Friday, May 3
Davidson, NC
7 p.m.
Davidson College Athletics
vs
Rhode Island
Photo by: Tim Cowie/DavidsonPhotos.com
'Cats to Open Rhode Island Series with Friday Twin Bill
5/2/2024 3:49:00 PM | Baseball
As the Atlantic 10 Conference baseball season enters the final three-week stretch, Davidson will host its next two series at home, including this weekend against Rhode Island.
With heavy rain in the forecast this weekend, the series will now feature a doubleheader on Friday, beginning at 1 p.m., with the third series game currently set for Saturday.
It's the sixth of eight A-10 series in the 24-game league schedule.
FAN APPRECIATION WEEKEND
• The first 150 fans on Friday will receive a free Davidson baseball rope hat.
• Free beer will be available in the first base beer garden on Friday, beginning at 4:30 p.m.
LATEST ON THE 'CATS
• Davidson is 18-25 overall after a 9-8 win at Queens Tuesday night.
• In A-10 play, the Wildcats are 4-11 after losing all three games at Dayton last weekend.
• Davidson has won A-10 series against Saint Joseph's and Richmond, taking two of three games in each series.
• The Wildcats also have non-conference series victories against Villanova and Siena.
• At Queens Tuesday, Hunter Anderson's seventh-inning solo home run broke an 8-8 tie and proved to be the difference.
• On the mound, Adam Katz and Matt Weber combined to keep the Royals off the scoreboard in the final 3.1 innings.
• Other Wildcat homers came from Cider Canon (2-run) and Jacob Friend (3-run) in the third and sixth innings, respectively.
PUTNAM OUT FRONT
• First baseman Eli Putnam has had a breakout season a year after an injury limited his action. He's the A-10 leader with 13 home runs, 49 RBIs and 111 total bases.
• He ranks second in the league in runs (48), slugging percentage (.677) and OPS (1.144) and is third with 59 hits and a .360 average.
• Putnam leads the Wildcats with 19 multi-hit and 14 multi-RBI games. That includes a four-hit performance vs. Richmond (April 20) and a five-RBI game against Brown (March 10).
FRIEND AND FRIENDS
• Catcher Jacob Friend finds himself among the league leaders as well, thanks to his knack for getting on base.
• Friend ranks second in the league with 39 walks and is third with an on-base percentage of .500 and a 1.095 OPS.
• Catcher Noah Jouras (4 triples) and shortstop Nick Calero (4 sacrifice flies) rank second in the A-10.
• On the mound, Friday starter Wilson Perkins is fourth in the A-10 in strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.17) and walks per nine innings (1.71) and sixth with 62 strikeouts.
• Saturday starter Cooper Cavanaugh is second in the league with 7.74 hits allowed per nine.
SCOUTING THE RAMS
• Rhode Island is 14-25 overall and 6-9 in the Atlantic 10.
• The Rams are eighth in the standings, tied with Saint Joseph's and George Mason.
• Last weekend, the Rams went 1-2 against Fordham.
• Also in league play, the Rams went 2-1 against UMass and Saint Joseph's, 1-2 against George Washington and 0-3 against Saint Louis.
• Infielder Anthony DePino is the Rams' top offensive threat. He ranks fourth in the A-10 with 11 home runs and ninth in slugging percentage (.602), while hitting a team-best .278.
• Infielder Michael Anderson leads URI with 31 RBIs, while ranking seventh in the league with nine home runs.
• Infielder Reece Moroney has stolen 13 bases.
SERIES HISTORY
• The Wildcats and Rams first met in 1985.
• Davidson leads the series 13-12.
• That includes going 3-1 against the Rams last year.
• Davidson won two of three at Rhode Island during the regular season, then beat the Rams in the A-10 Tournament.
With heavy rain in the forecast this weekend, the series will now feature a doubleheader on Friday, beginning at 1 p.m., with the third series game currently set for Saturday.
It's the sixth of eight A-10 series in the 24-game league schedule.
FAN APPRECIATION WEEKEND
• The first 150 fans on Friday will receive a free Davidson baseball rope hat.
• Free beer will be available in the first base beer garden on Friday, beginning at 4:30 p.m.
LATEST ON THE 'CATS
• Davidson is 18-25 overall after a 9-8 win at Queens Tuesday night.
• In A-10 play, the Wildcats are 4-11 after losing all three games at Dayton last weekend.
• Davidson has won A-10 series against Saint Joseph's and Richmond, taking two of three games in each series.
• The Wildcats also have non-conference series victories against Villanova and Siena.
• At Queens Tuesday, Hunter Anderson's seventh-inning solo home run broke an 8-8 tie and proved to be the difference.
• On the mound, Adam Katz and Matt Weber combined to keep the Royals off the scoreboard in the final 3.1 innings.
• Other Wildcat homers came from Cider Canon (2-run) and Jacob Friend (3-run) in the third and sixth innings, respectively.
PUTNAM OUT FRONT
• First baseman Eli Putnam has had a breakout season a year after an injury limited his action. He's the A-10 leader with 13 home runs, 49 RBIs and 111 total bases.
• He ranks second in the league in runs (48), slugging percentage (.677) and OPS (1.144) and is third with 59 hits and a .360 average.
• Putnam leads the Wildcats with 19 multi-hit and 14 multi-RBI games. That includes a four-hit performance vs. Richmond (April 20) and a five-RBI game against Brown (March 10).
FRIEND AND FRIENDS
• Catcher Jacob Friend finds himself among the league leaders as well, thanks to his knack for getting on base.
• Friend ranks second in the league with 39 walks and is third with an on-base percentage of .500 and a 1.095 OPS.
• Catcher Noah Jouras (4 triples) and shortstop Nick Calero (4 sacrifice flies) rank second in the A-10.
• On the mound, Friday starter Wilson Perkins is fourth in the A-10 in strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.17) and walks per nine innings (1.71) and sixth with 62 strikeouts.
• Saturday starter Cooper Cavanaugh is second in the league with 7.74 hits allowed per nine.
SCOUTING THE RAMS
• Rhode Island is 14-25 overall and 6-9 in the Atlantic 10.
• The Rams are eighth in the standings, tied with Saint Joseph's and George Mason.
• Last weekend, the Rams went 1-2 against Fordham.
• Also in league play, the Rams went 2-1 against UMass and Saint Joseph's, 1-2 against George Washington and 0-3 against Saint Louis.
• Infielder Anthony DePino is the Rams' top offensive threat. He ranks fourth in the A-10 with 11 home runs and ninth in slugging percentage (.602), while hitting a team-best .278.
• Infielder Michael Anderson leads URI with 31 RBIs, while ranking seventh in the league with nine home runs.
• Infielder Reece Moroney has stolen 13 bases.
SERIES HISTORY
• The Wildcats and Rams first met in 1985.
• Davidson leads the series 13-12.
• That includes going 3-1 against the Rams last year.
• Davidson won two of three at Rhode Island during the regular season, then beat the Rams in the A-10 Tournament.
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