Baseball Wraps Regular Season at Princeton Eyeing Ivy League Championship Series Berth

PRINCETON, N.J. – The University of Pennsylvania baseball team wraps the 2022 regular season this weekend with a three-game series against Princeton, with several Ivy League Championship Series scenarios still in play.

Penn will clinch a spot in the series with one win or one Dartmouth loss. The Quakers can also secure at least a share of the regular season championship and host the ILCS if:

- Penn wins two of three from Princeton AND Dartmouth sweeps Columbia

OR

- Penn sweeps Princeton AND Dartmouth wins two of three against Columbia

Penn (28-13, 14-4) vs. Princeton (7-30, 3-15)
Game 1 | Saturday, May 14 | 11:30 a.m. | WATCH | STATS
Game 2 | Saturday, May 14 | 3 p.m. | WATCH | STATS
Game 3 | Sunday, May 15 | 12 p.m. | STATS (No video will be available of Sunday's game)

PROJECTED STARTERS
PENN: Kevin Eaise (6-1, 3.90 ERA), Joe Miller (5-3, 3.96 ERA), TBD
PRINCETON: Jackson Emus (2-5, 4.02 ERA), Andrew D'Alessio (1-5, 8.12 ERA), Tom Chmielewski (2-6, 8.82 ERA)

The Series: Princeton
Saturday's series opener will mark the 275th meeting between Penn and Princeton. The Tigers hold the series edge, 159-112-3, but the Quakers hold the advantage as of late, going 15-7 under head coach John Yurkow against their Ancient Eight rival.

NEWS AND NOTES: PENN
* Entering the final Ivy series of the regular season, Penn ranks second in the conference in batting average (.316), runs (169), total bases (330), slugging (.497), on-base percentage (.417) and leads the conference in ERA (3.59), strikeouts (194), opponent batting average (.228).

* Individually, Ben Miller ranks among the top 10 in conference play in batting average (.403), slugging (.653), on-base percentage (.494), and RBI (22). Craig Larsen ranks among the top 10 in batting average (.367) and runs scored (23), and Jackson Appel is tied for sixth in slugging (.667) and tied for third in home runs (six).

* Penn's top three hurlers have showcased their dominance across the board since the start of conference play: Kevin Eaise, Joe Miller, and Owen Coady all rank among the top 10 in ERA, strikeouts, and opponent batting average.

PENN BY THE NUMBERS
1 • Wyatt Henseler needs one more home run to set the new single-season home run record (13), currently shared by Henseler, Tom Olszak (1979), and Will Davis (2010). Henseler hit the record-tying blast on Wednesday night.

2 • Penn is two wins shy of setting a single-season record for wins (30). The current record of 29 was set by the 1989 team.

9.4 • The Quakers are averaging 9.4 runs per game in conference play, including two 27-run performances.

10.8 • Penn pitchers have struck out 10.8 batters per game in conference play, one of just two teams (Harvard) averaging more than nine per game. The staff has struck out at least seven hitters in every Ivy League game.

17 • Penn has drawn 17 more walks than any other team in conference play, and have three players among the top eight individually -- Cole Palis (16, 1st), Seth Werchan (15, T-2nd), Miller (14, T-5th)

Scouting Princeton
The 2016 Ivy League regular season and tournament champions are wrapping a fourth straight season in the bottom two of the conference standings.

Princeton is fifth in Ivy action in batting average (.257), seventh in slugging (.382), and seventh in on-base percentage (.339). Three every day players are hitting .300 or better in conference play, led by Brendan Cumming at .373, good for ninth among all players. Eric Marasheski is hitting .340 with an OPS over 1.000 and Matt Scannell clocks in at .338.

Princeton's struggles continue on the mound as the team ranks seventh in ERA (7.31) and last in opponent batting average (.311) in conference play. Jackson Emus is the only weekend starter with an ERA under 8.50, checking in at 3.32; his 40 strikeouts rank fourth in Ivy action.

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Players Mentioned

#3 Jackson Appel: C; 6' 0"; Junior; S/R

#19 Owen Coady: LHP; 6' 3"; Junior; R/L

#22 Kevin Eaise: RHP; 6' 2"; Senior; R/R

#8 Wyatt Henseler: 3B; 6' 0"; Sophomore; R/R

#18 Craig Larsen: INF; 6' 0"; Senior; R/R

#2 Ben Miller: UTIL; 6' 1"; Junior; R/R

#33 Joe Miller: LHP; 5' 10"; Senior; L/L

#10 Cole Palis: IF; 6' 0"; Junior; L/R

#16 Seth Werchan: OF; 6' 3"; Junior; L/L

Players Mentioned

#3 Jackson Appel
: 6' 0"; Junior; S/R
: C

#19 Owen Coady
: 6' 3"; Junior; R/L
: LHP

#22 Kevin Eaise
: 6' 2"; Senior; R/R
: RHP

#8 Wyatt Henseler
: 6' 0"; Sophomore; R/R
: 3B

#18 Craig Larsen
: 6' 0"; Senior; R/R
: INF

#2 Ben Miller
: 6' 1"; Junior; R/R
: UTIL

#33 Joe Miller
: 5' 10"; Senior; L/L
: LHP

#10 Cole Palis
: 6' 0"; Junior; L/R
: IF

#16 Seth Werchan
: 6' 3"; Junior; L/L
: OF