pitcher of the Week after setting a school record with 15 strikeouts in last Sunday's win over Princeton.
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 @BrownU_Bears on Twitter, @BrownU_Bears on Instagram, like BrownUBears on Facebook and subscribe to the BrownAthletics YouTube channel.
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