Baseball Opens Ivy League Play On The Road at Columbia

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania baseball team opens Ivy League play this weekend when it heads to the Big Apple for a three-game set with Columbia University.

Penn (12-5) at Columbia (6-10)
Game 1 | Saturday, March 26 | 11:30 a.m. | WATCH | STATS
Game 2 | Saturday, March 26 | 3 p.m. | WATCH | STATS
Game 3 | Sunday, March 27 | 12 p.m. | WATCH | STATS

The Series: Columbia
Friday's series opener will be the 266th meeting between Columbia and the Quakers. Penn holds the series edge, with a 135-127-3 record against the Lions dating back to 1886.

A Long Time Coming
This weekend's series marks the first Ivy League games for the Quakers since May 3 and May 4, 2019, following 2020 and 2021's CoVID-shortened seasons.

Peaking Penn
The Quakers have won seven straight, outscoring their opponents 63-27 during that time, including a 16-6 win over Lehigh on Wednesday.

Patient Penn
Penn has drawn at least one walk in every game this season, including nine games with three or more including a season-high 14 on Wednesday against Lehigh.

Scouting Columbia
As a team, the Lions (6-10) are hitting just .248, but four everyday regulars are over .275, including Joshua Solomon, whose .298 average, three home runs, and .509 SLG are all first or second on the team. Anton Lazits (.288 AVG), Hayden Schott (.279) and Cole Hage are the other .275+ everyday batters.

On the mound, Justin Tucker has yet to allow a run in five appearances totaling 6.1 innings, Griffen Palfrey has allowed a lone run in four appearances totaling six innings, and Saajan May Has struck out 12 while walking just three in 14.1 innings of work.

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