Wildcats Visit Rhode Island for A-10 Series
4/20/2023 4:06:00 PM | Baseball
Two of the top three baseball teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference will meet this weekend when Davidson visits Rhode Island for a three-game series.
The Wildcats, 21-14 overall, enter their fourth league series in second with a 7-2 A-10 record, while Rhode Island (16-17) is third at 6-3 in A-10 play. Saint Louis (8-1) is atop the A-10 standings, while VCU, Richmond and Dayton enter the weekend tied for fourth (5-4).
The series begins Friday at 3 p.m.
LATEST ON THE 'CATS
• The Wildcats are coming off a 22-7 loss to N.C. State Tuesday in Charlotte.
• Last weekend, the Wildcats won two of three games against A-10 foe Dayton.
• Also in A-10 play this year, the Wildcats swept UMass and won two of three against Fordham.
• The Davidson offense is leading the A-10 in home runs (60), walks (192), on-base percentage (.410) and slugging percentage (.499).
• The offensive catalyst has been junior outfielder Ryan Wilson. He's the league leader in home runs (14), total bases (101), on-base percentage (.521), slugging percentage (.815), OPS (1.336) and hit-by-pitches (21, 2nd nationally). He's also second in the league with 48 runs scored and 42 RBIs and is fourth with a team-best .379 average.
• Second baseman Jack Cotrone is tied for the second in the league with nine home runs, ranks fourth in on-base percentage (.461) and fifth in slugging (.628) and OPS (1.089).
• Shortstop Jacob Hinderleider is tied, along with Wilson, for sixth in the A-10 with 12 doubles and is seventh with 35 RBIs.
Third baseman Nick Calero is tied for sixth in the A-10 with 35 runs scored.
• First baseman Michael O'Shaughnessy is tied for fourth with 12 HBPs.
• On the mound, right-hander Will Schomberg is tied for the league lead with five wins and ranks second with a .210 batting average against. He's third with a 1.12 WHIP and 7.04 hits per nine innings, is tied for fifth with 52 strikeouts and is sixth in ERA (3.66).
• Righty Bennett Flynn ranks fourth with 53 strikeouts and three saves.
SERIES HISTORY
• Davidson and Rhode Island have met 21 times on the diamond, with all but one of those meetings coming in A-10 play. The lone exception was a 13-6 Wildcat win in 1985.
• The Rams lead the all-time series 11-10.
• Davidson won two of three in a home series last spring.
SCOUTING THE RAMS
• Rhode Island is coming off a 12-6 non-conference loss to UMass Lowell on Wednesday night.
• Prior to that, the Rams had won five straight games, including an A-10 sweep at St. Bonaventure last weekend and midweek wins over Holy Cross and Brown.
• Also in A-10 play, the Rams won two of three games at Fordham and won one of three against George Mason.
• Outfielder Billy Butler is hitting a team-best .312.
• Infielder Anthony DePino is tied for fifth in the A-10 with eight home runs.
• Infielder Michael Anderson is tied for sixth in the league with 12 doubles and leads the team with 27 RBIs.
• Right-hander Ryan Andrade is tied for the league lead with five saves.
• Left-hander Trystan Levesque leads the A-10 with an 8.43 strikeout-to-walk ratio, is second with 59 strikeouts and third with 10.84 strikeouts per nine innings.
The Wildcats, 21-14 overall, enter their fourth league series in second with a 7-2 A-10 record, while Rhode Island (16-17) is third at 6-3 in A-10 play. Saint Louis (8-1) is atop the A-10 standings, while VCU, Richmond and Dayton enter the weekend tied for fourth (5-4).
The series begins Friday at 3 p.m.
LATEST ON THE 'CATS
• The Wildcats are coming off a 22-7 loss to N.C. State Tuesday in Charlotte.
• Last weekend, the Wildcats won two of three games against A-10 foe Dayton.
• Also in A-10 play this year, the Wildcats swept UMass and won two of three against Fordham.
• The Davidson offense is leading the A-10 in home runs (60), walks (192), on-base percentage (.410) and slugging percentage (.499).
• The offensive catalyst has been junior outfielder Ryan Wilson. He's the league leader in home runs (14), total bases (101), on-base percentage (.521), slugging percentage (.815), OPS (1.336) and hit-by-pitches (21, 2nd nationally). He's also second in the league with 48 runs scored and 42 RBIs and is fourth with a team-best .379 average.
• Second baseman Jack Cotrone is tied for the second in the league with nine home runs, ranks fourth in on-base percentage (.461) and fifth in slugging (.628) and OPS (1.089).
• Shortstop Jacob Hinderleider is tied, along with Wilson, for sixth in the A-10 with 12 doubles and is seventh with 35 RBIs.
Third baseman Nick Calero is tied for sixth in the A-10 with 35 runs scored.
• First baseman Michael O'Shaughnessy is tied for fourth with 12 HBPs.
• On the mound, right-hander Will Schomberg is tied for the league lead with five wins and ranks second with a .210 batting average against. He's third with a 1.12 WHIP and 7.04 hits per nine innings, is tied for fifth with 52 strikeouts and is sixth in ERA (3.66).
• Righty Bennett Flynn ranks fourth with 53 strikeouts and three saves.
SERIES HISTORY
• Davidson and Rhode Island have met 21 times on the diamond, with all but one of those meetings coming in A-10 play. The lone exception was a 13-6 Wildcat win in 1985.
• The Rams lead the all-time series 11-10.
• Davidson won two of three in a home series last spring.
SCOUTING THE RAMS
• Rhode Island is coming off a 12-6 non-conference loss to UMass Lowell on Wednesday night.
• Prior to that, the Rams had won five straight games, including an A-10 sweep at St. Bonaventure last weekend and midweek wins over Holy Cross and Brown.
• Also in A-10 play, the Rams won two of three games at Fordham and won one of three against George Mason.
• Outfielder Billy Butler is hitting a team-best .312.
• Infielder Anthony DePino is tied for fifth in the A-10 with eight home runs.
• Infielder Michael Anderson is tied for sixth in the league with 12 doubles and leads the team with 27 RBIs.
• Right-hander Ryan Andrade is tied for the league lead with five saves.
• Left-hander Trystan Levesque leads the A-10 with an 8.43 strikeout-to-walk ratio, is second with 59 strikeouts and third with 10.84 strikeouts per nine innings.
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