Lehigh and Navy meet in home-and-home series

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Mountain Hawks resume league play this weekend, when they take on Navy in a four game series. The teams will play two games in Annapolis, Md. on Saturday and two games on the Goodman Campus Sunday. Lehigh started league play last weekend, dropping four games to Holy Cross, while the Midshipmen went 3-1 against Lafayette. Lehigh stands at 13-15 (0-4) and Navy carries an 18-10 (3-1) record into this weekend’s games.

The Mountain Hawks are coming off a wild 17-15 win over Temple in the semifinals of the Liberty Bell Classic on Tuesday. The teams traded runs all game and in the end Lehigh came out on top with a season high 17 runs. Liam O’Connor sparked the offensive outburst, driving in three runs on a four-for-five day at the plate, which included his first career homerun. For the second straight year Lehigh faces Lafayette in the championship game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.

The Midshipmen played Delaware State on Thursday, and with Navy leading 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth the game was suspended due to rain and unplayable field conditions. The teams will try to complete the game at a later date.

Navy also played Maryland this week, with the Terps coming out on top 13-6 in College Park, Md. Navy’s offense accounted for 16 hits in the game, led by Thomas Hamilton, who was three-for-six at the plate with a team high two RBI.

Offensively Navy is second among Patriot League teams in almost every category with the exception of triples, where it ranks third in the nation with 15 on the year. Two underclassmen have been the main catalyst to this offense. Freshman Jonathan Wright and sophomore Michael Speciale both lead the team with a .373 average and 41 hits. Speciale is also tied for the team lead with three triples and has a team high .627 slugging percentage.

The Midshipmen lead the league with a 4.94 team ERA, despite having Mitch Harris, who was rated as the 29th-best collegiate prospect, pitch just 1.2 innings all season. The Mountain Hawks are close behind Navy, with a team ERA of 5.01. Lehigh’s top pitcher this season has been sophomore Greg Angelo, who is tied for second in the league with a 2.58 ERA. He also leads the league and is ranked 23rd in the country, allowing just 5.4 hits per nine innings.

On the offensive side for Lehigh, four of the top five hitters on the team are freshmen, led by Brendan McGaheran with a .320 average. The infielder also has a team high 32 hits and nine doubles. Senior Joe Ercolano leads the team with three homeruns, 20 RBI and a league best 13 stolen bases.

This weekend Ercolano will also be looking to surpass Jesse Novalis ’04 as Lehigh’s career leader in hits. With 200 in his career, the centerfield needs just seven more hits to become the all-time leader at Lehigh.

The Mids hold a 50-30 advantage in the all-time series, including 36-24 in Patriot League games. Lehigh has faired better at home than on the road, posting a 12-18 record on the Goodman Campus, and 12-20 record in Annapolis. The Midshipmen have taken the last four in the series, with Lehigh taking the previous four games.

The first game of Saturday’s doubleheader will begin at noon from Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium in Annapolis. Sunday’s doubleheader will begin at 12:05 p.m. from the baseball field on Goodman Campus. Sunday’s games can be seen live on Service Electric 2 Sports with Jeff Tourial and Steve Lomangino calling the action. The game can also be seen online at Lehighsports.com, with streaming provided by Yahoo! Sports.

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