Wednesday, April 16
Lewisburg, Pa.
3:30 p.m.
Bucknell University
vs
Navy
Photo by: Alisa Mitchell
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Navy (20-17, 11-7 PL) at Bucknell (13-21, 5-10 PL)
When:Â Wednesday, April 16, 3:30 p.m. (DH)
Where: Depew Field
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Bucknell at a Glance
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When:Â Wednesday, April 16, 3:30 p.m. (DH)
Where: Depew Field
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats
Bucknell at a Glance
- Bucknell completes an eight-game homestand as league-leading Navy comes to town on Wednesday afternoon to finish the season series at Depew Field. Â
- The Bison took an exciting Game 1 on Saturday in walk-off fashion over Holy Cross before the Crusaders bounced back to take both games of a doubleheader on Sunday.
- Lafayette, Lehigh and Bucknell are all battling for the fourth-place spot in the Patriot League. Bucknell is currently in sixth with a 5-10 record — two games back of Lafayette at 7-8 and one game back of Lehigh at 6-9. Navy sits atop of the league with an 11-7 record with Holy Cross sitting 0.5 games back at 9-6. Army is in third with a 10-8 record.
- Tyler O'Neill's eight inning gem in Game 1 on Saturday helped the Bison take a thrilling 1-0 walk-off win in the ninth inning and earn the senior this week's Patriot League Pitcher of the Week award. The Bison had just two hits before senior Billy Kender and junior Michael Trommer started the ninth inning off with singles. Junior Ryan Facinelli roped a ball that was snagged by the third baseman for a sure double play, but the throw went astray to allow Kender to come home to score.
- O'Neill went eight innings for the third time this season, allowing no runs and just three hits with six strikeouts. O'Neill out-dueled Holy Cross starter Danny Macchiarola, who allowed no runs and just two hits through seven innings. This was O'Neill's fifth start this season allowing one earned run or less.
- Tyler O'Neill ranks third in the PL with a 3.03 ERA in nine starts this season. O'Neill sits third on Bucknell's all-time strikeouts list with 211 strikeouts, 27 behind second-place Connor Van Hoose '18 at 238 strikeouts. Opponents are hitting .215 off the right-hander, good for second in the PL, and ranks second with 54 strikeouts to just 16 walks. O'Neill is climbing several other career program records for the Bison. O'Neill is fourth in games started (38) and seventh in innings pitched (247.2).
- Bucknell led in both Game 2 and Game 3 on Sunday before big innings by Holy Cross flipped the games on its head. The Crusaders put together a four-run inning to grab the lead in Game 2, then went for five runs in the seventh inning of Game 3 to take the lead.
- Freshman John Calabrese leads the Bison with a .379 average, and was the Patriot League Rookie of the Week and Bison of the Week honoree two weeks ago. Calabrese made his debut with a pinch-hit single against FAU and has become a mainstay in the BU lineup.
- In 22 games with 18 starts, Calabrese is slashing .379/.448/.526 — good for a .974 OPS. Calabrese is crushing right-handed pitchers with a .396 batting average and is 8-for-18 with runners in scoring position. Calabrese has at least one hit in 16 of the 22 games he has played in for the Bison.
- Senior Tyler Dunn extended his on-base streak to 27 games — all 27 games he has played in this season. The first baseman was 4-for-7 with three RBIs and a walk in the three-game series against Holy Cross. All three RBIs came in Game 2, where Dunn brought a run home on three productive outs.
- Dunn is second Patriot League with a 1.001 OPS and is slashing .341/.505/.496, all of which rank sixth or higher in the PL.
- Dunn is climbing several career program records this season. The four-year starter ranks 11th in games played (167), 10th in games started (161), 9th in at-bats (591), 15th in hits (163), 14th in RBIs (107), 5th in walks (87), 15th in hit-by-pitches (21), 20th in doubles (30), and fourth in sacrifice flies (10).
- Junior third baseman Michael Trommer leads the Bison with 34 hits and has a .268 batting average. Trommer leads the Bison and ranks second in the PL with 30 RBIs, and ranks sixth with three home runs. Trommer currently has an 11-game on-base streak.
- Senior second baseman Billy Kender is second on the team with 32 hits. Kender has 10 extra-base hits and 18 RBIs. Kender currently has a 16-game on-base streak.
- Sophomore center fielder Billy Fluharty is batting .250 this season. Fluharty ranks ninth in the PL with 27 runs scored and leads the Bison with eight steals.
- Sophomore Jonathan Adelmann leads the Bison out of the bullpen with a team-low 1.80 ERA in 25.0 innings over 15 appearances. He has racked up 33 strikeouts compared to just 12 walks and has three saves this season.
- Senior Ben Magovern had a great start on the mound in Game 3 on Sunday. The left-hander allowed one earned run on four hits in six innings, and ended his day as the Bison led 3-2. Magovern has allowed just one earned run in his last two starts and has five starts this season with one earned run or less. Magovern ranks ninth in the PL with a 5.30 ERA.
- Freshmen Samuel Janik and AJ Murray have been great on the mound in recent outings. Janik was tagged for six earned runs a couple weeks ago at Penn State, but has allowed one earned run or less in six of his last seven appearances. Likewise, Murray has allowed three earned runs in his last four appearances.
- Through 34 games, the Bison have a .236 team batting average and a 7.91 team ERA. Opponents are batting .289 and have a 5.17 ERA against BU.
- The Bison are 2-2 against ACC foes. Bucknell won its single game against Pitt, and took Game 2 from Virginia Tech in its opening series.
- Against Pitt, seven Bison pitchers combined for a four-hit, 17-strikeout effort. The 17 strikeouts were four shy of the team record of 21, set in 1956 against Franklin & Marshall (all by Don Richards) and in 1989 against Wilkes.
- Head coach Scott Heather is in his 13th season at the helm, passing Bill Lane (1946-57) as the third-longest tenured coach in program history. Heather's 236 career wins are second-most in team history, trailing only Hall-of-Famer Gene Depew (591).
- Navy started the season with a 3-9 record, but have since gone 17-8 for a 20-17 overall record with a league-leading 11-7 mark in the PL.
- Navy took the season series over the defending champions in Army, winning foru of five games this season. Navy took the Star Series with two wins in its PL opening series before a doubleheader sweep over the Black Knights two weeks ago. Navy recently had a three-game losing skid, but bounced back with two wins over Lafayette in its two most recent games.Â
- Through 37 games, Navy is batting .253 as a team and are averaging 7.5 runs per game. The pitching staff has a league-leading 4.91 ERA and opponents have a 4.94 ERA against the Midshipmen.
- Ty DePerno ranks ninth among Patriot League players and leads the Midshipmen with a .303 batting average. DePerno is slugging .421 with a .437 on-base percentage. He ranks third on the team with 22 RBIs and has hit three home runs.
- Andrew Manning is batting .276/.496/.386 and tied for the league-lead with six home runs this season. Manning is second on the team with 34 hits and 23 RBIs.
- Victor Izquierdo leads the Midshipmen with 25 RBIs. He has 31 hits and a .250 batting average. In 21 games, Jack Killelea has 25 hits and a .373 batting average. Killelea is slugging .504 and has a .494 on-base percentage. Â
- Brady Bendik (3.02 ERA) and Tyler Grenn (3.86 ERA) both have a sub-4.00 ERA for the Midshipmen in nine starts each. Opponents are hitting just .182 off Bendik who has tossed three complete games this season. Grenn has tossed two complete games.
- Landon Kruer has a 2.05 ERA in 13 appearances with a league leading seven saves. Kruer has 27 strikeouts compared to seven walks.
- Matt Archibald has a 3.70 ERA in six starts and eight appearances. Opponents are hitting a measly .125 but have drawn 26 walks this season. Â
- Navy was 28-23 overall last season with a 15-10 Patriot League record. The Midshipmen defeated Holy Cross to reach the Patriot League championship where they fell to Army in two games.
- Navy leads the series with the Bison 99-87-1 dating back to 1904. Navy won the first four games ever played between the two with the Bison grabbing its first win over the Midshipmen in 1909.Â
- Bucknell has gotten was 8-2 against Navy over the past two season until the two teams met up earlier this year. In a four-game series, Navy took the first three games before the Bison game back with a win in Game 4. Â
- Tyler Dunn and John Calabrese combined for four hits and five RBIs as the Bison took Game 4 by an 8-1 score.
- The Bison have just 9 Patriot League games left to play this season and travel to Bethlehem, Pa. to take on Lehigh in a three-game series, starting with a doubleheader on Saturday at 12 p.m.
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