Saturday, April 7
Bethlehem, Pa.
12 p.m.
Lehigh University
vs
Army
Mountain Hawks Set to Host Army in weekend Series
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Following Wednesday's postponement of the Liberty Bell Classic semifinal game against Delaware, Lehigh is scheduled to resume play this weekend with a three-game Patriot League series at home against Army West Point. The two teams will square off in a doubleheader at 12 p.m. on Saturday before finishing the weekend with a single game on Sunday, also starting at noon. All area youth baseball players are invited to attend Sunday's game to take part in Youth Day festivities before and after the game, and are encouraged to wear their youth team's jersey.
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All three games this weekend will be streamed live for free on the Patriot League Network. Admission to all three games is also free.
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Lehigh (11-15, 1-5 PL) is looking to rebound and gain ground in the Patriot League standings after falling in a three-game set last weekend to defending league champion Holy Cross. The Mountain Hawks fell, 4-2, in extra-innings in game one as the Crusaders scored twice in the top of the eighth to break the 2-2 tie. Holy Cross went on to win game two, 11-4, before pulling away late in an 8-0 victory on Sunday.
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Levi Stoudt is slated to take the mound for game one on Saturday after coming off one of the best performances of his career last time out. The sophomore righty struck out a career-high 12 batters with just one walk, while holding Holy Cross to two runs on five hits. His 12-strikeouts performance stands as the most by a Lehigh pitcher in the last nine seasons.
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Stoudt owns a 1.38 ERA through 13 innings in Patriot League play this season. League opponents are hitting .213 against him as he has surrendered just two earned runs.
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Senior second baseman Chris Kersey paces the LU offense in batting average (.333), slugging percentage (.473), on-base percentage (.422), runs scored (21), hits (31), doubles (9) and total bases (44). The lead-off man led the club with 10 hits and a .417 batting average last week as he compiled 18 total bases and a .750 slugging percentage with four doubles.
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Ryan Bonshak leads the offense with .353 batting average and a .455 on-base percentage in league play. Mike Maguire is slugging a team-high .619 against league opponents with a team-leading 13 total bases and a team-high for RBI.
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Army (13-14, 5-2 PL) enters the weekend tied with Holy Cross for the best winning percentage (.714) in league play so far this season. The Black Knights also have not played a game in five days as they had their midweek action postponed due to weather. Army lost two out of three games last weekend at home to preseason Patriot League favorite Bucknell to finish the season series with the Bison. The Black Knights were held to just one run on hit in game one as Bucknell's Connor Van Hoose struck out 14 batters in 6.0 innings of work. Army dropped another close one in game two, 5-1, before closing out the weekend with a 7-4 victory.
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Catcher Jon Rosoff paces the Black Knight offense with a .278 batting average and a .416 on-base percentage. Josh White leads the team with a .344 slugging percentage with a team-high 33 total bases.
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Anfernee Crompton leads Army in league play with a .368 batting average and a .421 slugging percentage as he is tied for the team lead in hits (7) and total bases (8).
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Tyler Giovinco, Matt Ball and Daniel Burggraaf are slated to take the mound for Army. Burggraaf is tied for the team lead with three wins on the season as he owns a 3.00 ERA through nine appearances and 21.0 innings. Giovinco also has three wins and as he and Ball are tied for the team lead with 41 strikeouts on the season. Giovinco sports a 0.75 ERA through two appearances and 12.0 innings of work in league play this season.
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Last season, Lehigh and Army split the season series, 2-2, in the final weekend of the season as the two teams fought for the final Patriot League postseason spot. The Black Knights own a 78-48 advantage in the all-time series which began in 1993. In the past five season, the two teams are an even 11-11.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Following Wednesday's postponement of the Liberty Bell Classic semifinal game against Delaware, Lehigh is scheduled to resume play this weekend with a three-game Patriot League series at home against Army West Point. The two teams will square off in a doubleheader at 12 p.m. on Saturday before finishing the weekend with a single game on Sunday, also starting at noon. All area youth baseball players are invited to attend Sunday's game to take part in Youth Day festivities before and after the game, and are encouraged to wear their youth team's jersey.
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All three games this weekend will be streamed live for free on the Patriot League Network. Admission to all three games is also free.
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Lehigh (11-15, 1-5 PL) is looking to rebound and gain ground in the Patriot League standings after falling in a three-game set last weekend to defending league champion Holy Cross. The Mountain Hawks fell, 4-2, in extra-innings in game one as the Crusaders scored twice in the top of the eighth to break the 2-2 tie. Holy Cross went on to win game two, 11-4, before pulling away late in an 8-0 victory on Sunday.
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Levi Stoudt is slated to take the mound for game one on Saturday after coming off one of the best performances of his career last time out. The sophomore righty struck out a career-high 12 batters with just one walk, while holding Holy Cross to two runs on five hits. His 12-strikeouts performance stands as the most by a Lehigh pitcher in the last nine seasons.
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Stoudt owns a 1.38 ERA through 13 innings in Patriot League play this season. League opponents are hitting .213 against him as he has surrendered just two earned runs.
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Senior second baseman Chris Kersey paces the LU offense in batting average (.333), slugging percentage (.473), on-base percentage (.422), runs scored (21), hits (31), doubles (9) and total bases (44). The lead-off man led the club with 10 hits and a .417 batting average last week as he compiled 18 total bases and a .750 slugging percentage with four doubles.
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Ryan Bonshak leads the offense with .353 batting average and a .455 on-base percentage in league play. Mike Maguire is slugging a team-high .619 against league opponents with a team-leading 13 total bases and a team-high for RBI.
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Army (13-14, 5-2 PL) enters the weekend tied with Holy Cross for the best winning percentage (.714) in league play so far this season. The Black Knights also have not played a game in five days as they had their midweek action postponed due to weather. Army lost two out of three games last weekend at home to preseason Patriot League favorite Bucknell to finish the season series with the Bison. The Black Knights were held to just one run on hit in game one as Bucknell's Connor Van Hoose struck out 14 batters in 6.0 innings of work. Army dropped another close one in game two, 5-1, before closing out the weekend with a 7-4 victory.
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Catcher Jon Rosoff paces the Black Knight offense with a .278 batting average and a .416 on-base percentage. Josh White leads the team with a .344 slugging percentage with a team-high 33 total bases.
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Anfernee Crompton leads Army in league play with a .368 batting average and a .421 slugging percentage as he is tied for the team lead in hits (7) and total bases (8).
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Tyler Giovinco, Matt Ball and Daniel Burggraaf are slated to take the mound for Army. Burggraaf is tied for the team lead with three wins on the season as he owns a 3.00 ERA through nine appearances and 21.0 innings. Giovinco also has three wins and as he and Ball are tied for the team lead with 41 strikeouts on the season. Giovinco sports a 0.75 ERA through two appearances and 12.0 innings of work in league play this season.
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Last season, Lehigh and Army split the season series, 2-2, in the final weekend of the season as the two teams fought for the final Patriot League postseason spot. The Black Knights own a 78-48 advantage in the all-time series which began in 1993. In the past five season, the two teams are an even 11-11.
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