Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Baseball Takes on Lafayette this Weekend at Depew Field
4/3/2009 8:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 3, 2009
LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Bucknell baseball team returns to league play this weekend as it hosts Lafayette at Depew Field. The four-game series will feature doubleheaders at noon on both Saturday and Sunday. This weekend, the Bison will wrap up a stretch where they played 13 of their last 14 games at home. An audio broadcast of Saturday's doubleheader will be available on 90.5 WVBU in the Lewisburg area and free of charge over the internet at SportsJuice.com.
Weekend Schedule
Saturday, April 4: Lafayette at Bucknell, 12 p.m. (DH) Game 1 GameTracker // Game 2 GameTracker
(WVBU 90.5/SportsJuice.com)
Sunday, April 5: Lafayette at Bucknell, 12 p.m. (DH) Game 1 GameTracker // Game 2 GameTracker
(Pregame: Senior Day Recognition)
Bucknell Baseball Notebook (11-14, 3-1 PL)
Bucknell Notes
• In their most recent outing, the Bison dropped a close 6-5 game at Penn State Tuesday night. Bucknell scored four runs in the top of the eighth to tie the score at 5-5, but the Nittany Lions plated the eventual winning run later that inning. Seven different Bucknell relievers held Penn State to just three runs and four hits over the final six innings.
• Two Bison were honored by the Patriot League earlier this week. Sophomore Doug Shribman was named Patriot League Player of the Week for the first time in his career, while classmate Trey Frahler earned his second Patriot League Pitcher of the Week honor.
• This is the third straight year that the Bison have opened Patriot League play at 3-1. Bucknell has not started 4-1 since 2004.
• The Bison had a season-long four-game winning streak that was ended by Army last Sunday.
• Bucknell has registered at least 10 hits in five out of its last seven outings.
• The Bison lead the Patriot League with 22 home runs this year, five more then the second-place team. They also own a team batting average of .293, which trails only Lafayette and Army in the Patriot League.
• Bob Donato's five-game hitting streak is the team's longest active streak going into this weekend's series. That is his longest hitting streak this season.
• Andrew Brouse leads the Patriot League with a career-high 32 runs batted in. He has nine multiple-RBI games this year and needs to drive in just seven more runs to join Bucknell's single-season top-10 list.
• Andrew Loucks hit a home run in each of last Saturday's games against Army. He is the seventh Bison to hit multiple home runs this season.
• Senior Chris Yamaguchi, who has been used mainly out of the bullpen this year, is 4-0 and owns a 2.45 ERA this season, good for second in the Patriot League.
• Freshman lefty Russell Seidell has been strong coming out of the bullpen lately. He has pitched 5.1 scoreless innings over his last five outings and has seen his ERA plummet from 11.12 to 5.73.
• Bucknell tallied double-figure hits for the 14th time this season when it outhit Penn State 12-8 on Tuesday. The Bison have plated at least 10 runs in a game seven times this year, all in the last 12 outings.
• Ben Allen has started 61 consecutive games at shortstop for the Bison. Along with Andrew Brouse, he is one of two Bucknell players to start all 25 contests this year.
Bucknell 2009 Awards/Honors
• Patriot League Player of the Week
Andrew Brouse (3/16), Andrew Loucks (3/23), Doug Shribman (3/30)
• Patriot League Pitcher of the Week
Trey Frahler (3/3, 3/30)
• Patriot League Rookie of the Week
Bob Donato (3/16)
• ECAC Player of the Week
Andrew Brouse (3/17), Andrew Loucks (3/24)
• Damon's Bison Athlete of the Week
Andrew Brouse (3/16)
• College Baseball Foundation National All-Star Lineup
Andrew Brouse (3/18) Gene Depew (3/18)
Bucknell vs. Lafayette
• Bucknell is 54-93 all time against Lafayette.
• Bucknell was 1-3 against Lafayette in 2008.
• The last time the two teams met at Depew Field, Lafayette defeated Bucknell in all four games.
• In recent years, Lafayette has a clear advantage in the series, winning nine of the 12 games since 2006.
About Lafayette
• The Leopards are 10-14 this season. They currently stand in a fourth-place tie with Army in the Patriot League after posting a 1-3 series at Navy last weekend. They defeated NJIT on Wednesday night, snapping a two-game losing streak.
• Lafayette is leading the Patriot League with a .302 team batting average, while their opponents have averaged .313. Rob Froio leads the Patriot League with a .463 batting average. He also leads the League in runs scored, hits, triples and stolen bases.
• The Leopards pitching staff owns a 6.11 ERA while their opponents have a 5.44 ERA. Jeff Snell leads the Leopards with a 2-0 record and a 2.89 ERA.
Up Next
• Bucknell will return to Penn State on Wednesday for a rematch of last week's game. First pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m. at Meldar Field at Lubrano Park.
