Lehigh hosts two non-league games this week

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Mountain Hawks host a pair of non-league games this week as they welcome NJIT to the Goodman Campus on Tuesday and Delaware State on Wednesday. Lehigh split its four game series against Lafayette this past weekend to move to 16-22 (3-9) on the year. Joe Matteo earned Lehigh’s first win of the weekend, pitching a seven inning complete game, to pick up his fourth win of the year. In the Mountain Hawks other win, Andy Russell hit an RBI single up the middle in the bottom of eighth to propel Lehigh to an extra innings win.

Russell is now second on the team with a .430 slugging percentage, and on Saturday hit his second homerun of the season in Lehigh’s 5-1 win. Classmate Brendan McGaheran leads the team with a .449 slugging percentage and a .316 batting average. His team best 43 hits also rank fifth in the Patriot League and second among Patriot League freshmen. He is also second overall in the Patriot League with 12 doubles on the year.

As a team Lehigh’s pitching is the second best in the Patriot League, posting a 5.07 team ERA on the year. The Mountain Hawks pitching staff also ranks second in the league in strikeouts and saves, and they average just 3.90 walks per game, the third fewest in the league. With his fourth win on Saturday, Matteo remained tied for second in the league in wins and is second overall in the league with three complete games.

The Mountain Hawks’ top reliever out of the bullpen this season has been Andrew Grim, who has a 1.82 ERA in 24.2 innings pitched this year. Grim is holding opponents to a .182 average against, including just .212 with runners on base. He has yet to surrender a run during league play, a 15.2 scoreless inning streak that dates back to March 21.

NJIT comes into the game on a 22-game losing streak and is just 2-28 on the season. The Highlanders last win came back on March 7, an 18-11 victory at Delaware State. Senior Matt Schlitter has been the top hitter for NJIT this season, batting .312 with a team high 19 RBI and .419 slugging percentage. He also leads the team with seven doubles and 39 total bases. Shortstop Miguel Lugo is second on the team with 14 RBI, six doubles and 36 total bases.

Delaware State is currently 10-15 on the year, with one of those losses coming to Lehigh back on March 11. In that game, the Brown and White received a strong pitching performance from Rob Russell, who gave up just two runs on seven hits in 6.1 innings. His brother, Andy Russell, provided the offense, driving in two runs to give Lehigh its then-fourth straight win. The Hornets have been on a roll since that game, winning nine of their last 14 games.

The first pitch for both games is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. from the baseball field on the Goodman Campus.

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