HANOVER, N.H. – Ivy League play continues this weekend for the University of Pennsylvania baseball team with a trip up to New Hampshire for a three-game set with Dartmouth.
Penn (10-10, 1-2 Ivy) vs. Dartmouth (1-16, 0-3 Ivy)
GAME 1: Sunday, April 2 | 11:30 a.m. (
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GAME 2: Sunday, April 2 | 3:00 p.m. (
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GAME 3: Monday, April 3 | 12:00 p.m. (
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The Series: Dartmouth
Game one will be the 181st meeting between Penn and Dartmouth. The series has historically been close, with the Big Green holding a 91-87-2 record against the Quakers.
Penn is 11-5-1 against Dartmouth under head coach
John Yurkow, including taking five of six between 2019 and 2022.
Projected Starters
Game 1:
Owen Coady (1-2, 2.45 ERA, 34 K, 29.1 IP) vs. Jack Metzger (0-3, 8.06 ERA, 23 K, 25.2 IP)
Game 2:
Cole Zaffiro (2-1, 3.42 ERA, 35 K, 26.1 IP) vs. Trystan Sarcone (0-4, 13.76 ERA, 12 K, 17 IP)
Game 3:
Ryan Dromboski (2-2, 3.74, 31 K, 21.2 IP) vs. TBD
Previewing Penn
Penn has dropped three of its last four after going 9-4 in its previous 13 contests, its most recent outing ending in a 6-5 loss at Lafayette on Tuesday in a Liberty Bell Classic game.
Davis Baker (.342),
Ben Miller (.333), and
Jackson Appel (.325) lead a Quaker lineup hitting .277 this season and, on a game-by-game basis, have hit over .300 seven times.
The weekend starting rotation have all turned in quality starts this season, combining for 100 strikeouts in 77.1 innings, with an overall 3.14 ERA.
Gauging the Big Green
Dartmouth enters the weekend on a nine-game losing streak, most recently being outscored 28-11 during a three-game sweep at the hand of Princeton last weekend.
Tyler Cox (.397) leads all Ancient Eight players in batting average, though the rest of the team is hitting just .211 with Kolton Freeman (.289) and Elliot Krewson (.278) the only other Dartmouth hitters batting above .242.
The pitching staff has allowed at least 10 runs in seven games this season, including two of three against the Tigers last weekend. The weekend rotation of Trystan Sarcone, Jack Metzger, and Eddie Albert have posted a combined 9.57 ERA in 13 starts.
Danny Will and Shane Bauer, two of the team's most frequently used relievers, each made two appearances on the bump last weekend, combining for 5.2 innings while allowing four earned runs.
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