PHILADELPHIA – Following an 11-day hiatus since their last game, the University of Pennsylvania baseball team returns to the diamond this Wednesday for an afternoon affair with Delaware from Tommy Lasorda Field at Meiklejohn Stadium on Wednesday.
 
Penn (25-14, 13-5 Ivy) vs. Delaware (24-24, 13-11 CAA)
Wednesday, May 10 | 3:00 p.m. | WATCH | LIVE STATS
 
The Series: Delaware
Delaware has a 13-6 advantage over Penn in the all-time head-to-head dating back to 1917. Delaware has also won six of seven since 2009.
 
Previewing Penn
With home runs in Game 2 and Game 3 of the Quakers' series win over Cornell on April 28 and 29, Wyatt Henseler set the program's career home run record (27), then tied his own single-season record set last season (14); he's also three RBI shy of the program's single season record of 55.

Five everyday players (Ben Miller, Jackson Appel, Cole Palis, Davis Baker, Henseler) are all hitting over .300 with an on-base-plus-slugging-percentage (OPS) over .880.

Three Quaker relievers have all been dominant over their last handful of outings. Eli Trop has struck out 15 batters over his last nine appearances totaling 8.2 inning since last allowing an earned run. Carson Ozmer has allowed just three earned runs in his last 16 appearances totaling 21.1 innings (1.27 ERA) while striking out 23 hitters. Tommy Delany has allowed one earned run in his last four appearances totaling 7.1 innings (1.23 ERA), while striking out 10.

Previewing Delaware
After going 1-8 from April 18 through May 3, the Blue Hens swept Stony Brook last weekend, getting back to .500 for the season and two games over .500 in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play.
 
Four everyday players are hitting over .330, led by Joey Lynd (.373) and JJ Freeman (.343). Lynd and Freeman are also first and second on the team, respectively, in hits, doubles, home runs, and RBI.
 
On the mound, reliever Owen Margolis has pitched to a 5.28 ERA this season, but has conceded just 13 earned runs over his last 28.2 innings, a 4.08 mark; he's struck out 29 batters over that same period. Fellow reliever Anthony Gubisoti has allowed just one earned run over his last 11 appearances totaling 9.2 innings -- a 0.93 ERA.